Selected Dividends and Earnings for August 16, 2009 to August 22, 2009

Monday, August 17, 2009

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.280 payable 1-Sep
• Chevron (CVX) - $0.680 payable 10-Sep
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.590 payable 15-Sep
• D.R. Horton (DHI) - $0.038 payable 28-Aug
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.240 payable 10-Sep

Earnings

• Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) after market close
• Lowe's Companies (LOW)

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Dividends

• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) - $0.140 payable 10-Sep
• Ashland (ASH) - $0.075 payable 15-Sep
• Honeywell (HON) - $0.303 payable 10-Sep
• Marriott International (MAR) - payable 3-Sep
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) - $0.339 payable 3-Sep
• Microsoft (MSFT) - $0.130 payable 10-Sep
• Moody's Corporation (MCO) - $0.100 payable 10-Sep
• Target Corporation (TGT) - $0.170 payable 10-Sep

Earnings

• Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) after market close
• Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) before market open
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) after market close
• Home Depot Inc (HD)
• Target Corporation (TGT) before market open
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) before market open

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Dividends

• 3M Company (MMM) - $0.510 payable 12-Sep
• Apartment Investment & Management (AIV) - $0.100 payable 31-Aug
• Cummins Inc. (CMI) - $0.175 payable 1-Sep
• ITT Corporation (ITT) - $0.213 payable 1-Oct
• Questar Corp. (STR) - $0.125 payable 14-Sep
• Qwest Communications (Q) - $0.080 payable 11-Sep
• Sherwin-Williams (SHW) - $0.355 payable 11-Sep
• United Technologies (UTX) - $0.385 payable 10-Sep
• Walgreen (WAG) - $0.138 payable 12-Sep

Earnings

• Deere & Company (DE) before market open
• Harman International Industries (HAR) after market close
• JDSU (JDSU) after market close
• Limited Brands (LTD) after market close
• NetApp, Inc. (NTAP)

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Dividends

• AmeriSourceBergen (ABC) - $0.060 payable 8-Sep
• Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) - $0.250 payable 4-Sep
• Ryder System, Inc. (R) - $0.250 payable 18-Sep
• United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) - $0.450 payable 9-Sep

Earnings

• Gamestop Corp. (GME) before market open
• Gap Inc. (GPS)
• H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ) before market open
• Intuit (INTU) after market close
• Patterson Dental (PDCO) before market open
• Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) after market close
• Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD) before market open

Friday, August 21, 2009

Dividends

• Equifax Inc. (EFX) - $0.040 payable 15-Sep
• Goldman Sachs (GS) - $0.350 payable 24-Sep
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $0.490 payable 8-Sep
• Robert Half International (RHI) - $0.120 payable 15-Sep
• The Hershey Company (HSY) - $0.298 payable 15-Sep

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for August 2, 2009 to August 8, 2009

Monday, August 3, 2009

Dividends

• Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) - $0.140 payable 26-Aug

Earnings

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Barclays PLC (BCS)
• Centex Corporation (CTX) after market close
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) after market close
• Clorox (CLX) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• Humana Inc. (HUM)
• Loews Corp. (L) before market open
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO)
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) after market close
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG)
• Tyson Foods (TSN) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 20-Aug
• HCP, INC. (HCP) - $0.460 payable 19-Aug
• KB Home (KBH) - $0.063 payable 20-Aug
• Pall Corp. (PLL) - $0.145 payable 20-Aug
• RR Donnelley (RRD) - $0.260 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) after market close
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• BMC Software (BMC) after market close
• Cameron (CAM) before market open
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
• CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) before market open
• D.R. Horton (DHI) before market open
• DaVita (DVA) after market close
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)
• Electronic Arts (ERTS) after market close
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• Entergy (ETR)
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) before market open
• GENPACT LIMITED (G) before market open
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) before market open
• Kraft Foods (KFT)
• Molex Inc. (MOLX)
• NiSource (NI) before market open
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• PPL Corporation (PPL) before market open
• Progress Energy (PGN)
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC) before market open
• Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) before market open
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Unum Group (UNM) after market close
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open
• Whole Foods Market (WFMI) after market close

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.030 payable 25-Aug
• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Sep
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.150 payable 29-Aug
• IMS Health (RX) - $0.030 payable 4-Sep
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Sep
• Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) - $0.340 payable 10-Sep
• Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) - $0.060 payable 28-Aug
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.160 payable 2-Sep
• Schering-Plough (SGP) - $0.065 payable 31-Aug
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.420 payable 4-Sep
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.050 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI) before market open
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG)
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) before market open
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) after market close
• PG&E Corporation (PCG)
• Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)
• Procter & Gamble Company (PG)
• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN)
• The Allstate Corporation (ALL) after market close
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER)
• Transocean LTD. (RIG) before market open
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Dividends

• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Sep
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Sep
• CA (CA) - $0.040 payable 19-Aug
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.125 payable 31-Aug
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 14-Aug
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.550 payable 10-Sep
• Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL) - $0.180 payable 24-Aug
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 11-Sep
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.460 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) after market close
• Ameren Corporation (AEE)
• CBS Corporation (CBS) after market close
• CenturyTel, Inc. (CTL) before market open
• Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) before market open
• Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
• Crocs, Inc. (CROX) after market close
• El Paso Corp. (EP)
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• MBIA Inc. (MBI)
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) after market close
• Millipore Corp. (MIL) after market close
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM) after market close
• Public Storage (PSA)
• Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (SNI) before market open
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV)
• Veolia Environnement SA (VE) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) before market open
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN) before market open

Friday, August 7, 2009

Dividends

• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Sep
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) - $0.650 payable 14-Sep

Earnings

• Edison International (EIX)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for May 3, 2009 to May 9, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

Earnings

• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) after market close
• Entergy (ETR) before market open
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• Loews Corp. (L) before market open
• McKesson Corporation (MCK)
• Sprint Nextel Corporation (S)
• SYSCO Corporation (SYY)
• The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) before market open
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG)
• Tyson Foods (TSN) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Dividends

• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Jun
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Jun
• KB Home (KBH) - $0.063 payable 21-May
• MeadWestvaco (MWV) - $0.230 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) after market close
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) before market open
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP)
• Centex Corporation (CTX)
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (CEG)
• CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) before market open
• D.R. Horton (DHI) before market open
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) before market open
• Electronic Arts (ERTS) after market close
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• GENPACT LIMITED (G)
• IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) before market open
• Kraft Foods (KFT)
• Legg Mason (LM)
• Lincoln National (LNC) after market close
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) after market close
• Precision Castparts (PCP) before market open
• Progress Energy (PGN)
• Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) after market close
• Sempra Energy (SRE)
• SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. (SIRF) after market close
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open
• Walt Disney (DIS)
• Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) before market open

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.030 payable 25-May
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Jun
• Charles Schwab (SCHW) - $0.060 payable 22-May
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.125 payable 29-May
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 15-May
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.150 payable 30-May
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.550 payable 10-Jun
• Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) - payable 12-May
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.160 payable 2-Jun
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.420 payable 5-Jun
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.050 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Embarq Corporation (EQ) after market close
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) after market close
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) after market close
• PG&E Corporation (PCG) before market open
• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN) after market close
• Symantec (SYMC)
• Tesoro Corporation (TSO) after market close
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER) after market close
• Transocean LTD. (RIG) before market open
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Dividends

• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Jun
• Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) - $0.050 payable 20-May
• Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL) - $0.180 payable 26-May
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 12-Jun
• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Jun
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) - $0.950 payable 12-Jun
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.460 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• American International Group (AIG) after market close
• Cameron (CAM)
• CBS Corporation (CBS) after market close
• Crocs, Inc. (CROX)
• Dynegy, Inc. (DYN)
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) before market open
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) after market close
• Luxottica Group (LUX)
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) after market close
• Millipore Corp. (MIL) after market close
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM)
• Public Storage (PSA)
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC)
• Sara Lee (SLE)
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The Allstate Corporation (ALL) after market close
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) before market open

Friday, May 8, 2009

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 26-May
• Veolia Environnement SA (VE) - $1.359 payable

Earnings

• Edison International (EIX)
• El Paso Corp. (EP) before market open
• Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (SNI) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for November 16, 2008 to November 22, 2008

Monday, November 17, 2008

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.240 payable 1-Dec
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.240 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• Covidien Ltd. (COV)
• Lowe's Companies (LOW) before market open
• Target Corporation (TGT) before market open

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Dividends

• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) - $0.130 payable 11-Dec
• Honeywell (HON) - $0.275 payable 10-Dec
• Microsoft (MSFT) - $0.130 payable 11-Dec
• Moody's Corporation (MCO) - $0.100 payable 10-Dec
• Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) - $0.250 payable 5-Dec
• Target Corporation (TGT) - $0.160 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• Home Depot Inc (HD)
• Medtronic Inc. (MDT) before market open

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Dividends

• 3M Company (MMM) - $0.500 payable 12-Dec
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP) - $0.200 payable 1-Dec
• Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc (CCL) - $0.400 payable 12-Dec
• Cummins Inc. (CMI) - $0.175 payable 1-Dec
• Liz Claiborne (LIZ) - $0.056 payable 15-Dec
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) - $0.350 payable 12-Dec
• Questar Corp. (STR) - $0.125 payable 15-Dec

Earnings

• Intuit (INTU) after market close

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Dividends

• AmeriSourceBergen (ABC) - $0.100 payable 8-Dec
• Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) - $0.140 payable 10-Dec
• Equifax Inc. (EFX) - $0.040 payable 15-Dec
• KLA-Tencor (KLAC) - $0.150 payable 1-Dec
• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) - $0.580 payable 19-Dec

Earnings

• Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) after market close
• Dell, Inc. (DELL) after market close
• Gamestop Corp. (GME) before market open
• Gap Inc. (GPS) after market close
• Limited Brands (LTD)
• Patterson Dental (PDCO) before market open
• Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) after market close

Friday, November 21, 2008

Dividends

• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $0.460 payable 9-Dec
• Robert Half International (RHI) - $0.110 payable 15-Dec
• The Hershey Company (HSY) - $0.298 payable 15-Dec
• The McGraw Hill Companies (MHP) - $0.220 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for November 2, 2008 to November 8, 2008

Monday, November 3, 2008

Dividends

• CONSOL Energy (CNX) - $0.100 payable 21-Nov
• Harman International Industries (HAR) - $0.013 payable 19-Nov
• Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) - $0.140 payable 25-Nov
• Zions Bancorp (ZION) - $0.320 payable 19-Nov

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Tower Corp. (AMT) before market open
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) after market close
• DaVita (DVA)
• Dynavax (DVAX) before market open
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• MasterCard Incorporated (MA) after market close
• Nicor Inc. (GAS) before market open
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM)
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) after market close
• Rockwell Collins, Inc. (COL) before market open
• Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) before market open
• SYSCO Corporation (SYY)
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG) after market close

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Dividends

• Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) - $0.060 payable 28-Nov
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) - $0.110 payable 26-Nov

Earnings

• Ameren Corporation (AEE) before market open
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) before market open
• Nautilus, Inc. (NLS) before market open
• NiSource (NI)
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• PPL Corporation (PPL) before market open
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC)
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.170 payable 25-Nov
• Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (AMP) - $0.170 payable 21-Nov
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.090 payable 28-Nov
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 14-Nov
• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Dec
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Dec
• Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) - $0.320 payable 10-Dec
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.320 payable 2-Dec
• Schering-Plough (SGP) - $0.065 payable 25-Nov
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.400 payable 5-Dec
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.340 payable 1-Dec
• Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) - $0.600 payable 1-Dec

Earnings

• Avalonbay Communities (AVB) after market close
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) before market open
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP) before market open
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) before market open
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) before market open
• General Growth Properties Inc (GGP) before market open
• Hospira (HSP) before market open
• IAC (IACI) before market open
• Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG) after market close
• Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM) before market open
• MAIDENFORM BRANDS INC (MFB) before market open
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• MBIA Inc. (MBI)
• Medco Health Solutions (MHS) before market open
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) before market open
• Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (RAX) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sara Lee (SLE) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN) after market close
• Time Warner Inc. (TWX) before market open
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER)
• Transocean Inc. (RIG) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close
• Whole Foods Market (WFMI)
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Dividends

• Allergan (AGN) - $0.050 payable 1-Dec
• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Dec
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Dec
• Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD) - $0.370 payable 9-Dec
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.130 payable 29-Nov
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.500 payable 10-Dec
• MetLife, Inc. (MET) - $0.740 payable 15-Dec
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 12-Dec
• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Dec
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.400 payable 1-Dec

Earnings

• Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD)
• AutoNation (AN) before market open
• Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BRL)
• CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBG) after market close
• Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (CEG) before market open
• Dynegy Inc. (DYN)
• El Paso Corp. (EP) before market open
• Fluor Corporation (FLR) after market close
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) after market close
• King Pharmaceuticals (KG) before market open
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• PG&E Corporation (PCG)
• Public Storage (PSA)
• QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM)
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV)
• Tyco Electronics (TEL) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Walt Disney (DIS)
• Warnaco Group, Inc. (WRC) before market open
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN)
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) before market open

Friday, November 7, 2008

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 26-Nov
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.585 payable 15-Dec
• ExxonMobil Corporation (XOM) - $0.400 payable 10-Dec
• Fortune Brands (FO) - $0.440 payable 1-Dec
• United States Steel Corp. (X) - $0.300 payable 10-Dec
• Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) - $0.150 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
• Edison International (EIX)
• Ford Motor Company (F) before market open
• GENPACT LIMITED (G) before market open
• Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN) before market open

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for August 17, 2008 to August 23, 2008

Monday, August 18, 2008

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.240 payable 2-Sep
• Ashland (ASH) - $0.275 payable 15-Sep
• Honeywell (HON) - $0.275 payable 10-Sep
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.240 payable 10-Sep
• Moody's Corporation (MCO) - $0.100 payable 10-Sep
• Target Corporation (TGT) - $0.160 payable 10-Sep
• Walgreen (WAG) - $0.113 payable 12-Sep

Earnings

• Lowe's Companies (LOW) before market open

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Dividends

• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) - $0.130 payable 11-Sep
• Microsoft (MSFT) - $0.110 payable 11-Sep

Earnings

• Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) after market close
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) after market close
• Home Depot Inc (HD)
• Medtronic Inc. (MDT) before market open
• Target Corporation (TGT) before market open

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Dividends

• 3M Company (MMM) - $0.500 payable 12-Sep
• Allegheny Technologies (ATI) - $0.180 payable 9-Sep
• Barclays PLC (BCS) - $0.895 payable 1-Oct
• Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc (CCL) - $0.400 payable 12-Sep
• Cummins Inc. (CMI) - $0.175 payable 2-Sep
• ITT Corporation (ITT) - $0.175 payable 1-Oct
• Liz Claiborne (LIZ) - $0.056 payable 15-Sep
• Questar Corp. (STR) - $0.123 payable 15-Sep
• Sherwin-Williams (SHW) - $0.350 payable 12-Sep
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) - $0.110 payable 8-Sep

Earnings

• JDSU (JDSU) after market close
• Limited Brands (LTD) after market close
• Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) after market close

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Dividends

• Assurant, Inc. (AIZ) - $0.140 payable 9-Sep
• Equifax Inc. (EFX) - $0.040 payable 15-Sep
• Northrop Grumman (NOC) - $0.400 payable 6-Sep
• Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) - $0.250 payable 5-Sep
• Robert Half International (RHI) - $0.110 payable 15-Sep
• The Hershey Company (HSY) - $0.298 payable 15-Sep
• United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) - $0.450 payable 9-Sep

Earnings

• Gamestop Corp. (GME) before market open
• Gap Inc. (GPS) after market close
• H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ) before market open
• Intuit (INTU) after market close
• Patterson Dental (PDCO)

Friday, August 22, 2008

Dividends

• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $0.460 payable 9-Sep
• The McGraw Hill Companies (MHP) - $0.220 payable 10-Sep

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list, or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).