Archive for December, 2009

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Dimitar Berbatov is now showing his best form. Berbatov is yet to win over a section of the United support since his club record £30.75million arrival from Tottenham 18 months ago. But his efficiency is starting to pay dividends and, having eased him through a knee injury Ferguson is now confident will not require an operation, the Bulgarian will ...

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

ARLINGTON, Texas — Shay Hodge doesn’t get the notoriety or name recognition of some of his wide receiver counterparts in the SEC.Yet, Ole Miss’ All-SEC performer approaches the predicament with these wise words:"Maybe you can come from underneath the dark and do something great later on in life if you are overshadowed for a little bit,” he says.That approach has paid major dividends for Hodge ...

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

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 Eric Martyn on Dec 29

JORDAN/Clarity is in short supply today when it comes to IPOs.  Two companies filed for inital public offerings worth $100 million and $300 million on Monday, underscoring an impression of  investors growing more comfortable with companies they may have deemed too risky in 2009.

Following the upbeat tone is aluminum giant UC RUSAL securing some heavy-weight  investors –a member of the Rothschild family as well as one of southeast Asia’s richest men– in an IPO now bumped up in value to possibly $27 billion.

But wait, not all is rosy. A top China train maker, CNR, limped in its market debut after its $2 billion IPO in Shanghai. Valued at 49 times its 2008 earnings, investors tolerance was tested and the stock closed up a weaker-than-expected 2.34 percent.

“The weak debut is actually good for the market as it sends a warning for future IPOs, forcing companies to think twice before they set sky-high IPO prices,” said Chen Huiqin, senior stock analyst at Huatai Securities in Nanjing.

Looking into 2010 as we are all want to do this week, healthcare IPO’s will be a risky and potentially hot area boosted by President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform bill. The trend in Chinese Internet firm spin offs may continue. Tencent Holdings (0700.HK), , China’s largest Internet firm, NetEase.com (NTES.O) China’s third-largest online games operator and Chinese software developer Kingsoft (3888.HK) could be prime candidates to spin-off some business units, analysts say.

The global market for IPO’s looks hot in 2010 but, then again, maybe all the talk will add up to hot air. What are your thoughts?

Further reading:

The Top Ten IPO Candidates For 2010 (TechCrunch)

Mexico promotes bourse, but IPOs still scarce

Here Comes a Cleantech IPO Parade (Daily Finance)

Codexis Files for IPO, Again (earth2tech)


posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

As December in 2008 came to an end, the Sri Lanka army surrounded the Tamil Tiger’s administrative centre, Kilinochchi. Few would have forecast the rapid developments of the next five months.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

All that useless stuff rattling around your noggin ? Those song lyrics and advertising slogans from decades ago ? Maybe theyre not entirely useless after all. Jim Hough who, as The Onlooker, filled this space for 27 years recently told me a story about his memory and its mysterious ways. As you may know, Jim and his wife, Darl, moved recently from Paradise, in the Upper Peninsula, to Lansing ...

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

All that useless stuff rattling around your noggin …? Those song lyrics and advertising slogans from decades ago … ? Maybe they’re not entirely useless after all.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

All that useless stuff rattling around your noggin …? Those song lyrics and advertising slogans from decades ago … ? Maybe they’re not entirely useless after all.

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

By gurujk. This is the group of companies who raised their dividend during the week: Waste Management Inc. ( WM ), General Mills Inc. ( GIS ), BCE Inc. ( BCE ), and Moody's Corp. ( MCO ). Read more » »

posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for dividends on Dec 29

Ian Bell admitted a positive approach had paid dividends as he provided a fitting riposte to his critics with 141 as England finished the fourth day in sight of victory over South Africa.