In trading on Friday, non-precious metals & non-metallic mining shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.1%. Helping drag down the group were shares of A.M. Castle & Company (CAS), off about 32.8% and shares of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (SID) off about 10.5% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Tuesday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 8.9%. Leading the group were shares of Ultra Petroleum (UPL), up about 71.5% and shares of Linn Energy (LINE) up about 50% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.9%. Leading the group were shares of Linn Company LLC (LNCO), up about 42.1% and shares of Linn Energy LLC (LINE) up about 23.6% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Thursday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Ultra Petroleum (UPL), down about 36.8% and shares of Linn Energy (LINE) off about 16.4% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 6.2%. Leading the group were shares of Linn Energy (LINE), up about 28.6% and shares of Pioneer Energy Services (PES) up about 17.8% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Wednesday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 8.2%. Leading the group were shares of Memorial Production Partners LP (MEMP), up about 41.4% and shares of Linn Energy LLC (LINE) up about 30.2% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Friday, rental, leasing, & royalty shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 5.7%. Leading the group were shares of Sandridge Mississippian Trust I (SDT), up about 16.7% and shares of Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGT) up about 14.1% on the day. Read More »

In trading on Monday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.3%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Great Panther Silver (GPL), off about 7% and shares of Yamana Gold (AUY) off about 5.2% on the day. Read More »

This morning, ConAgra Foods (CAG) declared its quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, maintaining the amount paid to shareholders the prior quarter. Based on the current stock price, investors can expect a yield of about 2.7% going forward. Shares of ConAgra were higher on Tuesday, picking up 0.7% so far. Read More »

Edison International (EIX) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.355 per share, payable on October 31, 2014, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2014. Read More »

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.84 per share. The dividend is payable on October 2, 2014 to stockholders of record on September 5, 2014. Read More »

LINN Energy declared a monthly cash distribution of $0.2416 per unit, or $2.90 per unit on an annualized basis, for all of its outstanding units. The distribution will be payable July 16, 2014, to unitholders of record as of the close of business on July 11, 2014. Read More »

Aetna (AET) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on July 25, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 10, 2014. Read More »

The fourteenth trading week of 2014 comes to a close with US Markets lower in early afternoon trading. Big names such as Amazon.com, Google, and Tesla are contributing to the Nasdaq's now 2.25% drop on the day. Read More »

first quarter of 2014 on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 to unitholders of record as of the close of business on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Read More »

This morning, the Altria Group (MO) declared its quarterly dividend of 48 cents per share, maintaining the amount paid to shareholders the prior quarter. Based on the current stock price, investors can expect a yield of about 5.4% going forward. Shares of Altria were relatively flat today, trading around $35.60 at last check. Read More »

This morning, Mattel (MAT) declared its quarterly dividend of 38 cents per share, an increase of about 6% over the company's previous dividend. Based on the current stock price, investors can expect a yield of about 3.9% going forward. Shares of Mattel were sharply lower on Friday, falling 9.5%. Read More »

This morning, Duke Energy (DUK) declared its quarterly dividend of 78 cents per share, maintaining the amount paid to shareholders the prior quarter. Based on the current stock price investors can expect a yield of about 4.6% going forward. Shares of Duke Energy were lower on Friday, slipping 0.5%. Read More »