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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fifth Week of December
Saturday, December 18, 2010 - 1:37pm | 757Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Amgen Drug Meets Primary Endpoint - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 7:03pm | 727Amgen (AMGN) recently presented much-awaited results on Xgeva (denosumab) from a phase III study that was conducted in 1,432 men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Top-line results from the ‘147 study showed that Xgeva improved median bone metastasis-free survival by 4.2 months compared to...
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Amgen Drug Meets Primary Endpoint - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 6:42pm | 727Amgen (AMGN) recently presented much-awaited results on Xgeva (denosumab) from a phase III study that was conducted in 1,432 men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Top-line results from the ‘147 study showed that Xgeva improved median bone metastasis-free survival by 4.2 months compared to...
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Gentiva Issues 2011 Outlook - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 5:09pm | 506Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (GTIV) has provided its financial guidance for fiscal 2011, while it has unchanged the outlook for fiscal 2010. For fiscal 2010, Gentiva reiterates its outlook for revenues in the range of $1.42 billion−$1.45 billion and adjusted income from continuing operations...
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Constellation Energy Announces Retirement of COO
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 5:03pm | 71Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) today announced Michael J. Wallace, vice chairman and chief operating officer, will retire from Constellation Energy effective April 2011. Wallace, 63, will also retire as chairman of Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, a joint venture of Constellation Energy...
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Gentiva Issues 2011 Outlook - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 4:14pm | 506Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (GTIV) has provided its financial guidance for fiscal 2011, while it has unchanged the outlook for fiscal 2010. For fiscal 2010, Gentiva reiterates its outlook for revenues in the range of $1.42 billion−$1.45 billion and adjusted income from continuing operations...
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Puts Purchased on Dominion Resources (D)
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 2:41pm | 166Shares of Dominion Resources (NYSE: D) are higher on the session by 0.24%, currently trading at $42.41. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently consolidating between the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name...
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Dominion Board Announces New Director
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 2:31pm | 36The board of directors of Dominion (NYSE: D) today elected a new director, Helen E. Dragas, effective Dec. 18. The election brings the size of the Dominion board to 12.
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Dominion Increases Annual Dividend by 7.7% to $1.97
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 2:31pm | 86The board of directors of Dominion (NYSE: D) today set a new dividend policy to achieve a 60-65 percent payout ratio. The new policy replaces one established in October 2007 to achieve a 55 percent payout ratio by 2010. The board also set a 2011 dividend rate of $1.97 per share of common stock, up...
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Veolia Renews Contract - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 12:33pm | 517Veolia Water North America, a unit of Veolia Environnement S.A. (VE), received a five-year extension of its contract with the International Boundary & Water Commission (IBWC). The company renewed its contract to address sanitation needs on the Tijuana/San Diego border, valued at $35.5 million...
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Veolia Renews Contract - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 12:00pm | 517Veolia Water North America, a unit of Veolia Environnement S.A. (VE), received a five-year extension of its contract with the International Boundary & Water Commission (IBWC). The company renewed its contract to address sanitation needs on the Tijuana/San Diego border, valued at $35.5 million...
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Alliant Energy Corporation to Issue 2011 Guidance on December 21
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 11:11am | 45Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) has scheduled its 2011 financial guidance release for Tuesday, December 21, before the stock market opens. A conference call to review the 2011 financial guidance is scheduled for the same day at 9:00 a.m. CT.
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AYE Crosses Merger Hurdles - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 11:03am | 542Allegheny Energy Inc. (AYE) has received twin approvals from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (WVPSC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its impending merger with FirstEnergy Corporation (FE). The deal between FirstEnergy and Allegheny Energy to combine their...
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Sempra Energy Remains Neutral - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 11:03am | 622Our long-term recommendation for Sempra Energy (SRE) is Neutral, which means the stock will perform in line with the broader market. Based in San Diego, California, Sempra Energy, along with its subsidiaries, engages in the development of energy infrastructure, operation of utilities, and...
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Sempra Energy Remains Neutral - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 10:45am | 622Our long-term recommendation for Sempra Energy (SRE) is Neutral, which means the stock will perform in line with the broader market. Based in San Diego, California, Sempra Energy, along with its subsidiaries, engages in the development of energy infrastructure, operation of utilities, and...