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Wrong name, right product
By Jerome KrasnowWould a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Possibly not.
December 11, 2012
Principal survey: more Americans foresee economic gains in 2013The percentage of American workers who believe the economy will improve in 2013 has risen by 11 percentage points, according to new research.
December 11, 2012
U.S. economic confidence continues post-election fadeWith the fiscal cliff yet to be resolved, Americans see the economic future as cloudy.
December 11, 2012
How debt-ravaged Greece aced a financial-literacy surveyEfforts to educate ordinary folks on financial matters are failing.
December 11, 2012
AnnuitySpecs.com: sales of indexed annuities rise in third quarterThe report discloses that third quarter sales of fixed indexed annuities totaled $8.7 billion, up 0.04 percent from the previous quarter. As compared to the same period last year, sales were up 0.24 percent.
December 11, 2012
No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstillThe two sides remain far apart on spending cuts and tax increases.
December 11, 2012
Treasury selling remainder of AIG stockThe Treasury Department is selling its remaining 16 percent of the common shares of AIG, hopefully putting paid to its tumultuous 50-month shotgun financial tryst with the global insurer.
December 11, 2012
Treasury selling remainder of AIG stockThe Treasury Department is selling its remaining 16 percent of the common shares of AIG, hopefully putting paid to its tumultuous 50-month shotgun financial tryst with the global insurer.