Prudential Financial, Inc. today announced that Robert Falzon, CFA, currently Managing Director, CEO of Prudential Real Estate Investors, Europe, and head of Global Merchant Banking, was named Treasurer, and John Fleurant, who currently serves as CFO of U.S. Falzon succeeds Bernard Jacob, who joined the company in 2004.

Prudential Study Shows Employers Seeking Outside Help with Employee Benefits.

ARCHITECT, Doctor And Financial Adviser -- all careers that can be learned and practiced in Scranton. Thirty-five area high school juniors are learning about those professions this fall as part of Career Academy, a three-part program sponsored by the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.

Low-income kids can get experience and a degree in six years, with no debt and a job at the end, thanks to Workforce Outsource Services

Three New Jersey organizations were selected winners of a business plan competition sponsored by the Community Resources Department of Prudential Financial, Inc. to encourage nonprofits to think creatively about new ways to generate revenues to support their mission.

Prudential Financial, Inc. will hold its New York conference for institutional investors and analysts on December 10, 2009. Presenters at this conference will include John Strangfeld, CEO and Chairman, and other members of the senior management team.

Survey finds 73% of retirees looking for new ways to grow their assets.

Prudential Financial, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared an annual dividend for 2009 of 70 cents per share of Common Stock, payable on December 18, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 24, 2009.

Evonik Degussa Corporation, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG and a global leader in specialty chemicals, has selected Prudential Retirement to manage all the organization's retirement programs. "Prudential Retirement set itself apart through its ability to deliver a cost-effective total retirement services solution," said William Dorcas, director of employee benefits at Evonik Degussa.

A bright forecast from Cisco Systems and upbeat economic news sent stocks soaring Thursday and propelled the Dow Jones industrials back above 10,000. The Dow bolted up 203 points, or 2 percent, while the Nasdaq composite index, led by Cisco's outlook, rose nearly 2.5 percent.