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May 13, 2004 Pension Stakeholders Agree to Form Working Group Pension experts, employer groups and consumer advocates have agreed to form an informal working group to find consensus on cash-balance

May 12, 2004 S&P Cuts Long-term Outlook On Delta To Negative Standard & Poor's on Tuesday revised its outlook on Delta Air Lines to 'negative' from 'stable' after the airline said it may file for

May 11, 2004 Miller Says Outlook Improving for Pension Legislation House Education and the Workforce ranking member George Miller (D-Calif.) said efforts to overhaul pension policies may benefit from

May 10, 2004 U.S. Consumer Debt Up $5.7 Billion In March Consumer credit grew moderately in March, as shoppers took out more loans for cars and other items, according to a Federal Reserve report on

May 7, 2004 Negotiations Fail on Creating Trust Fund for Asbestos Victims Negotiations aimed at creating a federally run trust fund to compensate asbestos victims ended yesterday, after the parties

May 6, 2004 Groups Lobby Senate Not To Add Amendments To Class Action Bill Several business and financial services industry groups are urging lawmakers not to attach minimum wage language or any other

May 5, 2004 Fed: Future Rate Hikes to Be 'Measured' The Federal Reserve signaled yesterday that it was preparing to raise interest rates for the first time in four years, though it left borrowing

May 4, 2004 Fed Considers End of Low Interest Rate Era Federal Reserve policy-makers meet today to consider the beginning of the end for the lowest U.S. official interest rates in 46 years, Reuters

May 3, 2004 Asbestos Negotiations to Continue This Week Negotiations aimed at finding agreement on legislation overhauling the asbestos litigation system will continue this week, although lawmakers

April 30, 2004 Consumer Spending Gain Less Than Expected Consumer spending posted a smaller-than-expected rise in March, a government report showed today, Reuters reported. Personal spending rose 0.4