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Dynex Capital DX declares $0.29/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 10.74%. For shareholders of record Oct 05. Payable Oct 31. Ex-div date Oct 03.
Newcastle Investment NCT declares $0.22/share quarterly dividend, 10% increase from prior dividend of $0.20. Forward yield 11.3%. For shareholders of record Oct 01. Payable Oct 31. Ex-div date Sep 27.
Chimera Investment CIM declares $0.09/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 13.48%. For shareholders of record Oct 01. Payable Oct 29. Ex-div date Sep 27.
Facebook FB roundup:
1) Having pleased iOS users by boosting the performance of its core app, Facebook is now promising to update its mobile apps - secondary apps such as Messenger and Camera included - every 4-8 weeks.
2) Facebook is testing the automatic syncing of pictures taken with Android phones to a private Facebook folder, as the company tries to strengthen its photo-sharing lead.
3) A week after Mark Zuckerberg suggested Facebook will build a search engine, it has rolled out a search activity log feature.
Market recap:
Stocks slipped into the red in the final hour, giving up gains held amid optimism that Spain may be close to seeking a bailout. The next test for stocks will be earnings season and whether the market can maintain its positive bias if guidance continues negative. Crude oil rose but ended the week -6%; Treasury prices inched higher. NYSE gainers led losers three to two.
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European shares track Asia higher, boosted by chatter that the EU and Spain are working on a bailout for the country.
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Friday's economic calendar:
12:40 PM Fed's Lockhart: U.S. Economic and Monetary Policy
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Here are some of Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks in premarket trade:
Gainers AAR Corp. AIR shares rose 7%. Along with reporting results for the first quarter ended Aug. 31, the company raised its full-year profit target. Apogee Enterprises Inc. APOG shares rose 20% after the firm increased its profit outlook for fiscal 2013. Chimera Investment Corp. CIM shares rose 5.6%. On Wednesday, the company declared a 9 cents a share dividend. ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG shares rose 5%. The company said its first-quarter profit nearly tripled and sales increased 6.7%. ConAgra also raised its adjusted fiscal 2013 profit outlook.
Decliners IHS Inc. IHS shares dropped 12%. The company said its fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 8% but missed consensus estimates as the market-research provider saw its nonsubscription business weaken amid a shaky economy. The company also lowered its full-year earnings estimate. Herman Miller Inc. MLHR shares fell 6%. Along with reporting a lower profit for the first quarter ended Sept. 1 compared to a year ago, the firm on Wednesday issued a lackluster forecast for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC shares fell 6% after the railroad operator said its third-quarter profit would be down from the record $1.59 a share earned in the September 2011 period.
Here are some of Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks in premarket trade:
Gainers AAR Corp. AIR shares rose 7%. Along with reporting results for the first quarter ended Aug. 31, the company raised its full-year profit target. Apogee Enterprises Inc. APOG shares rose 20% after the firm increased its profit outlook for fiscal 2013. Chimera Investment Corp. CIM shares rose 5.6%. On Wednesday, the company declared a 9 cents a share dividend. ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG shares rose 5%. The company said its first-quarter profit nearly tripled and sales increased 6.7%. ConAgra also raised its adjusted fiscal 2013 profit outlook.
Decliners IHS Inc. IHS shares dropped 12%. The company said its fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 8% but missed consensus estimates as the market-research provider saw its nonsubscription business weaken amid a shaky economy. The company also lowered its full-year earnings estimate. Herman Miller Inc. MLHR shares fell 6%. Along with reporting a lower profit for the first quarter ended Sept. 1 compared to a year ago, the firm on Wednesday issued a lackluster forecast for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC shares fell 6% after the railroad operator said its third-quarter profit would be down from the record $1.59 a share earned in the September 2011 period.
Here are some of Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks in premarket trade:
Gainers AAR Corp. AIR shares rose 7%. Along with reporting results for the first quarter ended Aug. 31, the company raised its full-year profit target. Apogee Enterprises Inc. APOG shares rose 20% after the firm increased its profit outlook for fiscal 2013. Chimera Investment Corp. CIM shares rose 5.6%. On Wednesday, the company declared a 9 cents a share dividend. ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG shares rose 5%. The company said its first-quarter profit nearly tripled and sales increased 6.7%. ConAgra also raised its adjusted fiscal 2013 profit outlook.
Decliners IHS Inc. IHS shares dropped 12%. The company said its fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 8% but missed consensus estimates as the market-research provider saw its nonsubscription business weaken amid a shaky economy. The company also lowered its full-year earnings estimate. Herman Miller Inc. MLHR shares fell 6%. Along with reporting a lower profit for the first quarter ended Sept. 1 compared to a year ago, the firm on Wednesday issued a lackluster forecast for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC shares fell 6% after the railroad operator said its third-quarter profit would be down from the record $1.59 a share earned in the September 2011 period.
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Home builders $XHB ranked among today's top gainers on surging single-family housing starts and existing home sales rising at the highest pace since the first-time homebuyer tax credit artificially sparked sales in mid-2010. But hold the champagne; a Harvard analyst still sees single-family starts rising only to ~1M, "not even half-way back to where we should be in terms of long-term trends."
Earnings after Thursday’s close:
ORCL, TIBX
Earnings before Thursday’s open:
CAG, JEF, KMX, RAD
Thursday's economic calendar:
7:44 Fed’s Rosengren: Economic Outlook
8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
9:00 PMI Manufacturing Index
9:30 Fed's Lockhart: ‘The Future of Workforce Development’
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
10:00 Leading Indicators
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
12:30 PM Fed's Kocherlakota speaks at Gogebic Community College
4:30 PM Money Supply
4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet
5:00 PM Fed's Pianalto speaks at Miami University Farmer School of Business
6:30 PM Fed's Bullard: Monetary Policy
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The allure of dividend-paying stocks has not gone unnoticed by Morningstar's top managers, especially with bond yields at historically low levels and interest rates bound to go up over the next several years. The "ultimate stock pickers" tab these 10 high dividend yielders: $VOD , $GSK , $COP , $LLY , $NVS , $MRK , $INTC , $PFE , $SYY , $PM .
Earnings before Wednesday’s open:
$ASNA , $AZO , $GIS
After Wednesday’s close:
$ADBE , $BBBY
Wednesday's economic calendar:
7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
8:30 Housing Starts
10:00 Existing Home Sales
10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories
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Tuesday's economic calendar:
7:45 ICSC Retail Store Sales
8:00 Fed's Evans: 'Perspectives on Current Economic Issues'
8:30 Current Account
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
9:00 Treasury International Capital
10:00 NAHB Housing Market Index
11:30 Fed's Dudley: 'Regional and National economic conditions'
6:15 PM Fed's Lacker: U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy Comment!
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$AMD is now down AH on news of CFO Thomas Seifert's resignation. The selloff comes even though AMD insists Seifert's departure wasn't due to any disagreement over the company's books. It could reflect a lack of confidence in CEO Rory Read, whose first year at the company hasn't gone swimmingly. "Thomas leaving is a big deal. He was pretty well-liked by investors. He was viewed as the rock throughout all the changes, says Evercore's Patrick Wang.
Market recap:
Stocks stepped back from Fed-fueled highs of recent days, as oil and other commodities plunged on unfounded rumors of a release of the strategic petroleum reserve. The late selloff in crude oil whacked the energy sector, and concerns about steel demand hurt materials shares. A weak NY manufacturing report added to negative sentiment. NYSE decliners outnumbered advancers three to two.
Apple's $AAPL iPhone 5 pre-order announcement helped shares close within a hair's breadth of $700 today, and touch the figure for the first time in AH trading. It has also boosted the Street's confidence the company will sell ~10M iPhone 5 units before its September quarter closes. Canaccord's Mike Walkley says checks indicate demand is strong at U.S. carriers not only for the iPhone 5, but also for older models that just received price cuts.
Yup and all 3 were awesome trades that made peeps 1000s are they still in did they get hammered today I have no idea I do not buy or sell your stocks for you so if you got burned today That sucks but has nothing to do with my siggy as you called it every trader is responsible for there own actions period the end Now I got to get back to my $AAPL thats my pick lol
I hear that... glad you did not get hammered to bad
yup I say good riddens to any scams out there I feel for investors I had some $SMNG that was in the hault not anything to cry over but I can only imagine some investors out there must be crying big time :(
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said that it temporarily suspended trading in the shares of 16 more companies. The suspensions are part of a broader crackdown this year, which has resulted in a record 609 suspensions so far during 2012. The SEC has halted trading of numerous noncompliant companies, citing reasons such as a lack of current and accurate information, as it ramps up efforts to crack down on fraud. The agency has also increased its scrutiny of Chinese companies, amid concerns about the accuracy of their publicly disclosed information. The latest group of companies facing suspension are: AER Energy Resources Inc. (AERN), Alto Group Holdings Inc. (ALTO), BizRocket.com Inc. (BZRT), Fox Petroleum, Inc. (FXPT) and Geopulse Explorations Inc. (GPLS) Also, Global Technologies Group Inc. (GTGP), KMA Global Solutions International Inc. (KMAG), Mike the Pike Productions Inc. (MIKP), Mobile Star Corp. (MBST) and SavWatt USA Inc. (SAVW, formerly SAVWD) And Scorpex, Inc. (SRPX), Silver Dragon Resources Inc. (SDRG), Strategic Mining Corp. (SMNG) Surgline International Inc. (SGLN), Thrive World Wide Inc. (TWWI) and Zamage Digital Art Imaging Inc. (ZMGD). Write to Tess Stynes at Tess.Stynes@dowjones.com Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires (END) Dow Jones Newswires September 17, 2012 10:04 ET (14:04 GMT) Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 091712 14:04 -- GMT Story ID: SEP172012_DJB_01mE Keywords: ALL COMPANY NEWS, BASIC MATERIALS, CONSUMER CYCLICAL, ENERGY, INDUSTRIAL, CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL Symbols: AERN, ALTO, BZRT, FXPT, GPLS, GTGP, KMAG, MBST, MIKP, SAVW, SDRG, SGLN, SMNG, SRPX, TWWI, ZMGD
The dollar regains a bit of composure after last week’s rout, as escalating tensions between Japan and China trigger profit-taking on last week’s Fed-induced gains by the euro and other currencies. Japan-related stocks fall sharply in Shanghai and Hong Kong, as anti-Japanese protests erupt in China amid a territorial dispute that threatens to hurt trade ties between Asia's two largest economies.
JPMorgan Chase $JPM is down premarket on reports it faces a money-laundering probe, as the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency is said to be investigating whether the bank failed to monitor transactions properly, allowing criminals to launder money. JPM's share price had just regained levels it held prior to the May 10 announcement of the London Whale trading loss.