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January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Despite a rough year for equities, 14 stock markets around the world managed to record gains during 2001, according to Merrill Lynch.

January 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Computer graphics chipmaker NVIDIA was the best performing stock in the S&P 500 in 2001, climbing 308% for the year according to Instinet...

December 31, 2001 (PlANSPONSOR.com) - It's been a bad year for US mutual funds - in fact, US diversified stock funds are down 10.6% through last Thursday -...

December 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock funds enjoyed a massive turnaround in November, as investors brought in nearly $15 billion compared with an inflow of less than $1...

December 28, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - After falling for three consecutive weeks, the number of the unemployed lining up to claim unemployment benefits edged up by 7,000 in the week...

December 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 2,699 mass layoff actions, those involving 50 or more employees, occurred in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pace of layoffs may be slowing, if this week's jobless claims data is anything to go by- initial unemployment claims fell for...

December 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some $10.5 billion in new money flowed into the US equity market in November- the second consecutive month of equity inflows after October's...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exposure to alternative investments by institutional investors has increased significantly over the last decade, as managers worldwide increase their holdings in a bid...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose 13% over the month to total $78.85 billion at the end of November, according...

December 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even in a difficult market, investors embrace depositary receipts as the most efficient way to invest internationally as evidenced by the increase in...

December 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the performance of the Average US Hedge Funds was not as strong as that of the major equity indices in November, their...

December 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 0.5% in November 2001 against a 8.6% increase in the Dow Jones Industrial Index and a...

December 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial unemployment benefit claims fell sharply to 394,000 in the week ending December 8, a drop of 86,000 from the previous week's revised...

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internet funds kept up their recovery from the effects of the September 11 attacks in November, with an average monthly gain of 14.8%....

December 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York ADR Index will convert to free-float adjusted shares from full-market capitalization, effective December 24, the bank announced Wednesday.

December 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Open Market Committee sliced another quarter percent off its federal funds rate target, to provide the economy with some much-needed stimulus

December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants shifted strongly out of company stock in November, making up nearly 26% of the monthly transfers tracked by the Hewitt 401(k) index.

December 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The FTSE All-World Index continued to climb out of the lows it hit in September, increasing by 6% in US dollar terms on...

December 7, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The unemployment rate surged to its highest level since 1995, according to the monthly unemployment report released by the Department of Labor (DoL).