[Business Wire] – NEW YORK—-Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings , the global insurance broker, announced that Colleen McCarthy has joined the company as director of communications for Willis North America.

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Willis Boosts Communications Team with Colleen McCarthy as Director of Communications, Willis North America

[GlobeNewswire] – BUFFALO, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. announced today that investors will have an opportunity to listen to a webcast of the Company’s strategy and outlook as it presents at the Barclay’s Capital 2010 Global Financial Services Conference.

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First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. to Present at Barclay’s Capital 2010 Global Financial Services Conference

[GlobeNewswire] – TOMS RIVER, N.J. — OceanFirst Financial Corp. , the holding company for OceanFirst Bank, today announced it will be presenting at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investor Conference on September 13, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.

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OceanFirst Financial Corp. to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investor Conference

[Business Wire] – RESTON, Va.—-SLM Corp. , commonly known as Sallie Mae and the nation’s leading saving, planning and paying for college company, today announced that CEO Albert L.

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SLM Corp. CEO to Present at Barclay’s Global Financial Services Conference on Sept. 14

Investors eased away from safe-haven Treasurys Wednesday, sending prices lower and yields higher after strong manufacturing data out of both the U.S. and China spurred optimism about the global economy.

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Treasurys fall on upbeat manufacturing data

After ending last week with a sell-off of Treasurys, investors swung back to U.S. government bonds Monday when a move by the Bank of Japan reignited jitters about the global economy

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Treasury yields tumble on global economic fears

As the national unemployment rate continues to hover around 10 percent, health care costs for those jobless Americans have seen a year-over-year increase, according to Aon Consulting, the global benefits and human capital consulting business of Aon Corporation .  

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Unemployed See COBRA Costs Increase in 2010, While Current Workers Brace for More Health Care Cost Shifting in 2011, Says Aon Consulting (PR Newswire)

Cancer researchers announced Tuesday that cancer costs the global economy nearly $900 million a year — more than any other cause of death.

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Cancer costs the world nearly $1 trillion: study

Cancer researchers announced Tuesday that cancer costs the global economy nearly $900 billion a year — more than any other cause of death.

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Cancer costs the world nearly $1 trillion

Treasury yields dropped to 17-month lows Monday as fears about the global economic recovery continued to shake investor confidence.

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Treasury yields sink to 17-month lows