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Dover Hikes Dividend Again - Analyst Blog
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 5:22pm | 489Dover Corp. (DOV) upped its quarterly dividend by 1.5 cents to 27.5 cents. This marks the fifty-fifth consecutive year of the company’s dividend hike and translates to a 6% increase from the prior dividend of 26 cents. The increased dividend will be paid on September 15, 2010, to stockholders of...
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ITW Hikes Dividend Rate - Analyst Blog
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 2:42pm | 542Illinois Tool Works Inc.’s (ITW) Board of Directors approved a 10.0% hike in the company’s quarterly dividend rate. The revised quarterly rate now stands at 34 cents per common share compared with 31 cents previously, resulting in an annual rate of $1.36 per common share. The revised dividend will...
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8-9-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 12:34pm | 4176Stocks inch higher as investors look to Fed Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose slightly Monday as investors avoided big bets before the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 23 points in late morning trading. Broader indexes also had...
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Calls Purchased on Danaher Corp. (DHR)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 12:24pm | 121Shares of Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) are lower on the session by 0.31%, currently trading at $38.90. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four weeks, but appears to have encountered resistance near $40.00. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The August $40.00 call...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (DAG, GRU, TMV, ERX, UCO)
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 4:36pm | 183Wheat dropped more than 7% today, and as a result DB Agriculture Double Long ETN (NYSE: DAG) and ELEMENTS MLCX Grains Index Exchange-Traded Note (ETN) (NYSE: GRU) traded lower. DAG fell 4.17%, and GRU dropped 3.86%. Direxion Funds Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: TMV) fell 3....
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8-6-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 11:22am | 4445Stocks retreat after disappointing jobs report Stocks drop after private hiring slumps in July; Dow off 64 in early trading Source: Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks and interest rates dropped Friday after a disappointing employment report renewed concerns about a slowdown...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (GRU, DRV, TZA, SRTY)
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 4:43pm | 159The ELEMENTS MLCX Grains Index Exchange-Traded Note (ETN)(NYSE: GRU) gained 3.84% today, as wheat and other grains continued to move higher. Wheat gained more than 8% on the news that Russia decided to ban exports. Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRV) traded higher, on the weakness...
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NSX Releases July 2010 ETF/ETN Data Report; Assets Exceed $800 Billion
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 11:53am | 204National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $835.2 billion at July 2010(...)Read the rest of NSX Releases July 2010 ETF/ETN Data Report; Assets Exceed $800 Billion Copyright 2010...
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8-5-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 11:43am | 3853Stocks fall after spike in jobless benefits claims Stocks drop after surprise jump in weekly claims for unemployment benefits Source Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer Yahoo Finance NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Thursday after first-time claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week. The...
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ESCO Announces Aerospace Filtration Acquisition
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 4:13pm | 120ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today announced that it has acquired Crissair, Inc., located in Palmdale, California. Crissair, with annual revenues of approximately $27 million, is a manufacturer of high-quality hydraulic, fuel and pneumatic system components for the aerospace industry. Terms...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: The Dow Chemical Company, Baker Hughes, Archer Daniels Midland, Parker Hannifin and Tenet Healthcare - Press Releases
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:26am | 2601For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 04, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI), Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC ). Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Dow...
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Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: AVX Corp, Lincoln Electric, WABCO Holdings and Lubrizol Corporation - Press Releases
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:24am | 1299For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 04, 2010 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive...
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Jefferies & Co. Raises Price Target on TriMas Corp. (TRS)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:11am | 133Jefferies & Company is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Hold rating on TriMas Corp. (NASDAQ: TRS); it also raised its price target to $14.00, from $10.00. The Jefferies analysts cited the company’s recent earnings report, which was well above expectations due to...
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Wells Fargo Downs PH To Market Perform
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 7:45am | 43Analysts at Wells Fargo Securities downgrade Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) from "outperform" to "market perform." PH’s shares rose 0.52% to close at $64.18 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (BKC, SMCI, PH, FE)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 7:42am | 158Burger King Holdings Inc (NYSE: BKC) was downgraded by RW Baird from “outperform” to “neutral.” BKC’s shares closed at $17.17 yesterday. Burger King’s quarterly earnings dropped 13.09% y/y. Merriman Curhan Ford downgraded Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI) from "buy" to "neutral." SMCI’s...