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		<title>Nike raises quarterly dividend by 8 percent to 27 cents per share from 25 cents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Nike raises quarterly dividend to 27 cents

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Nike Inc. on Thursday raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent to 27 cents per share from 25 cents per share.
It will be paid Jan. 4 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 7.
Athletic shoes and apparel maker Nike is based in Beaverton, Ore. Its shares [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Evans raises dividend to 18 cents, authorizes buyback of 1 million shares through April 30</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Bob Evans boosts payout; authorizes stock buyback

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Restaurant company Bob Evans Farms Inc. said Thursday it will raise its quarterly dividend from 16 cents per share to 18 cents, and its board authorized a new share buyback program.
The dividend will be payable on Dec. 15 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 4.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Laclede Group board of directors increases dividend by 1 cent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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The Laclede Group board increases dividend

ST. LOUIS — Gas company The Laclede Group Inc. said Thursday its board of directors boosted the quarterly dividend by 1 cent.
The dividend is now 39.5 cents, up from 38.5 cents and will be payable Jan. 4 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 11.
Shares of The Laclede Group fell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harsco increases dividend 2.5 percent to annual rate of 82 cents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Harsco increases dividend by 2.5 percent
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Industrial services company Harsco Corp. said Thursday its board approved a 2.5 percent increase in its dividend, lifting its annual rate by 2 cents to 82 cents per share.

A quarterly dividend of 20.5 cents will be paid Feb. 16 to shareholders of record on Jan. 15.
Shares of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandy Spring slashes quarterly dividend from 12 cents to a penny</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Sandy Spring Bancorp slashes quarterly dividend

OLNEY, Md. — Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. said Thursday its board slashed its fourth-quarter dividend to a penny from 12 cents a share.
The new dividend is payable Dec. 17 to shareholders of record on Dec. 7.
The reduction will enable the bank holding company to retain an additional $7.3 million in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Health Services board declares stock split, dividend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Universal Health declares stock split, dividend

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — Hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. said Wednesday its board of directors declared a two-for-one stock split in the form of a dividend.
The company dividend is payable Dec. 15 to shareholders on record as of Dec. 1. Universal Health has about 49.2 million shares of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campbell Soup board raises quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 27.5 cents for 2Q</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Campbell Soup raises dividend 10 pct to 27.5 cents

CAMDEN, N.J. — Campbell Soup Co. said Wednesday its board has approved a 10 percent increase in its quarterly dividend to 27.5 cents per share, effective for the second quarter of fiscal 2010.
The dividend will be paid Feb. 1 to shareholders of record on Dec. 30.
Campbell Soup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foot Locker board declares quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share to be paid Jan. 29</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Foot Locker declares quarterly 15 cent dividend

NEW YORK — Athletic shoe seller Foot Locker Inc. said Wednesday its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share.
The dividend will be paid Jan. 29 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 15.
Foot Locker is based in New York. Its shares rose 16 cents to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Gold boosts annual dividend 13 percent to 36 cents; shares climb to new year high</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Royal Gold raises annual dividend 13 percent

DENVER — Precious metals royalty company Royal Gold Inc. said Wednesday it raised its annual dividend by 13 percent to 36 cents per common share.
The company, which acquires and manages precious metal royalty interests, says the dividend will be payable on a quarterly basis of 9 cents per share.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aegean Marine Petroleum to pay 1-cent quarterly dividend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Aegean Marine Petroleum to pay 1-cent dividend

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. on Wednesday declared a quarterly dividend, maintaining the 1 cent per share payment approved in recent quarters.
The dividend is payable on Dec. 3 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 12.
The Piraeus, Greece, company markets and supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PPD board of directors declares 15 cent quarterly dividend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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PPD board declares 15 cent quarterly dividend

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Drug development contractor PPD Inc. said Wednesday its board of directors declared a 15 cent quarterly dividend.
The dividend is payable Dec. 29 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 15.
In May, the company boosted the annual dividend rate 20 percent to 60 cents from 50 cents. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Span-America Medical Systems&#8217; board of directors raises quarterly dividend 11 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Span-America board raises quarterly dividend

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Medical supplies company Span-America Medical Systems Inc. said Wednesday its board of directors approved an 11 percent increase in the company&#8217;s quarterly dividend to 10 cents.
The dividend is payable Dec. 4 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 20.
Shares of Span-America fell 8 cents to $16.16 in midday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Following plunge in natural gas prices, Atmos Energy Corp. posts 4th-quarter loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Atmos posts 4Q loss on drop in natural gas prices

NEW YORK — Atmos Energy Corp. on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter loss of $16 million, citing a plunge in natural gas consumption and prices that cut deeply into revenue this year.
The Dallas-based company, which stores and transports natural gas to a dozen states, reported a loss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Werner Enterprises authorizes payment of quarterly, special dividends</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Werner Enterprises to pay special dividend

OMAHA, Neb. — Trucking company Werner Enterprises Inc. said Tuesday its board authorized payment of a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per share and announced a special cash dividend of $1.25 per common share.
The special payout of $90 million will be made Dec. 8 to stockholders of record at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ambac says trying to improve liquidity but may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Ambac warns it may file for bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK — Shares of Ambac Financial Group Inc. plunged 33 percent Tuesday after the embattled bond insurer said it may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection if it cannot improve its cash position.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday, the company said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cliffs Natural raises regular quarterly dividend back to 8.75 cents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Cliffs Natural raises quarterly dividend
CLEVELAND — Mining and natural resources company Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. said Tuesday it has raised its regular quarterly dividend to 8.75 cents.

Cliffs had reduced its dividend to 4 cents in May to boost its financial flexibility and preserve cash. The dividend is being raised back to its level before this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paragon Shipping sets dividend of 5 cents per share per quarter, payable Dec. 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Paragon Shipping sets 5-cent quarterly dividend

NEW YORK — Greek drybulk carrier Paragon Shipping Inc. said Tuesday the company would pay a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share, unchanged from the second quarter.
The dividend will be paid Dec. 14 to shareholders of record on Dec. 1, the company said.
The shares rose 7 cents to close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maiden Holdings authorizes dividend increase to 6½ cents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Maiden Holdings boosts quarterly dividend 8 pct

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Reinsurance company Maiden Holdings Ltd. said Tuesday it boosted third quarter dividend by 8 percent to 6½ cents per share.
The Hamilton, Bermuda-based reinsurance holding company approved dividend payable on Jan. 15 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 4.
The previous dividend was 6 cents per share.
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		<title>Baldor Electric declares quarterly dividend of 17 cents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Baldor Electric declares quarterly dividend

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Electrical equipment maker Baldor Electric Co. on Tuesday declared a quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents.
The dividend is payable on Jan. 5 to shareholders on record as of Dec. 15.
Shares of Baldor Electric fell 41 cents to $27.01 in afternoon trading.
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		<title>Intesa Sanpaolo bank reports 3Q earns flat, resumes cash dividends</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Italy&#8217;s Intesa Sanpaolo reports flat earns

MILAN — Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Italy&#8217;s second-largest bank, announced Tuesday it would resume dividend payments after reporting flat third-quarter earnings.
The Milan-based bank said net income was €674 million ($1 billion) in the three months ended Sept. 30, the same as in the same period a year earlier.
The bank said the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barclays reports fall in net profit over 9 months as bad debt provisions increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Bad debt weighs on Barclays earnings
LONDON — Banking group Barclays PLC on Tuesday reported strong earnings in its investment banking unit and announced the restart of dividend payments, but also warned that the bad debts weighing on its profits have not yet peaked.

Barclays, Britain&#8217;s biggest bank and one of the few to rebuff a taxpayer-funded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fitch downgrades Phoenix life insurance subsidiaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Fitch downgrades Phoenix life insurance
NEW YORK — The life insurance subsidiaries of The Phoenix Companies Inc. received a ratings downgrade on Monday by Fitch Ratings.

The insurer financial strength rating slipped into non-investment grade territory, lowered to BB+ from BBB.
The rating outlook remains &#8220;Negative.&#8221;
Fitch analysts said the ratings reflect ongoing concerns about the company&#8217;s strategic direction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FreightCar America declares regular quarterly dividend of 6 cents, payable Nov. 30</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
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FreightCar America sets 6-cent quarterly dividend

CHICAGO — Railcar maker FreightCar America Inc. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 6 cents.
The dividend will be payable Nov. 30 to shareholders of record on Nov. 23.
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		<title>Houston Wire &amp; Cable declares regular quarterly dividend of 8.5 cents, payable Nov. 27</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Houston Wire &#038; Cable sets quarterly dividend

HOUSTON — Wire and cable supplier Houston Wire &#038; Cable Co. said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8.5 cents.
The dividend will be payable Nov. 27 to shareholders of record on Nov. 16.
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		<title>Brookfield Asset Management declares dividend of 13 cents, payable Feb. 28</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Brookfield Asset Management sets 13-cent dividend

NEW YORK — Brookfield Asset Management on Friday said its board declared a dividend of 13 cents.
The Toronto-based investment company said the dividend is payable Feb. 28 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 1.
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		<title>Microchip Technology declares quarterly dividend of 34 cents per share</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Microchip Technology declares dividend
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Microchip Technology Inc., which makes semiconductors and microcontrollers, said Wednesday it would pay a quarterly cash dividend next month.

The company said the dividend of 34 cents per share would be payable Dec. 2 to shareholders of record on Nov. 18.
Microchip shares rose 26 cents to $24.41 in regular trading, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>El Paso 3rd-quarter profit plunges 87 percent on lower natural gas prices; dividend slashed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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El Paso posts big 3Q profit plunge, cuts dividend

HOUSTON — Natural gas distributor El Paso Corp. on Tuesday posted an 87 percent plunge in third-quarter profit, hurt by lower natural gas.
The company also announced cost-cutting measures and slashed its dividend, sending shares down in after-hours trading.
After paying preferred stock dividends, El Paso reported net income [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NTELOS lifts quarterly dividend by 8 percent to 8 cents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
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NTELOS lifts quarterly dividend to 28 cents

WAYNESBORO, Va. — NTELOS Holdings Corp.&#8217;s board on Tuesday raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent to 28 cents per share.
The new dividend is payable Jan. 12, 2010, to shareholders on record as of Dec. 14.
Shares of NTELOS closed flat at $15.33.
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		<title>El Paso Corp. slashes quarterly dividend by 80 percent, announces cost-cutting measures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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El Paso slashes dividend to conserve cash
HOUSTON — Natural gas producer El Paso Corp. on Tuesday slashed its dividend and announced several other measures to save or raise cash.

The company said its quarterly dividend will be cut to a penny from 5 cents. The move will save about $112 million a year in cash, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercury General declares penny hike in quarterly dividend to 59 cents, payable Dec. 30</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Mercury General declares dividend of 59 cents

LOS ANGELES — Mercury General Corp. on Monday said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 59 cents, up a penny above the prior year&#8217;s payout.
The auto and home insurer said the dividend is payable Dec. 30 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 16.
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		<title>MB Financial declares penny-per-share dividend payable Nov. 30</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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MB Financial declares penny-per-share dividend

CHICAGO — Bank holding company MB Financial Inc. declared a dividend of a penny per share late Friday, unchanged from the quarter before.
The dividend is payable Nov. 30 to shareholders on record as of Nov. 16.
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		<title>Regal Entertainment loses $1.8M in 3Q but CEO sees better 4th-qtr; board begins dividends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Regal posts 3Q loss but sees improvement ahead

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Movie theater operator Regal Entertainment Group said Thursday it swung to a loss in the third quarter as sales dropped by a double-digit percentage and it made bigger interest payments.
The company, based in Knoxville, Tenn., lost $1.8 million, or a penny per share, in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terra Industries declares special cash dividend of $7.50</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Terra Industries declares special cash dividend

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Fertilizer company Terra Industries Inc. said Thursday it has declared a special cash dividend of $7.50.
The dividend will be paid on Dec. 11, the same day as Terra&#8217;s regular dividend, for shareholders as of Nov. 23.
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		<title>Brookfield Properties declares quarterly dividend of 14 cents, payable Dec. 31</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Brookfield Properties declares 14-cent dividend

NEW YORK — Real estate developer Brookfield Properties Corp. on Thursday said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents.
The real estate investment trust said the dividend is payable on Dec. 31 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 1.
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		<title>Moody&#8217;s declares quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share, payable Dec. 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Moody&#8217;s declares dividend of 10 cents per share

NEW YORK — Moody&#8217;s Corp. on Thursday said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share.
The parent of Moody&#8217;s Investors Services credit ratings said the dividend is payable Dec. 10 to shareholders of record on Nov. 20.
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		<title>ConocoPhillips CFO Cornelius discusses what oil giant would do with money from asset sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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On the Call: ConocoPhillips CFO Cornelius
ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, has announced plans to sell assets worth at least $10 billion to cut debt and shore up its balance sheet.

During a conference call with analysts, Sig Cornelius, ConocoPhillips&#8217; senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer, discussed possible uses for the proceeds should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questar raises stock dividend to 13 cents per share</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Questar raises stock dividend to 13 cents
SALT LAKE CITY — Natural gas provider Questar Corp. on Tuesday raised its quarterly stock dividend to 13 cents per share from 12.5 cents per share.

The dividend is payable Dec. 14 to shareholders of record on Nov. 20.
Shares of the company rose 67 cents to $41.06 in afternoon trading.
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		<title>BP 3rd quarter profit down 34 percent on drop in oil prices, but above forecasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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BP Q3 profit down by a third, tops forecasts

LONDON — BP PLC, Europe&#8217;s second-largest oil company, reported higher than expected profits in the third quarter though earnings were depressed by the sharp fall in oil and gas prices in the past year.
BP posted a third-quarter profit of $5.3 billion, 34 percent below the year ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical Financial declares regular quarterly dividend of 29.5 cents, payable Dec. 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Chemical Financial sets dividend of 29.5 cents

MIDLAND, Mich. — Chemical Financial Corp. on Monday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 29.5 cents per share.
The parent company of Michigan&#8217;s Chemical Bank said the dividend is payable Dec. 18 to shareholders of record on Dec. 4.
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		<title>SouthWest Water doubles regular quarterly dividend to 5 cents from 2.5 cents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — SouthWest Water Co. on Friday doubled its regular quarterly dividend to 5 cents from 2.5 cents.

The company will pay the dividend on Nov. 20 to shareholders of record Nov. 4.
SouthWest Water&#8217;s stock fell 12 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $5.34 in afternoon trading. Over the past year, the shares have traded in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steak n Shake sells subsidiary to Western Sizzlin for $38.8 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — Restaurant operator The Steak n Shake Co. said it sold a subsidiary to Western Sizzlin Corp. for $38.8 million.

Both restaurant operators said the purchase price is based on $13.67 per share for 2.8 million shares outstanding of Western Sizzlin as of Thursday, Steak n Shake&#8217;s $12 closing share price, and a special dividend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columbia Sportswear raises dividend by almost 13 percent</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. — Columbia Sportswear Co. said Thursday that its board of directors boosted its quarterly dividend nearly 13 percent to 18 cents per share.

It will be paid on Nov. 25 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 12.
The previous quarterly dividend was 16 cents per share.
Columbia shares climbed $2.68, or 6 percent, to $47.49 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greenhill declares quarterly dividend of 45 cents, payable Dec. 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Greenhill &#038; Co. Inc. on Thursday said its board declared a dividend of 45 cents.

The investment bank said the dividend is payable on Dec. 16, to shareholders of record on Dec. 2.
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS — Peabody Energy on Thursday raised its regular quarterly dividend 17 percent to 7 cents per share.

The dividend is payable on Nov. 27 to holders of record Nov. 5, the coal producer said.
Shares of the company fell 99 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $43.90.
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		<title>Travelers 3rd-qtr profit jumps on lower catastrophe costs; insurer raises dividend, outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Travelers Cos. said Thursday that lower losses related to severe weather and a rebound in its investment portfolio contributed to a jump in the insurer&#8217;s profit for the third-quarter.

The New York-based commercial and property insurer also boosted its quarterly dividend 10 percent and authorized an additional $6 billion share repurchase program, citing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wells Fargo 3rd-quarter profit jumps 61 percent, but loan losses rise to more than $5 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Wells Fargo &#038; Co. on Wednesday reported a $2.6 billion third-quarter profit as the company&#8217;s retail banking operations, including the businesses it acquired with the purchase of Wachovia Corp., offset rising loan losses.

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo joined other big banks in reporting continuing heavy losses from failed loans as a growing number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McDonald&#8217;s readies third-quarter results, analysts wait to see if Angus burger soars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley M. Heher</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — McDonald&#8217;s Corp. reports results for the third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

OVERVIEW: During the third quarter, McDonald&#8217;s rolled out its long-touted $4 Angus burger nationwide in July. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based company, like many of its competitors adding products, hopes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UnitedHealth Group CEO discusses possibility of offering a larger dividend to shareholders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UnitedHealth Group Inc. CEO Stephen J. Hemsley faced a flurry of questions from one investor about the possibility of offering a larger dividend during their Tuesday conference call to discuss third-quarter earnings.

The Minnetonka, Minn.-based managed care company currently offers a 3-cent annual dividend, but Lee Cooperman of Omega Advisors told executives a larger dividend would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Forest raises yearly dividend to 20 cents, names former Home Depot exec to board</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Universal Forest Products Inc. said its board has increased its yearly dividend to 20 cents. It will be paid Dec. 15 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 1.

The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based also said it has appointed a former Home Depot executive, Bruce Merino, to its board, effective Oct. 15.
Universal is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America loses $2.24B as loan losses rise; warns credit environment still difficult</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ieva M. Augstums</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America loses $2.24B as loan losses rise

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. said Friday it lost more than $2.2 billion in the third quarter as loan losses kept rising, providing more evidence that consumers are still struggling to pay their bills.
The nation&#8217;s second-largest bank, which lost $2.24 billion after accounting for preferred [...]]]></description>
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