Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) Declares a $0.235 Quarterly Dividend; 2.5% Yield

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBSH) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.235 per common share, $.94 annualized. The dividend is payable September 27, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 9, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 7, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.5%.... more

Alcoa (AA) Declares a $0.03 Quarterly Dividend; 1.1% Yield

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.03 per share, $0.12 annualized. The dividend is payable August 25, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 6, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 4, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.1%.... more

Kellogg (K) Declares a $0.405 Quarterly Dividend; 3.2% Yield

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.405 per share on the common stock, $1.62 annualized. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2010, to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.2%.... more

Peabody Energy (BTU) Declares $0.07 Quarterly Dividend; 0.6% Yield

Peabody Energy (BTU) today declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.07 per share, $0.28 annualized. The dividend is payable on Aug. 27, 2010 to holders of record on Aug. 6, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 4, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.6%.... more

General Electric (GE) Increases Dividend 20% to $0.12; Yields 3.1%; Resumes Repurchases Under $15B Buyback Plan

The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today raised the Company's quarterly dividend 20% from $0.10 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock to $0.12 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The Board declared that the dividend is payable October 25, 2010 to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 20, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 16, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 3.1%. In addition, the Board extended the existing share-repurchase plan, which would have otherwise expired on December 31, 2010, through 2013. Repurchases under the existing $15 billion repurchase plan were suspended on September 25, 2008. The plan currently has approximately $11.6 billion in remaining authorization. The Company will resume... more

Lincoln Electric (LECO) Declares a $0.28 Quarterly Dividend; 2.1% Yield

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO) Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share, $1.12 annualized. The dividend is payable October 15, 2010, to holders of record as of September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.1%.... more

Avery Dennison (AVY) Declares a $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; 2.2% Yield

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, $0.80 annualized. The dividend is payable September 15, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.2%.... more

GATX Corp (GMT) Declares a $0.28 Quarterly Dividend; 4% Yield

GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per common share,$1.12 annualized. The dividend is payable September 30, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 13, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4%.... more

Constellation Energy (CEG) Declares $0.24 Quarterly Dividend; 2.8% Yield

Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per common share, $0.96 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 1, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2010, with an ex-dividend date of September 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.8%.... more

FMC Corp. (FMC) Declares a $0.125 Quarterly Dividend; 0.8% Yield

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, $0.50 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 21, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 28, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.8%.... more