Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
July 22, 2002
AEGON Lowers Earnings ExpectationsNU Online News Service, July 22, 1:36 p.m. -- AEGON N.V., The Hague, Netherlands, estimates its full-year 2002 earnings will be about 30% lower ...
July 19, 2002
American Express Hires Fixed-Income SpecialistNU Online News Service, July 19, 11:23 a.m. -- American Express Financial Advisors Inc., Minneapolis, a unit of American Express Financial Corp., New York, ...
July 19, 2002
Worried About The Downturn? Don't Be a Market TimeJuly 18, 2002 -- If your clients are concerned about the current market crunch, hold fast and stick with a diversified portfolio built for the...
July 18, 2002
Allstate Reports Higher 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, July 18, 3:43 p.m. -- The Allstate Corp., Northbrook, Ill, is reporting $344 million in net income for the second ...
July 18, 2002
UnitedHealth Reports Higher 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, July 18, 5:01 p.m. -- UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., is reporting $325 million in net income for the second ...
July 18, 2002
CorVel Reports Higher 2nd Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, July 18, 3:56 p.m. -- CorVel Corp., Irvine, Calif., is reporting $4 million in net income for the second quarter ...
July 10, 2002
Fidelity's Shiel: Same Style, Different OpinionJuly 9, 2002 -- Like his predecessor, the new manager of the Fidelity Fifty Fund (FFTYX), Fergus Shiel, is not afraid to make big bets...
July 08, 2002
Hancock Hires Fixed-Income SpecialistNU Online News Service, July 8, 5:03 p.m. -- John Hancock Advisers, a unit of John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, has hired Howard ...
July 01, 2002
Part I: Golden Opportunities?By crackey, I remember the days when you didn't even need to own a shovel or swish a tin pan to make money out of...
June 30, 2002
Merry May? No Way!Merry May? No Way!By Thomas K. MeakinThe headline says it all. In fact, I found it necessary to check monthly insurance stock prices back to ...