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CME Group OKs 5-for-1 Stock Split (CME, ICE)

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 7:31 am

After markets closed last night, CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) announced a 5-for-1 stock split which will be accomplished as a 400% stock dividend. The dividend will be paid on ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top Dividend Stories of the Week

Posted: April 28, 2012 at 7:01 am

This was a huge week in dividends, particularly for the key DJIA components.  We had a report calling for more and more dividend hikes of about 8% from the DJIA ...
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Coca-Cola Adopts 1990′s Strategy: 2-for-1 Stock Split (KO, PEP)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 9:23 am

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is going to try a new strategy that we have not seen from the company since literally the 1990s... It is splitting its shares. The ...
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Google Clouds Good Earnings With New Class of Stock & Split (GOOG)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 4:25 pm

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may find itself having to explain the situation better after reporting what appears to be higher than expected earnings.  The company is proposing a new class of stock ...
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7 Big Tech Companies That Need To Follow Apple’s Dividend Policy (AAPL, MSFT, INTC, ADBE, DELL, EBAY, EMC, GOOG, SYMC, YHOO)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 8:05 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally listened to the call from Wall Street and Main Street to start using its cash for dividends.  With a yield of about 1.8% a the ...
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Apple Unleashing $45 Billion for Dividends & Buybacks (AAPL, MSFT, INTC)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 8:42 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally decided to decide what to do with its $100 billion or so mountain of cash.  The decision is a dividend, a buyback, and a ...
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ETF Reverse Stock Split Highlights Solar Death (TAN, FSLR, GTAT, TSL, WFR)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 10:20 am

The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) has been a total dud due to the fact that solar shares are only liked now by short sellers and the White House.  These ...
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The Abbott Break-Up Seems To Make Sense (ABT, BIIB, BMY)

Posted: October 19, 2011 at 10:18 am

Drug and medical stocks are not generally thought of as stocks hitting 52-week highs by the investing public.  So what about when a company decides to unlock shareholder value by ...
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Tyco Break-Up Chases ITT… GE or United Tech Moves Ahead? (TYC, ITT, UTX, GR, GE)

Posted: September 19, 2011 at 7:48 am

Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) already partly deconglomerized in a three-way break up of the company.  Now its core parent company is splitting up what is left of the operation ...
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AIG to Spin-off Plane-Leasing Subsidiary (AIG, BA, GE, EADSY, UTX, BAC, C, JPM, MS)

Posted: September 2, 2011 at 10:45 am

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has filed a registration Form S-1 for a proposed initial public offering of its wholly-owned IFLC Holdings, Inc. subsidiary. IFLC is the aircraft leasing ...
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More Than 20 Great Companies Which Refuse To Pay Dividends (AMZN, AMGN, AAPL, BBBY, BRK-A, CBB, DELL, DG, DLTR, EBAY, ERTS, EMC, ESRX, FLEX, GOOG, JACK, NDAQ, SYMC, UAL, URBN, WDC, YHOO, ZBRA, CSCO, VMW, MHS)

Posted: July 28, 2011 at 11:05 am

If you have been a reader of 24/7 Wall St. for long, you know that we appreciate companies that pay dividends just about as much the investors who buy ...
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More Waves of Stock Splits Heading This Way (LULU, OKS, TGI, SNHY, CLH, OKE)

Posted: July 7, 2011 at 12:55 pm

The mania of stock splits is not quite as fast and furious as it was earlier in June on the split calendar, but we are still seeing some key ...
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Bracing For More Key Stock Splits (SIX, AMX, LULU, MMS)

Posted: June 27, 2011 at 5:14 pm

We have noticed a near-record wave of stock splits of late despite the trend of today where companies have tended to prefer high share prices over record share prices.  ...
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10 Reasons Apple Won’t Pay a Dividend Any Time Soon (AAPL, MSFT, CSCO, NFLX, SIRI, AKAM, TIVO)

Posted: June 10, 2011 at 6:30 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has enjoyed massive growth over the last decade.  It has overcome a near-death experience and transformed itself into the second largest company by market capitalization.  Now ...
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The Serious Return of Stock Splits (CLH, OKS, OKE, ALXN, CERN, PLCM, CWT, OII, CSX, SIX, IIVI, FLO, CHD, PEIXD, C, AAPL, GOOG, NFLX)

Posted: June 8, 2011 at 10:36 am

Stock splits usually bring back memories of the old tech bubble and dot-com bubble.  Fundamentally, nothing changes at the company other than that smaller investors get to invest in ...
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