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October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Minnesota's two largest public employee unions went on strike yesterday in a dispute over wages and health benefits.

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Ford Motor Co. over its failure to discipline a white employee who made a threatening comment...

October 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enrollment in U.S. health maintenance organizations (HMOs) increased 0.3% over the past six months, turning around from the 0.9% decrease experienced between July...

October 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The All-World FTSE Index fell by 9.2% in September in the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, which wreaked...

October 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) have approved a modified labor agreement with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel that will maintain health benefits for current and...

September 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans not covered by health insurance fell last year for the second year in a row In 2000, according to...

September 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Congress's approval of a $15 billion federal aid package for the airline industry means American Airlines can now pay severance to the 20,000...

September 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to unit investment trusts totaled $3.59 billion in August, a substantial increase from August 2000's $2.74 billion, according to data compiled by...

September 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sector funds failed to shine in the third quarter, with the average portfolio tumbling by 18% amid a weak economic outlook and pushed...

September 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although US mutual funds as a group lost 2.3% of their combined assets in August, taxable bond funds surged ahead of the pack...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Nasdaq Stock Market on Thursday suspended its minimum bid and public float requirements to help companies affected by the September 11 terrorist...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans lining up for state unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level in more than nine years, according...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robert C. Doll, 47, has been named president of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), the firm's asset management arm with more than $500...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush has named Betsy Atkins to the advisory committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). Atkins will represent the interest of...

September 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Employer-based insurance premiums increased by 11%, the fifth annual increase in a row and the largest since 1993, according to a new report. However,...

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US economy was battered by another 1,500 mass layoffs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of human resource pros expect companies to increase security in the wake of the terrorist attacks, and 37% expect business...

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity continued to spike higher on Monday, but participants turned their attention to stocks for the first time in a month,...

September 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity returned to normal on Tuesday, however, 401(k) funds were moved back towards fixed income after yesterday's brief flirtation with equities,...

September 25, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) fell by 4.5% in August to $72.09 billion at month-end, down from a $75.52 billion...