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Post Market Summary: Wall Street Slips On Weak Housing Data, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Slumps

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:11:29 GMT

US stocks finished down on Thursday as weaker-than-expected housing data spooked investors. Stocks also came under pressure due to a steep drop in oil prices.[More...]

Daily Highlights: Sept 24, 2009

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:05:03 GMT

Crude Oil drops nearer to $68 after unexpected US supply gain.EU raids cement makers, Holcim & Cemex in Spain, as part of a price-fixing probe.Euro falls from one-year high versus Dollar before meeting of G-20 leaders.European Commission proposed new bloc-wide regulatory bodies to supervise banks.Fed highlighted signs of recovery as it left rates steady.[More...]

US Stock Futures Rise After Jobless Claims Data, Rite Aid Corp (NYSE: RAD) Eyed

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:55:00 GMT

US stock futures rose on Thursday, after a government release showed that jobless claims declined to the lowest level since July.[More...]

The New Dividend Aristocrats

Wed, 06 May 2009 12:39:17 GMT

The dividend aristocrats universe is shrinking according to analysts as some companies freeze dividends while others cut their payments. S&P might even consider [More...]

Six Promising Dividend Increases In The News

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:00 GMT

Last week S&P 500 had its largest weekly increase since 1974. Most investors are wondering if the bottom is in after the broad US index average bounced off its 11 year lows it had reached a week earlier. It was a week where Bloomberg reported stock dividends disappearing at the fastest rate since 1950s. According to the article the recession and global credit crunch are reducing profits for the fifth straight quarter and leaving less spare cash for quarterly payments to shareholders. Not all companies are conserving cash however; there were several dividend increases which reiterate my opinion that the dividend cuts might not spread to the non-financial sector. South Jersey Industries[More...]

NIKE (NKE), Donaldson (DCI), Hormel (HRL), McCormick (MKC) and Others Increase Dividends

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:18:00 GMT

Dividend investing in the classic implementation focuses on identifying solid companies with a record of growing their dividends each year; and an expectation that it will continue into the future. The focus is not solely on yield but a combination of yield and[More...]

McCormick & Co. And Becton Dickinson Increase Dividend

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:27:00 GMT

Both McCormick & Co. (MKC) and Becton Dickinson (BDX) announced increases in their quarterly dividends today. McCormick & Co. McCormick & Co. announced a 9.1% increase in the company's quarterly dividend.The new quarterly dividend increases to 24 cents per share versus 22 cents per share in the same period last year.The projected dividend payout ratio is approximately 41% based on November 2009 estimated earnings per share of $2.36. This payout compares favorably[More...]

WSJ: Food Makers Scrimp on Ingredients in an Effort to Fatten Profits

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:21:00 GMT

In 2007 we wrote how food companies, in an effort to "trick" the masses, were keeping prices flat while reducing the size of their boxes. (no inflation that way, right?) Now from the Wall Street Journal, we see the next iteration of that - wholesale substitution or elimination of ingredients (once again no inflation). This is yet another reason to simply mock the "inflation" figures - a lot of trickery is being done behind the scenes to make a bad problem look a lot better than it is. Implications: inflation is real and under reported. You (consumer) are getting less while paying equal or more. The government will assure you, you are just dreaming and inflation is not only under control but will go away. p.s. stop whining. On the[More...]

Companies Reporting Earnings Before Market Open on January 23 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:17:07 GMT

Ticker Symbols: CNB,FCX,AIT,DSL,JEF,SLM,STI,STJ,COH,ABT,ACAT,AME,AOS,APD,CBBO,CFR,CHKP,CNH,COP,EAT,ETH,EXC,FMBI,HCBK,LSI,MKC,MOT,PFE,PJC,PMTC,PX,ROK,UTX,VFGI,WERN,WTFC,MPX,RES[More...]

Free shipping key to online retailers amid recession and as holidays approach: 3rd-quarter sales slip; gains forecast in last 2 months

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:52:00 GMT

Nov. 6--Online shopping, long a bright spot in retail, has hit a bump in the cyber road.
"The good news is that these declines may finally be in our rear view mirror, as we anticipate marginally positive growth for the fourth quarter," said Gian Fulgoni, chairman of the Reston, Va.-based online research firm.
The percentage of online sales transactions that included free shipping increased to 42 percent in the third quarter of 2009 from 31 percent in the first quarter of 2008, according to ComScore.

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Post Market Summary: Wall Street Slips On Weak Housing Data, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Slumps

Daily Highlights: Sept 24, 2009

US Stock Futures Rise After Jobless Claims Data, Rite Aid Corp (NYSE: RAD) Eyed

The New Dividend Aristocrats

Six Promising Dividend Increases In The News

NIKE (NKE), Donaldson (DCI), Hormel (HRL), McCormick (MKC) and Others Increase Dividends

McCormick & Co. And Becton Dickinson Increase Dividend

WSJ: Food Makers Scrimp on Ingredients in an Effort to Fatten Profits

Companies Reporting Earnings Before Market Open on January 23 2008

Free shipping key to online retailers amid recession and as holidays approach: 3rd-quarter sales slip; gains forecast in last 2 months

Pa. Tapped, Drillers Not

Pa. Tapped, Drillers Not

Forecast Calls for More Rain in Aiken

McCormick and Schmick's to Move HQ to Pearl District

Kona Grill Opens Its First Minnesota Restaurant: The Arizona Chain, With Many Twin Cities Ties, Finally Opens One of Its Upscale Restaurants Here.

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Roadshow Column: Roadshow: Rising Gas Prices Irritate Many Motorists

Bucksport, RSU 25 Hire Firm for Energy Audits

UMES Plans to Plant 20-Acre 'Solar Farm': Project to Generate Power for 4,100-Student Campus

McCormick Reports Second Quarter Earnings Drop

InvestorSoup.com Researches Market Movers: Kimberly-Clark, PetroQuest, Pfizer, Dress Barn and McCormick

McCormick Announces Second Quarter Financial Results and Reaffirms 2009 Profit Outlook

McCormick Declares $0.24 Quarterly Dividend

McCormick & Company’s 2009 Second Quarter Results Conference Call to Be Available on the Web

McCormick Rings in 10th Anniversary on the New York Stock Exchange; Celebrates Beginning of Grilling Season

McCormick & Company Recalls Lawry’s Fajitas Spices & Seasonings Packages Due to Unlabeled Milk Ingredients

McCormick Declares $0.24 Quarterly Dividend

McCormick Announces First Quarter Financial Results and Reaffirms 2009 Profit Outlook

McCormick to Amend Policy Regarding Corporate Aircraft Travel

McCormick & Company’s 2009 First Quarter Results Conference Call to Be Available on the Web

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