Economy & Markets
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Wild September May Follow Dull August
By Thomas K. MeakinNU Stock Analyst This column reviews August results for the industry's stocks.Last month's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center will likely make for a ...
August 21, 2001
Swiss Re Economist Expecting Two More 0.25-Point Fed Rate CutsNU Online News Service, Aug. 21, 3:16 p.m. -- Institutional investors are still expecting the Federal Reserve Board to make at least two more ...
August 19, 2001
Dynamic, Not Static, Projections Serve The Client BestDynamic, Not Static, Projections Serve Clients Best Static projections of retirement assets mislead clients badly.Good practice involves taking uncertainty into account. To do this, you ...
August 14, 2001
Universal American Reports Higher Second Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 14, 11:35 a.m. -- Universal American Financial Corp., Rye Brook, N.Y., is reporting $6.1 million in net income for ...
August 14, 2001
Trigon Reports Lower Second Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 14, 12:15 p.m. -- Trigon Healthcare Inc., Richmond, Va., is reporting $26 million in net income for the second ...
August 14, 2001
Nationwide Survey: Small Business Owners Unfamiliar With 401(k) PlansNU Online News Service, Aug. 14, 3:15 p.m. -- Greenwald & Associates, Washington, a polling firm, has released survey results suggesting that high-income U.S. ...
August 09, 2001
Mid America Medical Reports Higher Second Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 9, 2:35 p.m. -- Mid Atlantic Medical Services Inc., Rockville, Md., a managed care company, is reporting $12 million ...
August 09, 2001
North Carolina Blue Reports Higher First Half Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Aug. 9, 4:35 p.m. -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., is reporting $34 million ...