Consolidated Edison (ED) Declares Qtr. Dividend of $0.595, Yielding 5.22%

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE: ED) today declared a quarterly dividend of 59 1/2 cents a share on its common stock, payable September 15, 2010, to stockholders of record as of August 18, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 16. With shares of ConEd trading around $45.57 today, the dividend yields 5.22%.... more

J.B. Hunt (JBHT) Declares $0.12 Quarterly Dividend; 1.4% Yield

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: JBHT) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.12 per common share, $0.48 annualized. The dividend is payable to stockholders of record on July 30, 2010. The dividend will be paid on August 13, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 11, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.4%.... more

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Declares $0.38 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) said today that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on common stock, $1.38 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2010, to stockholders of record as of September 10, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.9%.... more

KB Home (KBH) Declares $0.0625 Quarterly Dividend; 2.3% Yield

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share, $0.25 annualized. The dividend is payable on August 19, 2010 to stockholders of record on August 5, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 3, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2.3%.... more

Xerox (XRX) Declares $0.0425 Quarterly Dividend; 2% Yield

Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XRX) board of directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0425 per common share, $0.17 annualized. The dividend is payable on October 29, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is September 8, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 2%.... more

Central Bancorp (CEBK) Declares $0.05 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield

Central Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEBK) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.05 cents per share, $0.20 annualized. The dividend is payable on or about August 20, 2010 to stockholders of record on August 6, 2010. The ex-dividend date is August 4, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.9%.... more

Texas Instruments (TXN) Declares $0.12 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, $0.48 annualized. The dividend is payable August 16, 2010, to stockholders of record on July 30, 2010. The ex-dividend date is July 28, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 1.9%.... more

Southwest Airlines (LUV) Declares $0.0045 Quarterly Dividend; 0.2% Yield

Southwest Airlines' (NYSE: LUV) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0045 per share, $0.018 annualized. The dividend is payable September 16, 2010, to Shareholders of record at the close of business on August 26, 2010 on all shares then issued and outstanding. The ex-dividend date is August 24, 2010. Yield on the dividend is 0.2%.... more

Merchants Bancshares (MBVT) Approves $0.28 Per Share Quarterly Cash Dividend - Annual Yield 4.90%

Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: MBVT), the parent company of Merchants Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of 28 cents per share, payable August 12, 2010, to shareholders of record as of July 29, 2010. [SM]... more

Potlatch Corporation (PCH) Approves $0.51 Per Share Quarterly Cash Dividend - Annual Yield 5.70%

The board of directors of Potlatch Corporation (NYSE: PCH) has declared a quarterly distribution on the Company's common stock. The distribution of $0.51 per share is payable September 24, 2010 to stockholders of record on September 3, 2010.... more