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Standard & Poor’s Notes Heightened Default Risks

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Not all is well in Big Oil, or at least, not all is what it once was. The upstream oil and gas arena continues to face significant pressure from falling energy resource pricing, runaway capital spending projections and conditions that may not subside anytime soon. At the heart of the problem is OPEC’s strategy to maintain market share, apparently at all costs, which is different than the cartel’s efforts in previous cycles to support the price. Though upstream industry constituents have announced capital spending reductions and some have idled rigs, commercial inventories of crude oil remain at decade highs, and risks to the global economy, not the least of which from China (FXI), Brazil (EWZ), and Australia (EWA), threaten the … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week February 19

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending February 19. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Analog Devices (ADI): now $0.69 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.62. Arbor Realty Trust (ABR): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.32. ARC Document Solutions (ARC): now $0.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.01. CAI International (CAI): now $0.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Canadian General Investments (CGRIF): now CAD 0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was CAD 0.21. Cimarex Energy (XEC): now $0.27 per … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week December 10

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 10. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Abbott Laboratories (ABT): now $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.45. Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE): now $1.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.12.  AMCON Distributing Company (DIT): now $5.00 per share special dividend, was $0.18.        Amerant Bancorp (AMTB): now $0.06 per share dividend. ARC Document Solutions (ARC): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.02. Aris Water Solutions (ARIS): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend. … Read more