Archive for December, 2009

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 31

Toronto guard Marco Belinelli spent much of his practice time on Monday and Tuesday working with shooting guru Dave Hopla, heaving a ball one-and-a-half times the size of regulation at the rim. The routine did not pay immediate dividends on Wednesday, but it was a Belinelli shot that gave the Raptors a big boost en route to a season-best fifth straight win

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 31

Policyholders will receive a 10.7 percent return of the premium they paid in 2009. The amount of each dividend check will vary depending on the amount of crop hail coverage each policyholder had on crops during the 2009 season.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 30

NEW YORK -- Wells Fargo also paid dividends of US$131.9-million to the government as part of the repayment, it said in a statement. The bank has paid US$1.44-billion in dividends on the government's ...

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 30

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. closed-end funds that sell options to boost returns tumbled in U.S. trading after cutting their dividends, following the steepest annual decline in equity derivatives prices on record.

posted by Eric Martyn on Dec 30

MARKETS/Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? This message was repeated throughout the day with GM extending its deadline for Saab bids, Britain’s Takeover Panel granting Cadbury three more days to publish 2009 results and Japan Airlines stock continuing a long slide with growing expectations the company is heading for bankruptcy.

For the big picture Bloomberg pours cold water on M&A hopes in 2010, reporting a rebound may be years away.

Looking back, and forward, here is a small sampling of the week’s end-of-year lists:

Mean Street: Caveat Lector! Ten Predictions for 2010 (WSJ)

Eight trends to look for in 2010 (VentureBeat)

Ten Years: Biggest Losers in Tech (CrunchGear)

The most memorable financial stories of 2009 (Los Angeles Times)

“What’s in store for 2010” (naked capitalism)

Where Are They Now? Top Deals of the Decade (peHUB)

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 30

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 30, 2009) - WCSB Oil & Gas Royalty Income 2008-II Management Corp.'s Board of Directors, the General Partner of WCSB Oil & Gas Royalty Income 2008-II Limited Partnership ("WCSB 2008-II Income Fund" or "WCSB") has approved a distribution of dividends of $0.70 per unit, payable December 31, 2009, to unitholders of record on December 28, 2009. WCSB's mandate is ...

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 30

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 30, 2009) - WCSB Oil & Gas Royalty Income 2009 Management Corp.'s Board of Directors, the General Partner of WCSB Oil & Gas Royalty Income 2009 Limited Partnership ("WCSB 2009 Income Fund" or "WCSB") has approved a distribution of dividends of $0.25 per unit, payable December 31, 2009, to unitholders of record on December 28, 2009. WCSB's mandate is to pay ...

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 30

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. has declared quarterly cash dividends on its common and preferred stocks. The mining company declared a 15-cent-per-share dividend on shares of its common stock and a $1.6875-per-share dividend on shares of its preferred stock. Freeport...

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 30

Farm Credit Services of the Midlands has sent $52 million to its members as patronage payments, or dividends, reflecting a good year for the farm economy, and announced the re-election of five of its directors.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 30

PHOENIX----Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. today declares the following quarterly cash dividends payable on February 1, 2010 to holders of record as of January 15, 2010: $0.15 per share of FCX’s Common Stock . $1.6875 per share of FCX’s 6 3/4% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock .