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Many World Equity Markets Droop in April

May 11, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The S&P/Citigroup Broad Market Index (BMI) Global Composite dropped 2.63% in April, as the prospect of higher interest rates pushed many stock markets...
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Jobs Up But Work Week Down?

May 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) reported great job growth for April, but cannot seem to explain how the growth came amid a...
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Worker Productivity Rises

May 7, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) said worker productivity rose at a 3.5% annual rate in the first quarter of 2004.
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U.S. Master Trust Ahead in Q104

May 5, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors including corporate and public pension funds enjoyed a 3.18% gain for the first quarter of 2004.
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April Sees Planned Job Cuts Spike

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Amid a string of strong employment reports that has prompted many job market analysts to hail a budding economic recovery, a new report...
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Canadian Master Trust Ahead in Q104

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian institutional investors including corporate defined benefit pension plans were ahead by 3.9% during the first quarter of 2004, according to a news...
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Fed Leaves Rates Alone

May 4, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday opted to keep interest rates at 46-year lows, they signaled they may be taking a different...
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ECI Up 1.1% in Q1

April 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During the first quarter of 2004, the Employment Cost Index (ECI) rose 1.1%.
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International Investment Managers Up in Q1

April 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - International investment managers, buoyed by the rising tide of international equity markets, produced a median portfolio return of 4.5% in the first quarter...