Eastman Chemical's Dividends May Not Last Forever
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Federal Realty (FRT) Declares $0.67 Quarterly Dividend; 3.2% Yield
Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) announced Wednesday that its Board of Trustees declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.67 per share, $2.68 per share annualized. The dividend will be payable in cash on January 18, 2011 to common shareholders of record on January 3, 2011. The ex-dividend date is December 31, 2010. The yield is 3.2%.... more
Assured Guaranty (AGO) Declares $0.045 Quarterly Dividend; 0.9% Yield
Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) today declared a quarterly dividend of U.S. $0.045 per common share, $0.18 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 2, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.9%.... more
Validus Holdings (VR) Declares $0.22 Quarterly Dividend; 3% Yield
Validus Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: VR) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share, $0.88 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2010 to shareholders and warrant holders of record on December 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3%.... more
Robert Half (RHI) Announces 10M Common Buyback; Declares $0.13 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield
Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) announces that their Board has authorized a 10 million common stock buyback. The company also announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share, $0.52 annualized. The cash dividend will be paid on December 15, 2010, to all shareholders of record as of November 25, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 23, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.9%.... more
Equity One (EQY) Posts Q3 FFO of $0.27 Ex-Items, Tops by 2c; Narrows FY11 Outlook; Declares $0.22 Quarterly Dividend; 4.7% Yield
Equity One (NYSE: EQY) reports Q3 FFO of $0.27, ex-items, 2 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.25. Revenue for the quarter was $71.48 million, which compares to the estimate of $72.44 million. Narrows FY11 adjusted FFO outlook from $1.02 - $1.10 to $1.05 - $1.09, versus the consensus of $1.12. Their Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share of its common stock, $0.88 annualized. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2010 to stockholders of record on December 17, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.7%.... more
CME Group (CME) Declares $1.15 Quarterly Dividend; 1.6% Yield
CME Group (NYSE: CME) today announced a fourth-quarter dividend of $1.15 per share, $4.60 annualized. The dividend is payable December 27, 2010, to shareholders of record December 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.6%.... more
Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) Declares $0.43 Special Dividend
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $0.43 per share on the Company's Class A and Class B common stock. The dividends are payable on December 15, 2010, to the holders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2010. The common stock will trade ex-dividend on November 29, 2010. The ex-dividend date is November 25, 2010.... more
Yamana (AUY) Raises Qtr. Dividend by 200% to 12c/Share, Declares 1c/Share Special Dividend
Yamana (NYSE: AUY) boosted its quarterly dividend by 200% from 3c to 12c/share, payable on Jan. 14 to shareholders of record on Dec. 31. The ex-dividend date is Dec. 29. The company also announced a special dividend of 1c/share.... more
Sun Life Financial (SLF) Tops Q3 EPS Views; Declares $0.36 Quarterly Dividend; 5% Yield
Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE: SLF) reports Q3 EPS of $0.79, cents better than the consensus of $0.61. Declares $0.36 quarterly dividend, $1.44 annualized. Yield on the dividend is 5.0%.... more