The index of leading indicators decreased by 0.2% in December, according to The Conference Board.
Ex-AIG chief Maurice R. Greenberg and his investment firm have retained an adviser to review their stake in the insurer.
David M. Johnson, executive vice president and finance chief of The Hartford, will resign in mid-2008.
TD Ameritrade’s net income increased 65% on client assets and greater trading activity.
Cconstruction began on 1.353 million new homes and apartments in 2007, the lowest number since 1993.
The Fed chief warned, however, that a stimulus package provided at the wrong time could prove "counterproductive."
Twenty-eight percent of the RIA firms surveyed have experienced growth of more than 100%.
The number of mortgage applications filed increased by 28.4% for the week ended Jan. 11.
JPMorgan Chase said forth-quarter profit fell 34% after the firm posted a $1.3 billion write-down on subprime mortgages.
“The NAIC investigated itself with an attorney who used to work for the insurers,” said the Life Insurance Settlement Assoc. chief.
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in December of 2007, followoing an 0.8% bump in November, the largest of 2007.
Producer prices were up 6.3% in 2007, the largest full-calendar-year rise since 7.1% in 1981.
The new indexes measure the performance of companies in accord with the values and principles of Dharmic religions.
Doug Townsend has been the vice president and controller of both entities since January 2004.
The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission today added two new regulators.
Many financial advisers are in a mood to buy stocks despite the drubbing their portfolios have taken in the first few trading sessions of 2008.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. has experienced the defection of another top representative, this time a leading producer in its franchisee group, to LPL Financial.
Two of the Section 529 college savings plan industry's most sought-after contracts up for renewal this year have been taken off the table, leaving Michigan as the biggest prize for ambitious program managers in 2008.
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal put the chance of recession at 42%, up from 23% just six months ago.
The RBC CASH Index, which has gauged consumer confidence since 2002, hit a new low this month.
