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2:48 PM Commercial National Financial Corporation (CNAF) declares $0.26/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 4.75%. For shareholders of record May 31. Payable June 7. Ex-div date May 29. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
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2:42 PM eBay (EBAY -0.9%) continues to look for more ways to grow the use of PayPal. New initiatives include RadioShack (RSH -2.7%) setting up PayPal as a payment option at its stores beginning this month and working with Jamba Juice (JMBA +0.7%) to find a way for its customers to pre-order drinks and pick them up in a separate line. The big picture: PayPal will be in an estimated 2M merchant locations by the end of the year, but the company still has some major work to do to break the swipe habits of consumers. Comment! [Consumer]
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2:40 PM Quest Diagnostics (DGX) declares $0.30/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.95%. For shareholders of record July 2. Payable July 17. Ex-div date June 28. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
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2:31 PM Vodafone (VOD +0.3%) views its Verizon Wireless stake as a more attractive long-term asset than its slumping European ops, and is thus loath to sell it, argues Bernstein's Robin Bienenstock in the wake of the carrier's FQ4 report (included major Y/Y drops in Italian/Spanish revenue). Bienenstock, no stranger to throwing cold water on deal expectations, also thinks Vodafone's remarks about keeping its new $3.15B VZW distribution are a sign Verizon (VZ -1.3%) won't be issuing fresh distributions in the near-term; recent comments from Verizon's CFO also back this up. 1 Comment [Tech]
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2:31 PM Shares of Rosetta Genomics (ROSG +2.4%) recovered from early losses to trade back near the prior day's highs after the company announced yesterday that it had signed a credentialing agreement with PPO provider Prime Health Services under which ROSG's miRview mets2 test will be included in Prime's covered products and services. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
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2:26 PM Synergy Resources (SYRG -1.2%) increases proved reserves by 40% in its mid-year update. For the period ending Feb. 28, SYRG grew reserves to 13.6M boe vs. 10.6M boe in the previous six-month period. SYRG has not booked any of its 10 non-operated horizontal wells, so it expects another reserves increase for the next six months; also is on track to drill five operated horizontal wells. Comment! [Energy]
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2:25 PM Alaska Airlines (ALK -2.9%) says only a few of its flights in and out of Alaska are being affected by the increased volcanic activity in the region. Comment! [Consumer]
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2:21 PM Shares of Cell Therapeutics (CTIC +6.5%) spike higher ahead of today's upcoming presentation at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference. The presentation will be held at 2:30 ET and is accessible on webcast here: [[CTIC} Presentation Webcast}. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
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2:20 PM A little more on the Xbox One: The console will launch "later this year;" Microsoft won't get more specific. No price details yet. A deal has been struck with the NFL to provide "exclusive content" via SmartGlass/Kinect, as well as interactive broadcasts. Gameplay recording/sharing are now supported, as are Skype and group video chat . There isn't any game streaming feature similar to what's promised for the PS4 (SNE). Activision (ATVI) says Call of Duty: Ghosts will arrive on the One. With the One, Microsoft is trying to both address a secular opportunity - soaring demand for Web-based living room entertainment, and a secular threat - a shift in gaming spend/activity to mobile and social titles. (live blog) 1 Comment [Tech]
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2:19 PM J.C. Penney (JCP +2%) is reported to have reduced the rate on its $2.25B term loan to Libor + 500-525 bps from Libor +575 bps. The retailer is using the funds from the loan for working capital. Comment!
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