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Sales of immediate fixed annuities rose 37%--to $3.3 billion--in 2000, according to Limera International, an industry trade group. That was just a warm-up for this year's first quarter, when sales surged 64%. "This has been a very, very hot topic as the number of retirees increases," says Eric Sondergeld, a Limera vice president. Farrell Dolan, a senior vice president for the life-insurance arm of Fidelity Investments, notes that the retirees will soon include droves of baby boomers. He says, "This market will only get bigger...
...inked a deal with the National Football League to be its exclusive supplier of uniforms and sideline apparel. But the real victory came this month when Fireman and NBA commissioner David Stern announced a 10-year arrangement that makes Reebok the official outfitter and marketer of game uniforms and warm-up gear for the entire NBA. "It was amazingly foolish for Nike to lose the NFL," says Fireman. "But to lose the NBA--that's heresy...
...already graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. In Japan, legions of fans tune in at odd hours each day to watch their hero punish North American pitching. NHK broadcasts each Mariners game back to Japan and, between innings, focuses obsessively on Suzuki as he jogs, stretches, tosses a warm-up ball...
After securing a share of the Ivy League title against Dartmouth over the weekend, the Crimson headed to Providence for the first of a series of warm-up games...
...freshman three years ago, I smelled something wrong with Harvard athletics. Perhaps it was the bulky, out-dated cleats and the poor apparel issued to me by the equipment manager. Perhaps it was the lack of music in Harvard Stadium as I threw my beloved pigskin during pre-game warm-up. Perhaps it was the tiny crowd watching the game half-heartedly...