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CapitalSource Declares Third Quarter Dividend of $.01
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 8:03am | 51CapitalSource Inc. (NYSE: CSE) today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share on its common stock for the third quarter of 2010. The dividend will be payable on or about September 30, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 16, 2010. The ex-dividend date will be September 14,...
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Capstead Mortgage Corporation Declares Dividends (CMO)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 4:22pm | 71The Board of Directors of Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: CMO) announced today that it will pay the regular quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share on the $1.60 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (NYSE: CMOPRA), and the regular monthly dividend of $0.105 per share on the $1.26 Cumulative...
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Spending Rises Faster than Income - Analyst Blog
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 1:04pm | 2086In July, Personal Income rose 0.2%, after being unchanged in June, but still slower than the increase in either May (up 0.3%) or April (up 0.5%). It was also slightly below the consensus expectation of a 0.3% increase. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.4%, slightly higher...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Toyota Motor, Ford, Toyota, Boeing Company and Dollar Financial - Press Releases
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 9:04am | 2025For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 30, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Ford (F), Toyota (TM), Boeing Company (BA ) and Dollar Financial Corporation (DLLR). Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog: Toyota Recall Parade Continues Toyota Motor Corp. (TM...
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GDP Revised Down on Inventory, Trade - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 12:54pm | 3868Prelude GDP growth in the second quarter was revised down to 1.6% from a preliminary reading of 2.4%. This post is essentially a re-post of my analysis of the first reading, only the numbers that were released a month ago are now in parenthesis, while the current estimates are in bold. This will...
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Consumption, Investment and Trade Are All Up
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 11:15am | 404Here's a breakdown of the percent changes in the components of real GDP for the second quarter (from Table 1 of today's BEA report): 1. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): 2.0% in QII, matching the growth rate of personal consumption spending in third quarter of 2009, and the highest growth...
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Aug 27: GDP Rises 1.6% - Economic Highlights
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 9:37am | 342GDP Preliminary Q2 Estimates show GDP increased by 1.6%, higher than the expected 1.3% increase, following a 2.4% estimated increase in the advance Q2 estimate (today’s preliminary release is based on a more complete set of data), after increasing by 3.7% in the first quarter of 2010 and 5.6% in...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday - Tale of the Tape
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 8:36am | 352Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Acuity Brands, Inc (AYI) Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd (ALTE) Capstead Mortgage Corp (CMO) China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd (NPD) Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (RDY) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALTERRA CAP...
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BMO Capital Downgrades FBR To Market Perform
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 7:22am | 44Analysts at BMO Capital Markets downgrade Fibria Celulose SA (NYSE: FBR) from "outperform" to "market perform." FBR’s shares lost 2.21% to close at $15.06 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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KBW Has $29 Target, Outperform Rating On Hatteras Financial (HTS)
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 7:16am | 113Keefe Bruyette & Woods has a $29 price target and an Outperform rating on shares of Hatteras Financial (NYSE: HTS). In a note to clients, KBW writes, "We spent a day marketing with management from Hatteras in New York. Much of the discussion focused on prepayments, both the natural increase...
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Best Dividend Plays
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 11:55am | 148Who says that only bonds can pay great dividends? The recent stock market drop has created some great opportunities for income investors. Investors can get yields from 3% and up on some of the country’s best companies. Here is a list of a few premium franchises that have become accidental high...
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FNB Fixed Investment Round Table: 3Q2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 8:14am | 2160By Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB. This COMMENT is dedicated to the memory of Dr Charles Martin, Senior Economist at the BER, who tragically passed away last Thursday after this document had been completed. Charles was a good friend. We will miss him. Participants in the FNB Fixed...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (TSL, MDT, NLY, PEG)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 7:44am | 160Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) was downgraded by HSBC from “overweight” to “neutral.” TSL’s shares closed at $23.70 yesterday. Trina Solar’s 52-week trading range is $11.69 - $31.18. Wells Fargo Securities downgraded Medtronic Inc (NYSE: MDT) from "outperform" to "market perform." MDT’s shares...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Paper And Paper Products Industry With The Highest Market Capitalization (IP, FBR, AVY, SON)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 5:18am | 140Below are the top paper and paper product stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of market capitalization. International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) has a market capitalization of $8.98 billion. Analysts at Longbow upgraded IP from “neutral” to “buy.” Fibria Celulose SA (NYSE: FBR) has a market...
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Borders Group Appoints Michele Delahunty-Cloutier as Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 3:53pm | 121Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today announced it has strengthened its executive leadership team with the appointment of Michele Delahunty-Cloutier as the company's new Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer (CMO). Most recently Delahunty-Cloutier, 45, served as Brand President for...