Archive for January, 2010

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

Don't buy these stocks expecting payouts.

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

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said banks should refrain from paying out dividends and bonuses and strengthen their balance sheets instead.

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

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

MILWAUKEE----Northwestern Mutual today announced its financial results for 2009, highlighted by more than $4.7 billion in dividends approved for payment to policyowners in 2010. The company expects to remain the industry leader in the payment of life insurance dividends.

posted by Quentin Webb on Jan 28

On Wednesday, Oracle closed its multi-billion dollar takeover of Sun. A few bullet points from the Thomson Reuters data team:

· Following approval from European anti-trust officials, Oracle’s $5.8 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems was completed today. The transaction is 3rd largest software deal globally since the Tech Boom and the 10th largest on record.

· Since 2004, Oracle has been the most active acquirer in the software sector based on advisory fees. Oracle was the acquirer on 5 of the largest 10 software deals since the Tech Boom.

· In 2009 Software transactions accounted for 11% of the global M&A fee pool, the highest portion since 2000 when the sector accounted for just over 21% of the fee pool.

· Fees generated globally by the software industry in 2009 were up 36% versus 2008 despite the fact the number of deals was down 19% from the previous year.

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

MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - VTB should pay around 10 percent of its 2009 net profit as dividends, RIA news agency quoted the CEO of Russia's second largest bank as saying on Thursday. Although VTB is expected to post a loss for 2009 according to International Financial Reporting Standards, dividend payments are based on results calculated to Russian Accounting Standards, according to which VTB ...

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

MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - VTB should pay around 10 percent of its 2009 net profit as dividends, RIA news agency quoted the CEO of Russia's second largest bank as saying on Thursday.

posted by Victoria Howley on Jan 28

Shares of China XD Electric Co, which raised $1.5 billion this month in a Shanghai IPO, unexpectedly fell in their trading debut on Thursday, serving a stark warning to China’s securities regulator that it may have gone too far in trying to cool the overheating stock market.  Read the Reuters story here.

And in other news:

Keolis, the transport unit of France’s state railway group SNCF, and British transport operator Arriva, are studying a possible equity link-up, French daily La Tribune reported.

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

FPBF ), the holding company for Florida Parishes Bank, announced earnings for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net income available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter ende...

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

New rules to prevent the banks from causing another crisis would punch a €72bn (£62bn) hole in UK lenders' capital if implemented today, analysts at Morgan Stanley claim.