Archive for February, 2009

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 28

Exchange-traded funds specializing in real estate can offer some tantalizing returns or the bottom could fall out of them.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 28

Now might be a good time to figure it out.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 28

The Federal Reserve is urging dozens of banks getting bailout funds to consider future loan losses and the need to bolster capital before paying dividends to shareholders.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 28

For investors, one encouraging note in President Obama's budget proposal this week was his commitment to retain most of the Bush administration's tax break on dividends.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 28

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said he felt "terrible" about having to virtually eliminate the bank's dividend last week. But investors in Chase and other companies may feel even worse as the record pace of dividend cuts accelerates across the corporate landscape.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 28

The United States government could be giving up a big chunk of change by converting its dividend-yielding preferred shares in Citigroup to common stock, which carries no dividend. The lost income to taxpayers could total about $10 billion in today’s dollars, or even more.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 27

TORONTO - Canadian earnings declared Friday as of 6 p.m. ET:GMP Capital Trust (TSX:GMP.UN): Three months ended Dec. 31, 2008, net loss

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 27

Companies are on pace for a record year for cutting dividends.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 27

Seventh graph, first sentence of release should read: March 31, 2009 ...

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Feb 27

Companies are on pace for a record year for cutting dividends.