Job Growth in June Lower than Expected
July 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Non-farm payroll employment rose by 121,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at...
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FOMC Approves 17th Consecutive Rate Increase
June 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds interest rate a quarter percentage...
Nearly All World Equity Markets Lost Ground in May
June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the S&P/Citigroup Developed World Index, May was the first month, after four consecutive...
529 Plans Climbed in 2006
June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in Section 529 college savings plans have risen 38% since last year, according to...
US Unemployment Rate Drops, Employment Slowly Rises
June 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low of 4.6% in May, according to...
World Equity Market Registers Strong Growth in April
May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Developed world equity markets registered a strong gain of 3.06% in April, according to data...
April Job Growth Well Below Expectations
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Non-farm payroll employment increased by 138,000 in April, and the unemployment rate stayed at 4.7%,...
Institutional Investor Confidence Returns to Normal
April 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the State Street Investor Confidence Index, institutional investor confidence in April rose to...
Europe Strongest Equity Arena in March
April 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the third consecutive month, Europe was the strongest performing developed world stock market, registering...
Employment Rebounds in February
March 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total non-farm payroll employment grew by 243,000 in February, according to data from the Department...
Global Equity Retreats from January Advance
March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a 5% advance in January, Global Equity Markets fell 0.24% for February, according to...
US Stock Funds Retreat in February
March 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Domestic stock funds fell 0.46% on average in February, compared to a 4.76% gain in...
Institutional Investor Confidence Declines in February
February 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corporation, reported...
Mercer: Investors Help Revive US Equities in Q405
February 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors helped push up US equity markets during the October to December 2005 period as...
Global Equity Markets Show January Advance
February 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whether calculated in US dollars or local currency, equity markets in every developed world country...
January New Jobs Lower than Forecast
February 3, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The domestic job creation machine may not have churned out quite as many new jobs...
January Indicators Bode Well for Markets
February 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to market lore, January has two special attributes. It tends to be a good...
December Earnings Little Changed from November
January 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings increased just 0.1% from November to December 2005, according to the...
S&P: Global Equities Shined in 2005
January 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global equity markets turned in a strong 2005 performance despite a series of potentially negative...
December Job Growth Lower than Expected
January 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that total non-farm payroll employment...