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September 17, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 66 iShares exchange traded funds from Barclays Global Investors that normally trade on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) are temporarily available for trading...

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 600 points at one point, after trading resumed following the terrorist attack on the...

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After the longest closing since the Great Depression, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shakily opened for business this morning.

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Afternoon trading volume was heavy, with new economy stocks and shares at financial firms and airlines continuing to flag.

September 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Open Market Committee cut the key federal funds rate by 0.5% to 3%.

September 14, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp has reached an agreement with United Steelworkers of America, which will change the labor contract, pension and insurance plans for some...

September 14, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of plan sponsors linked up in a teleconference sponsored by Hewitt Associates today to discuss alternative approaches and challenges in the aftermath...

September 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Stock Exchange (AMEX) has made alternate trading arrangements for equities and exchange traded funds (ETFs).

September 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the direct effects of the World Trade Center attack on how individuals conduct business is still unclear, industry officials say this is...

September 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As emergency workers sift through the rubble where the World Trade Center once stood, the investment companies, financial services firms and regulators which...

September 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of the unemployed filling out forms for initial jobless benefits spiked above expectations in early September, according to the latest data...

September 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A potential collapse of One Liberty Plaza, the Nasdaq Stock Market's New York headquarters reported to be in danger of toppling, would have...

September 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transfers by 401(k) participants in August maintained the trend set in earlier months of 2001, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

September 13, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - US markets will remain closed Friday for the fourth consecutive day, NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso announced at a press conference.

September 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, and the American Stock Exchange will remain closed today in the wake of the disaster at the...

December 21, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of Chief Financial Officers suggests that nearly half (43%) will make up the difference in value of existing executive stock...

September 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is deciding whether to resume trading through its electronic ACCESS system following yesterday's attacks, according to a...

September 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian variable pay plans continue to grow in both number and design sophistication, according to the Watson Wyatt Worldwide's Annual Canadian Salary Survey.

September 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are becoming increasingly open to alternatives to full-time employment, a new survey finds.

November 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees of Appleton Papers purchased all the stock of the paper products manufacturer from its European parent, Arjo Wiggins Appleton, using their 401(a)...