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Prudential To Launch TV Ad Campaign
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
In other news, Prudential said gross variable annuity sales for the third quarter reached a record $5.8 billion, compared to $2.5 billion a year ago. Net sales were $4.4 billion in the quarter.
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Should Annuity Firms Care About Social Media?
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With New Accounting Standard, AIG Remains Profitable
Tue, Nov 10, 2009
The $455 million profit in the third quarter compared with a loss of $24.5 billion for the same period in 2008. AIG is 80% owned by the U.S. government.
With Stocks, the “Enemy Is Us”
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Investor sentiment leads rather than follows the market, two economists say. And that may make stocks fundamentally risky.
Old-Age Poverty Higher in U.S. Than Most Developed Countries
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
About one-fourth of over-65-year-olds in America have incomes lower than half the U.S. median household income, a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said.
