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October 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a long and dark year, the technology sector may finally be getting its sea legs again.

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many market observers have been anticipating a dispiriting showing by mutual funds in the third quarter and, as it turns out, the picture...

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If plans to put employees on the street are an indicator of a recovering economy, then future economic times should be bright.

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US equity mutual funds gave back $849 million in August while domestic bond funds took in $15.5 billion, according to a research report.

October 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global equity markets resumed their downward spiral in September after a generally neutral August, while domestic equities were also in the minus column...

September 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CEO drain continued during the third quarter at a slightly faster pace than last year, according to an outplacement firm.

September 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with investors seeking a broad exposure to the markets instead of tightly focused sector approaches, Barclays Global Investors (BGI) is liquidating three...

September 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MSCI is improving the methodology used to develop its Global Value and Growth Index Series.

September 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer-sponsored retirement plans have dramatically increased individual ownership of mutual funds and interest in the stock market, according to a new survey.

September 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Money market mutual funds were the big losers in August with $38.3-billion outflow over the month-- a dramatic reversal from July's $54.5 billion...

September 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New claims for US jobless benefits fell for the second straight week, but still stubbornly remained above the much-watched 400,000 mark, the US...

SURVEY SAYS: With (renewed) apologies to those of you who are weary of the Enron-centricity of the media's coverage of late, there appears to be an emerging sentiment...

September 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mass layoffs continued to cool in August, dropping in number by 38.9% from July and by 47.8% in terms of workers involved.

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, the Federal Reserve left short-term interest rates unchanged, although the vote was not unanimous.

September 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Moody's Investors Service said junk bond defaults set a record in 2002 with the default rate even worse than earlier predicted.

September 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors still yanked money out of stock mutual funds in August, but at a comparative trickle compared to the raging $49 billion outflow...

September 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sector funds can prove to be strong portfolio performers, a new study shows.

September 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The amount of first-time jobless claims headed south last week, but was still stubbornly and unexpectedly high, the US Department of Labor (DoL)...

September 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private industry employers in June 2002 paid an average of $21.83 per hour, a $0.12 increase from March, according to the latest data...

September 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total assets of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) took a healthy leap in August to $91.28 billion, up from July's $78.59 billion, according to data...