New York Times By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH December 1, 2004 A prominent figure in the corporate governance movement, Sean Harrigan, the president of California's...
Bankruptcy court hearing is under way MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. - US Airways Group Inc. will seek a court injunction to prohibit a...
Workers directing their virtual accounts considered uncommon The Charlotte Observer RICK ROTHACKER The Bank of America Corp. pension plan targeted in a...
Professional Services Firms More Likely Than Other Industries to Offer a Defined Benefit Plan, New Survey Shows Thursday December 2, 11:18 am ET PURCHASE,...
Lessons from Enron Fade USA Today Thursday 02 December 2004 Three years ago Thursday, in the pre-dawn hours of Dec. 2, 2001, lawyers for the once-high-flying...
"People power" replacing violence in Ukraine By Michael T. Kaufman The New York Times It has been an evocative sight. The bird's-eye views of the crowds in...
Duke to pay $207.5 mln to settle Calif power case Tue Dec 7, 2004 10:30 PM ET WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said late...
IBM closing cash balance plan to new hires by Jerry Geisel Dec. 08, 2004 ARMONK, N.Y.—IBM Corp. is phasing out its controversial cash balance plan in favor...
Charlotte Business Journal Judge asks for clarification of Duke charges A U.S. District Judge in Houston has told prosecutors seeking criminal convictions of...
USA TODAY IBM's cash-balance move could start trend By Stephanie Armour (Excerpts) IBM's (IBM) decision to drop cash-balance plans for new hires could put...
Published in the Asbury Park Press 12/09/04 Strike begins at JCP&L; utility says it can cope By DAVID P. WILLIS (Excerpts) Line workers, meter readers and...
Move to Only 401(k) Plans Follows Legal Questions, Marks Shift in Hiring Tack THE WALL STREET JOURNAL IBM to Exclude New Workers From Its Cash-Balance Pension ...
New York Times December 12, 2004 How Consultants Can Retire on Your Pension By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH NINE years ago, William Keith...
The New York Times Social Security Reform, With One Big Catch By EDMUND L. ANDREWS December 12, 2004 WASHINGTON (Excerpt) Stephen Goss, the Social Security...
Former Taylor, Michigan Police Chief Gets $150,000 Pension on $88,000 Salary Detroit Free Press via Associated Press TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) -- Former Police Chief...
Companies Rapidly Cutting Health Benefits By MARK SHERMAN Dec 14, 4:06 PM (ET) (AP) Many employers are passing more of the expenses to their retired employees,...
Halliburton Watch News: December 15, 2004 http://www.HalliburtonWatch.org Today's items: (1) Pentagon paid $10 billion to Halliburton for Iraq work (2)...
Regulators could order mitigation, refunds to customers CBS MarketWatch Utilities face probe of market power Dec. 15, 2004 By Stephanie I. Cohen WASHINGTON...
Not Just Your Mom's Retirement TomPaine.com Nancy Duff Campbell and Joan Entmacher December 16, 2004 Did you know that children, disabled workers and families...
Charlotte Business Journal Duke to surpass its earnings goal Friday, December 17, 2004 Duke Energy Corp. says it expects to exceed its earning-per-share target...
US pension agency rebukes United Airlines over plans to dump pension plan Sun Dec 19, 5:03 PM ET CHICAGO (AFP) - The agency that guarantees US corporate...
Lobbyists Look to Head Off Plan FASB Orders Options Counted as Expenses By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Friday, December 17, 2004; Page E01 Accounting...
United pilots silent on pension objection Federal pension agency questions giveback accord By Carla Mozee, CBS MarketWatch Dec. 18, 2004 SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW)...
Duke Power reviews disconnect policy 12/21/2004 10:33 PM By: News 14 Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Executives at Duke Power are taking a second look at how they...
Bush Administration's Effective Denial of Drug Importation from Canada Appears to be Due to Power of Drug Money, New Report Reveals Importation Can Be Done...
Houston Business Journal Halliburton to reinstate insurance for Dresser retirees A judge has ordered Halliburton Co. to reinstate medical insurance coverage...
The Post-Dispatch Boeing's pension accounting can mask performance By Tim McLaughlin 12/24/2004 Boeing Co.'s employee pension plans at times have given a hefty...
As Baby Boomers retire, companies will be looking to retain employess is shrinking employee pool Job perks may be on the return By Erika D. Smith AKRON BEACON...
Rocky Mountain News Part one: Broken promises Underfunded plans may hit retirees, taxpayers hard By James Paton, December 25, 2004 In a four-part series, the...
Center for American Progress The $47 Million Retiree Sellout How White House/GOP donors bought a Medicare bill that lets them cut health benefits May 14, 2004 ...