Residential REIT's

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) today announced its fourth quarter earnings results for the three months ended December 31, 2010. Net income available for common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was $6.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted common share, as...

Equity Residential (EQR), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), reported fiscal 2010 fourth quarter funds from operations (FFO) of $136.5 million or 45 cents per share, compared to $126.9 million or 43 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to...

AvalonBay Communities Inc. (AVB), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), reported fiscal 2010 fourth quarter funds from operations (FFO) of $86.8 million or $1.01 per share, compared with $52.7 million or $0.64 per share in the year-earlier quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used...

Equity Residential (EQR), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), reported fiscal 2010 fourth quarter funds from operations (FFO) of $136.5 million or 45 cents per share, compared to $126.9 million or 43 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to...

AvalonBay Communities Inc. (AVB), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), reported fiscal 2010 fourth quarter funds from operations (FFO) of $86.8 million or $1.01 per share, compared with $52.7 million or $0.64 per share in the year-earlier quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used...

J.P. Morgan is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Neutral rating on AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB); it has a $118.00 price target on the stock. The JPM analysts cited the company's most recent earnings results, noting that core portfolio results were largely in-line...

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) reported today that Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 was $27,030,000. This resulted in Earnings per Share – diluted of $0.31 for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, compared to EPS of $0.40 for the...

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American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE: ACC) announced that on January 28, 2011 its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.3375 per share of common stock, payable on February 25, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 14, 2011.

ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (NYSE: PALL) fell 3.88% on Tuesday, along with palladium futures. Palladium dropped more than 4% today. PALL closed at $77.71, and had a volume of 332K traded shares. Claymore/MAC Global Solar Index (ETF) (NYSE: TAN) dropped 3.69%, and closed at $8.09. First Solar,...

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil ETF (NYSE: SCO) gained 3.69% on Tuesday, as crude oil continued its down turn. This was the sixth trading session in a row that SCO closed higher. Crude oil traded lower today on economic recovery worries. MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund (NYSE: EIDO...

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OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...

OVERVIEW Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials -- oil, natural gas, air, water, metals -- that...