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The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.64 per common share, payable on January 10, 2011, to stockholders of record as of December 23, 2010. The ex-dividend date is December 21, 2010.

CNBC Fast Money's Joe Terranova said on the show that he likes CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS). CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) jumped 1.66% on Tuesday, and closed at $33.06. Tim Seymour wants to sell Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE: TSL) on Wednesday. Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (TSL) jumped 0....

President Obama announced yesterday that his administration has compromised on a deal regarding the Bush tax cuts, extending them for everyone. Dividend stocks should be a beneficiary of this law, as dividends will continue to be taxed at 15%, as opposed to the higher rate that people thought it...

Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE: VGR) today announced that it has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.40 per share. The dividend is payable on December 30, 2010 to holders of record as of December 20, 2010.

Dividend stocks are going to continue to do well, as President Obama last night announced he would extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone, for another two years. Patty Edwards on CNBC's Fast Money halftime said that the Obama extension of the tax cuts confirmed her view that dividend paying stocks...

The tobacco stocks are higher today, on back of the news that Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE: RAI) is raising its dividend output to 80% of net income, as opposed to 75% of net income in previous years. Stocks like Altria (NYSE: MO) and Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) are higher today on...

Shares of Rambus Inc (NASDAQ: RMBS) gained about 5% after the company lifted its Q4 revenue projections from range of $40 million and $50 million to $85 million and $93 million. RMBS CEO Harold Hughes said, "The Elpida agreement is estimated to result in royalty payments of $180 million to Rambus...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is “neither here nor there. There are a lot of tech stocks better than Hewlett." For Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), he said, "There's nothing there for me, especially with Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) having...

The American Stock Exchange, also known as the AMEX, was founded in 1842 as the New York Curb Exchange. It got that name since stock traders and brokers used to stand out on the street by the curb and trade stocks back in the early 1800's. On October 1, 2008, NYSE Euronext (NYX) took over the...

What industry has comparable price returns to the S&P 500 Index but more than double the dividend yield and half the volatility? I'll give you a hint. It happens to be one of the most despised industries in the world but sells a product that its users cannot seem to live without. I'm talking,...

What industry has comparable price returns to the S&P 500 Index but more than double the dividend yield and half the volatility? I'll give you a hint. It happens to be one of the most despised industries in the world but sells a product that its users cannot seem to live without. I'm talking,...

The smoking stocks are struggling today, despite the S&P 500 being down only 0.3% today. Shares of Altria (NYSE: MO), Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM), and Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO) are all down more than 1% today.

(This is the second part of a two-part article, The first part can be found here.) How Best to Implement Progress There are also situations where things need to be imposed industry-wide. For example, any individual owner of a paper mill might decide that he liked to fish in the stream, and thus...

(This is the second part of a two-part article, The first part can be found here.) How Best to Implement Progress There are also situations where things need to be imposed industry-wide. For example, any individual owner of a paper mill might decide that he liked to fish in the stream, and thus...

Technology outsourcing and consulting major Accenture plc (ACN) recently announced its intention to acquire Germany-based customer relationship management (CRM) and mobility software provider CAS Computer AG. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of January 2011. Financial terms of the...