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Insurer AIG Has $7.8 Bln Q1 Loss, to Raise Capital: By Lilla Zuill NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc (AIG), the world's largest insurer, posted its largest ever quarterly loss on Thursday after writing down assets linked to subprime mortgages, and said it would raise $12.5 billion to strengthen...; Tags: Asset management, Insurance, Financial services, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, American International Group Inc., derivatives, quarterly loss, insurance company, dividend, balance sheet, CFO, mortgage, asset, analyst, risk assessment, Thomson Reuters Corp., Ne; News items 2008-05-08
A&L Takes 192 Mln Pound Hit and Shares Fall: By Clara Ferreira-Marques LONDON (Reuters UK) - Alliance & Leicester took a 192 million pound hit to profit on Tuesday from toxic assets, as analysts warned that sum could all but wipe out first-half profit and prompt a dividend cut. The country's seventh-largest bank offered reassurance...; Tags: Bank, Analyst, Dividend, A&L, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; News items 2008-05-13
Rentokil Profit Slumps: By Mark Potter LONDON (Reuters UK) - Pest control to parcel delivery group Rentokil Initial (RTO) expects to slash its dividend this year after first-quarter profit more than halved, it said on Friday. The services group, which has issued three profit warnings since December, announced...; Tags: Acquisition, Dividend, Financial Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law, Finance, Amazon.com Inc.; News items 2008-05-02
Peter Hambro to Pay First dividend: By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters UK) - Peter Hambro Mining (POG), Russia's second-largest gold miner, surprised shareholders on Monday by announcing its first dividend as it posted a 20 percent increase in 2007 profit on higher output and prices. Shares in the group, which have shed...; Tags: Dividend, Unit Cost, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Finance, Oukbs, Peterhambro; News items 2008-04-21
D.R. Horton Posts $1.3 Billion Loss; Cuts dividend: By Ilaina Jonas NEW YORK (Reuters) - D.R. Horton Inc (DHI), the largest U.S. home builder, halved its dividend and posted a quarterly loss of $1.3 billion on Tuesday as it wrote down the value of its land and unsold homes after cutting...; Tags: Mortgages, Freddie Mac, writeoff, quarterly loss, mortgage, home construction, California, analyst, New York, stock, cold calling, payroll, Thomson Reuters Corp., security; News items 2008-05-06

HBOS Sets 4 Billion Stg Rights Issue: By Clara Ferreira-Marques LONDON (Reuters) - British bank HBOS (HBOS) unveiled a 4 billion pound ($7.9 billion) rights issue alongside plans to cut its dividend payout to cover additional writedowns on the value of toxic assets and to shore up its balance sheet....; Tags: Balance sheets, Financial Planning, Financial accounting, HBOS Plc., dividend, Royal Bank of Scotland, balance sheet, bank, London, asset, adjustment, benefit, Thomson Reuters Corp., environment, banking, shareholder, tax, stock; News items 2008-04-29
CIT Sells $1.5 Billion of Stock: NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc (CIT), a commercial finance company trying to raise cash amid the global credit crisis, on Tuesday said it sold $1.5 billion of common stock and convertible preferred stock, 50 percent more than planned, in...; Tags: Financial Planning, Financial accounting, finance company, convertible preferred stock, common stock, dividend, finance, New York, shareholder, asset, leasing, stock, Thomson Reuters Corp., payment, bank; News items 2008-04-22
CIT Sells $1.5 Billion of Stock: By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc (CIT), a commercial finance company trying to raise cash amid the global credit crisis, on Tuesday said it sold $1.5 billion of common stock and convertible preferred stock, 50 percent more than planned....; Tags: Financial Planning, Asset management, Investment, Financial accounting, finance company, convertible preferred stock, common stock, dividend, asset, finance, New York, leasing, stock, liquidity, Thomson Reuters Corp., payment, shareholder, bank; News items 2008-04-22
Capital Crux as More Banks Face Writedowns: By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters UK) - HSBC (HSBA), Barclays and Alliance & Leicester are set to join the ranks of banks showing big first-quarter writedowns next week. Europe's biggest bank HSBC could take another multi-billion dollar hit on soured U.S. home loans as it winds...; Tags: Bank, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Analyst, Barclays Plc., Dividend, HSBC, A&L, HBOS Plc.; News items 2008-05-08
HBOS Sets 4 Billion Pound Rights Issue: By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters UK) - Bank HBOS (HBOS) made a 4 billion pound cash call on Tuesday and said it will cut its dividend, as it grapples with an increased hit from bad investments and a deteriorating mortgage market. Britain's biggest...; Tags: Bank, HBOS Plc., Dividend, RBS, Financial Services, Oukbs; News items 2008-04-29
Northern Ireland Looks to Make Peace dividend Pay: By Jonathan Saul BELFAST (Reuters UK) - For years, Northern Ireland was a byword for brutality and fear. But now, the tiny province is selling itself as a central, low-cost land of business opportunity, and investors are buying. A year after Catholic and Protestant political foes...; Tags: Ireland, Dividend, U.K., Northern Ireland, Belfast, Province, Investment, US; News items 2008-05-05
Churches Learn That Energy Stewardship Pays Real dividends: The U.S. Department of Energy estimated that if church congregations incorporated environmental stewardship into their overall goals, they would save, on average, 20 percent to 30 percent on utility bills. When a church uses less energy each month, its energy bills drop, and it can spend these saved dollars to...; Tags: church, dividend; Case studies
dividend Reinvestment Plans - Are They for You?: A DRIP is a program, run by a public corporation that allows individuals to make cash purchases of stock and/or to reinvest dividends directly from the company. DRIP plans offer investors the option of reinvesting their cash dividends by purchasing additional shares or fractional shares. DRIPs are an excellent option...; Tags: Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Investopedia, dividend, investor, stock; White papers
Preferred Stock: This tutorial elaborates about Convertibles. Preferred Stock represents ownership in a company but usually don't have voting rights (this may vary depending on the company). On preferred shares investors are guaranteed a fixed (or sometimes variable) dividend forever, (common stocks have variable dividends). One main advantage is in the event...; Tags: Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Investopedia, dividend, convertibles, shareholder, stock; White papers
dividends And Management Fees: The Board of Directors of any state-chartered bank in the State may declare and the bank may pay cash dividends on its outstanding capital stock without any requirement to notify the Department or request the approval of the Department. The aggregate amount of dividends declared or anticipated to be declared...; Tags: Financial Planning, Financial accounting, dividend, bank, net profit, tax, stock; White papers
dividend Service: This article focuses on the dividends. DTC's Dividend Service facilitates the announcement, collection, allocation and reporting of dividend, interest and certain principal payments for those securities in DTC custody, as well as those foreign ordinary shares eligible at the depository but custody by DTC with local custodians or depositories. This...; Tags: Financial Planning, Financial accounting, dividend, payment, allocation, agent, security; White papers
Much Ado About dividends: This article presents discussion on the proposal for eliminating the double taxation of stock dividends. The focus of discussion of this proposal is how much the change would stimulate the economy, if at all, and which sections of the US population would probably benefit most. However, this article asserts that...; Tags: Financial Planning, Financial accounting, McKinsey & Co., taxation, dividend, stock, benefit; White papers
National City Raising $7 Billion; Shares Sink on Loss: By Paritosh Bansal NEW YORK (Reuters) - National City Corp (NCC), a large U.S. Midwest bank, said on Monday it is raising $7 billion and slashed its dividend after mortgage and home equity problems led to its third straight quarterly loss. The bank's...; Tags: Mortgages, National City Corp., mortgage, reserve, writeoff, bank, insurance company, credit history, New York, analyst, Thomson Reuters Corp., insurance; News items 2008-04-21
Wachovia Posts Surprise Q1 Loss: Wachovia Corp posted a surprise first-quarter loss on Monday as credit problems from mortgages and other debt soared, prompting it to raise $US7 billion ($A7.57 billion) of capital, slash its dividend and cut jobs.Wachovia, the fourth-largest US bank, sold shares at a discount after boosting its reserves for credit...; Tags: Bank, Amount, Dividend, Wachovia Corp., Investment Banking, Mortgages, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Capital Structures; News items 2008-04-15
Wachovia Posts Surprise 1st-quarter Loss, Raises $7 Billion: By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp (WB) posted a surprise first-quarter loss on Monday as credit problems from mortgages and other debt soared, prompting it to raise $7 billion of capital, slash its dividend and cut jobs. Wachovia, the fourth-largest...; Tags: Mortgages, Financial Planning, Financial accounting, Financial services, Investment, Wachovia Corp., dividend, mortgage, ARM, mortgage company, investment banking, bank, stock buyback, Thomson Reuters Corp., stock, quarterly loss, New York, job, analyst, asset, payment; News items 2008-04-14