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Bailout Bill Hones Ax Over Exec Pay

The provision that may have the greatest impact on financial firms is a new $500,000 de...

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Insurer Flu Outbreak Could Cause Global Recession

The Lloyd’s of London report, ‘Pandemic—Potential Insurance Impacts,’ concludes that a ...

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Benefits Group Lobbies for Pension Funding Relief

The American Benefit Council urges federal legislators to take steps including easing r...

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CEO Pay at Large Caps Way Up Despite Drop in Earnings

Total compensation for chief executives at S&P 500 companies rose 22 percent last y...

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Health Care Reform to Be a Top Priority of Congress

Pinning down the financial markets bailout bill consumed Congress in the waning days of...

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Pension Woes Loom for Large Midwest Firms

Aon, Exelon, Abbott Labs, Caterpillar, Motorola and Sara Lee are among the region’s com...

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Borrowing a Page From MySpace

A new online training program at one of the world’s biggest ad-buying conglomerates mim...

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IRS Raises Retirement Plan Limits for 2009

The maximum contribution that can be made to 401(k) and other defined-contribution plan...