Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/19/12, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.31, payable on 4/4/12. As a percentage of IFF?s recent stock price of $56.46, this dividend works out to approximately 0.55%. Below is a dividend history chart ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 15:24

There?s an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on March 9, Gardner Denver, Inc.?s CEO, Barry Pennypacker, invested $347,549.00 into 5,000 shares of GDI, for a cost per share of $69.51. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 15:24

Thuuz is a new service that identifies and alerts you to the most exciting sporting events while they happen. Their model helps identify what the most exciting NCAA tourney games will be this week.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 15:24

March Madness presents a perfect opportunity for the cable companies to market TV Everywhere.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 15:22

Like many, Desertec has recognized the Mediterranean's renewable potential but finding a way to bridge potential and reality remains tough.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 14:53

The old cliche goes that it's not what you know, it's who you know. True to some extent over here in the States, but in China it's everything ? the difference between success and failure, fortune and poverty. Sure, most entrepreneurs know they need to schmooze, but in Mandarin there is a word that describes ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 14:53

Standard and Poor's has been meticulously documenting mutual fund returns for the past decade and comparing them to appropriate indices. The latest results are now available in the bi-annual SPIVA Scorecard.?? I don't know how much S&P earns from doing this research, but I believe that active fund managers would pay a hefty sum not ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 14:53

Credit Suisse analyst Spencer Wang this morning cut his rating on eBay to Neutral from Outperform on a valuation basis. The analyst keeps his $40 price target on the stock. Through yesterday? close, eBay shares had rallied 24% year to date. At yesterday?s close at $37.62, the stock sits just a dime below its recent ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 14:53

The trend in the wealth management industry is for advisors to have fewer larger accounts, and for more of these accounts to be fee-based as opposed to commission based. A new study provides some interesting statistics that advisors would be well served to look at to see if they are taking their businesses in the right direction.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 14:53

What's the best way to deal with uncertainty? Well, you can do a lot worse than study successful entrepreneurs. There is nothing more uncertain that starting a new business. When people write about entrepreneurs, they invariably focus on their behavior: what Howard Schultz or Michael Dell did in building their companies. If you take that ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 14:53