Construction of single-family U.S. homes rose 1.7 percent in July, the fifth-straight monthly increase as builders poured foundations at the fastest pace since last October, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
Wholesale prices dropped sharply in July, and over the past 12 months fell by the largest amount in more than six decades of record-keeping.
Advisers across American International Group Inc.'s three broker-dealers were stunned to learn that — contrary to all prior indications — the sale of the insurer's broker-dealer network would be scrapped.
A new life insurance product from The Phoenix Cos. Inc. covers two lives under one policy, providing a death benefit for a spouse or business partner.
Despite the run-up in the markets in recent months, Americans remain very pessimistic about their finances — and a growing number of people now say that they're unable to put money away for their futures.
The Financial Planning Association has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to restrict the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.'s enforcement power.
Assets in Section 529 college savings plans are beginning to recover from last year's sharp drop, climbing to an estimated $98.6 billion in the second quarter, up 15% from first quarter assets of $85.9 billion.
The National Association of Home Builders said Monday its housing market index rose in August to the highest point in more than a year, as homebuyers hurried to take advantage of a federal tax credit before it expires.
The SEC today announced that it is seeking additional public comment on an alternative proposed uptick rule that would allow short selling “only at an increment above the national best bid,” according to a commission news release.
Index annuity sales rose during the second quarter, hitting $8.3 billion, according to data from Advantage Group Associates Inc.
Values on fixed-income securities will fall, hindering life insurers' financial performance over the next two years.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit today against The Charles Schwab Corp., claiming the brokerage firm misled customers about the safety of auction rate securities — and the firm is digging in for a fight.
Chinese stocks plunged to their lowest level in two months today, tracking regional losses on renewed jitters over the economic outlook and government policy.
Health insurer Aetna Inc. will need two years to bring its profit margins back to their former levels, an Oppenheimer analyst said today in a note to client.
Catastrophe bonds climbed Friday to their highest level of the year amid reports of calmer hurricane outlooks ahead, Bloomberg reported.
Three college students whose parents died are vying for a $5,000 scholarship from the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education.
History is rife with examples of adverse, unintended consequences resulting from well-intentioned lawmaking acting in the face of a crisis.
A decade-long rise in commodities prices — the so-called supercycle — is about to resume, market bulls say, driven by rising industrial demand, a weaker dollar and production constraints.
Lipstick sales are down — good news for those who see cosmetics sales as a leading economic indicator.
