Consumer Confidence in May Rose Third Month in a Row
By Joyce HansonConsumer confidence rose for the third month in a row in May, still showing some weakness, but expectations about future conditions are at their highest levels since before the recession, the Conference Board reported Tuesday, May 25.
May 20, 2010
Unum Announces Stock Repurchase ProgramThe board of Unum Group Corp. (NYSE:UNM) has agreed to spend up to $500 million more on buying back the company's common stock over the next 12 months.
May 20, 2010
Investors more confident about 401(k)sRecent surveys from Fidelity Investments and Bank of America Corp. have found 401(k) participants increased their contributions in the first quarter. Bloomberg reports that 7.5...
May 17, 2010
Are the Tremors in the Market Just a Prelude to a Serious Market Decline?Not that there is any similarity between market declines and earthquakes per se, but the thought did occur to me recently that the vicious market...
May 10, 2010
Federal Reserve Reopens "Dollar Liquidity Swap Facilities"Response to global market strains.
May 06, 2010
Senior alert: tips to avoid melanomaThe Savvy Senior, an informational website serving the senior market, is offering ways to avoid contracting deadly melanoma.
May 06, 2010
Voluntary, Worksite Sales RiseVoluntary and worksite insurance sales increased 3.3% in 2009, according to Eastbridge Consulting Group Inc.
May 05, 2010
Communication Keeps Clients Invested During Volatile MarketsIn periods of market crisis, many individual investors tend to do the wrong thing at the wrong time.