Highwoods Properties (HIW) Approves $0.425 Per Share Quarterly Cash Dividend - Annual Yield 5.73%

Highwoods Properties (NYSE: HIW) declared a cash dividend of $0.425 per share of common stock for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, which equates to an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and is payable on September 8, 2010 to shareholders of record as of August 16, 2010.... more

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Approves $0.195 Per Share Quarterly Cash Dividend - Annual Yield 5.50%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.195 per share of common stock payable on September 10, 2010, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 16, 2010. CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution, competitive natural gas sales and services, interstate pipelines and field services operations. [SM]... more

TransAlta Corp. (TAC) Declares $0.29 Quarterly Dividend; 5.8% Yield

TransAlta Corporation (NYSE: TAC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per common share, $1.16 annualized. The dividend is payable October 1, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business September 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 5.8%.... more

Teleflex Inc. (TFX) Declares $0.34 Quarterly Dividend; 2.5% Yield

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share of common stock, $1.36 annualized. The dividend is payable September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 13, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 11, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.5%.... more

The Finish Line (FINL) Declares $0.04 Quarterly Dividend; 1.1% Yield

The Finish Line, Inc. (Nasdaq: FINL) today announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per common share, $0.16 annualized. The quarterly cash dividend will be payable September 13, 2010 to shareholders of record as of August 27, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 25, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.1%.... more

Spectra Energy Partners (SEP) Increases Quarterly Dividend 2.4% to $0.43; Yields 4.9%

Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: SEP) announced the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution to unitholders of $0.43 per unit, $1.72 annualized. The cash distribution is payable on August 13, 2010, to unitholders of record at the close of business on August 3, 2010. The ex-distribution date is July 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 4.9%.... more

Arch Coal (ACI) Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 1.8%

Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share, $0.40 annualized. The dividend is payable September 15, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 1, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 30, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.8%.... more

Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) Declares $0.12 Quarterly Dividend; 2.2% Yield

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN) today announced its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share, $0.48 annualized. The dividend is payable September 10, 2010 to shareholders of record as of August 26, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 24, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.2%.... more

CF Industries (CF) Board Declares a $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 0.5% Yield

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today reported that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.10 per common share, $0.40 annualized. The dividend will be payable on August 31, 2010 to stockholders of record as of August 13, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 11, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.5%.... more

Hudson City Beats by a Penny, Declares Dividend

Hudson City Bancorp’s (HCBK) second-quarter operating earnings came in at 29 cents per share, just a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 28 cents. Earnings also compared favorably with 26 cents in the prior-year quarter. The results were primarily helped by lower interest expense, partially offset by an increase in provision for loan losses. Hudson City reported an 11.5% year-over-year increase in net income to $142.6 million. Net interest income increased 5.0% year over year to $317.5 million. Net interest margin declined 5 basis points year over year to 2.13% from 2.18% in the comparable period last year.... more