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On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he would like to invite the management of Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE: RSO), and ask them about their dividend yield. This company has a very high dividend yield, which is normally a red flag for Mr. Cramer, but he would like to talk to...

Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) today announced it commenced an underwritten public offering of 14,500,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. T he last sale price of the Company's common stock as...

iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) announced today that it has entered into a new $2.95 billion senior secured credit agreement providing for two tranches of term loans: a $1.50 billion A-1 tranche due June 28, 2013, which bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3.75%, and a $1.45 billion A-2 tranche...

“The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty”. —Proverbs 21:5 (NIV)   Have you ever watched Ace of Cakes? Chef Duff takes cake making to a whole new level! From shaping cakes with drill saws and blowtorches to staffing his bakery with...

Investors are experiencing some volatile times right now, with nearly every headline out of Japan moving the market sharply higher or lower. Dividends are important to juice yields and returns, as well as being an important source of income for many, especially retirees. Here is a list of a few...

Deutsche Bank has issued a report maintaining American Capital Agency's (NYSE: AGNC) Hold Rating. In the report Deutsche Bank writes, “While we expect AGNC to deliver solid returns through dividends, we are maintaining our Hold rating due to current valuation. Our price target is based on shares...

In a report published by Deutsche Bank, Hatteras (NYSE: HTS) declared a 1Q dividend of $1.00 per share, which was in line with expectations and flat sequentially. Deutsche Bank said that the dividend is payable on April 22 to stockholders of record as of March 18, with an ex-dividend date of March...

CNBC Mad Money's Jim Cramer said on the Mad Money Lightning Round OT that he can't recommend StoneMor Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: STON), because he doubts that it will make a dividend payment. He believes that the cemetery space is doing well, but he can't recommend this stock StoneMor Partners L.P. (...

Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the declaration of a first quarter regular dividend of $0.25 per share. The first quarter 2011 dividend is payable on April 21, 2011 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2011.

Shares of Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) are higher on the session by 1.68%, trading at $30.94. Overall call volume is now running at 2.24x the daily average, with 59% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,285 contracts have traded on the session so far. Hatteras Financial...

Shares of iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) are lower on the session by 0.10%, trading at $10.12. Overall put volume is now running at 2.14x the daily average, with 1% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 5,184 contracts have traded on the session so far. iStar Financial Inc. is a...

Sterne Agee published a report detailing the portfolio realignment of New York Mortgage Trust Inc. (NASDAQ: NYMT). In the report, Sterne Agee states “The company continues to move funds and capital away from more traditional RMBS securities into higher return opportunities. The quarter saw a...

Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) was upgraded by RW Baird from "neutral" to "outperform." TSCO's shares closed at $54.23 yesterday. Tractor Supply's PEG ratio is 1.27. Deutsche Bank upgraded Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) from “hold” to “buy.” TSN's shares closed at $18.80 yesterday. Tyson Foods...

Analysts at JMP Securities upgrade Dynex Capital Inc (NYSE: DX) from “market perform” to “outperform.” The target price for DX is set to $11. DX shares fell 0.47% to close at $10.48 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

The Board of Directors of Hatteras Financial Corp. (NYSE: HTS) today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.00 per common share for the first quarter of 2011. The dividend will be paid on April 22, 2011, to stockholders of record on March 18, 2011, with an ex-dividend date of March 16, 2011.