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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for April 09, 2013

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. ( POT ) will begin trading ex-dividend on April 09, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.28 per share is scheduled to be paid on May 02, 2013. Shareholders who purchased POT stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents... Read >>

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Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for April 09, 2013

Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust ( VMO ) will begin trading ex-dividend on April 09, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.08 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 30, 2013. Shareholders who purchased VMO stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the... Read >>

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Safeway's Blackhawk Network sets terms for $210 million IPO

Blackhawk Network Holdings, a Safeway spin-off that provides prepaid products for consumers and businesses, announced terms for its IPO in a press release on Monday. The Pleasanton, CA-based company plans to raise $210 million by offering 10 million shares at a price range of $20 to $22. Blackhawk Network... Read >>

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Pre-Market Most Active for Apr 8, 2013 : BAC, BCRX, ARMH, QQQ, WFT, NXST, LUFK, ARCP, GM^B, MT, GNC, NOK

The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 4.06 to 2,775.81. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 4,429,381 shares traded. The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session : Bank of America Corporation ( BAC ) is +0.08 at $12.05, with 629,808 shares traded. Over the last four... Read >>

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7 US IPOs planned for the week of Apr 8

The following IPOs are expected to price this week : Chimerix ( CMRX ), which is developing a potent antiviral drug for use in stem cell transplants, plans to raise $85 million by offering 6.1 million shares at a price range of $13.00 to $15.00. At the midpoint of the proposed range, Chimerix would... Read >>

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Benzinga Market Primer: Monday, April 8

Futures Creep Higher Despite Korean Tensions, Weak Payrolls U.S. equity futures crept higher in early pre-market trade Monday despite North Korea increasing rhetoric over a missile test and following Friday's much weaker than expected Non-Farm Payrolls report. It is widely expected that North Korea will test a... Read >>

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A Look Ahead: This Week's ETFs to Watch

At the hands of a mixed batch of economic data last week that culminated in Friday's disappointing March jobs report, U.S. stocks suffered their worst weekly performance of 2013. When all was said and done, the S&P 500 lost nearly one percent on the week and buyers stepped in Friday afternoon to prevent... Read >>

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Bull of the Day: Moody's (MCO) - Bull of the Day

While it's true that headlines can quickly and sometimes violently affect stock prices, they can also create exceptional opportunities; Moody's ( MCO ) might just be the perfect example of a positive opportunity. Back in February the Department of Justice filed a civil suit against Standard & Poor's ( ... Read >>

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Bear of the Day: Children's Place (PLCE) - Bear of the Day

When markets are looking shaky, it's usually not a good idea to bet on those companies that are shaky themselves. Children's Place ( PLCE ) is not falling apart, but their expected sales growth of negative 1% for the coming year is not a good place to start when you have an economy barely hanging on to life.... Read >>

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US IPO Recap: 9 set terms, 8 file as market springs to life

The US IPO market saw a jolt of activity last week, as nine companies set terms and eight submitted initial filings. The newly scheduled deals included two $500 million offerings, from top US homebuilder Taylor Morrison ( TMHC ) and leading satellite service provider Intelsat ( I ), and the new... Read >>