American Tower Corp (AMT) 4/8/13 1.4%

Brady Corp (BRC) 4/8/13 2.2%

Darden Restaurants (DRI) 4/8/13 4.0%

Ethan Allen (ETH) 4/8/13 1.1%

FEI Company (FEIC) 4/8/13 0.5%

General Mills (GIS) 4/8/13 3.2%

The Gap Inc. (GPS) 4/8/13 1.7%

InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC) 4/8/13 0.9%

Intuit Inc. (INTU) 4/8/13 1.0%

Marsh & McLennan Corporation (MMC) 4/8/13 2.5%

OGE Energy (OGE) 4/8/13 2.4%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com.

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Perhaps part of the reason is that

In the report, Grainger noted, “In addition to the Food sector's broad-based rally, Mills' YTD outperformance has been

Raven Industries, Inc. announced that it has approved a 14 percent increase in the dividend.

Camden National Corporation announced an 8% increase in its quarterly dividend.

Washington Federal Incorporated (WAFD) announced a quarterly dividend of 9 cents per share, an increase of 12.5%.

ElringKlinger AG (EGKLF.PK) is proposing a 12.5% dividend increase.

General Mills (GIS) raised its quarterly dividend 15%.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) boosted its quarterly dividend 10%.

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) bumped up its quarterly dividend by an incredible 41%.

If you like interesting lists like this, check out the many stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, most of which are free.

]]> In a previous examination of some ETFs and their relationship to simple moving averages, we looked at a group of funds that were either below or vulnerable to giving up their 50-day moving averages.

This time around, the ETFs under the spotlight will be sector funds populated by a fair

]]> General Mills, Inc.(NYSE: GIS) reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings Wednesday.

Sales of its core brands, such as the aforementioned Cheerios, along with Progresso soups, and Haagen-Dazs ice cream rose for the first time since 2011, according to Reuters.

Further, GIS shares are up 19 percent this year. Much of

]]> General Mills, Inc.(NYSE: GIS) reported better-than-expected Q3 earnings Wednesday.

Sales of its core brands, such as the aforementioned Cheerios, along with Progresso soups, and Haagen-Dazs ice cream rose for the first time since 2011, according to Reuters.

Further, GIS shares are up 19 percent this year. Much of that, says Edward Jones analyst Jack Russo, is in response to the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) and 3G Capital, H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) deal, which has boosted share values for many food companies.

Russo says General Mills has been performing better in cereal and yogurt, businesses that have been challenged in recent years due, in part, to increased commodity costs.

"It looks like they're reinvesting back into the business,” Russo said. As a result, the company says sales by volume rose 1 percent for the first time ...

]]> Being a Wall Street analyst is tough work. Those analysts that have the temerity to make truly bold calls, such as calling a top in the banking sector in 2007, are often vilified and treated as though they are wearing scarlet letters.

Likewise, those analysts that predicted events such as

]]> Actuant (NYSE: ATU) is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.37 per share on revenue of $365.56 million.

FedEx (NYSE: FDX) is estimated to report its Q3 earnings at $1.39 per share on revenue of $10.85 billion.

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is expected to post its

]]> Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Wall Street expects FedEx (NYSE: FDX) to report its Q3 earnings at $1.39 per share on revenue of $10.85 billion. FedEx shares fell 0.77% to close at $106.46 yesterday.

Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) posted upbeat first-quarter results.

]]> Low volatility ETFs, one of the fastest-growing segments of the exchange-traded products universe, continue to gain favor with analysts and investors alike. Even with the S&P 500 within earshot of its 2007 highs, investors continue to put cash to work in low volatility ETFs.

"According to BlackRock, in the first two

]]> DailyFinance.com: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but worries about a resolution to the banking crisis in Cyprus soon took over and pushed shares down. In other parts of Europe, Spain's bad loan ratio rose to 10.78% in January and eurozone economic ... Read more]]> Here is a quick look at what analysts expect to see from FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), Nike (NYSE: NKE) and some of the other most prominent quarterly reports scheduled for this week.

FedEx

Third-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings from this ostensible economic bellwether are expected

]]> This weekend in Barron's online: a more sophisticated strategy for investing in emerging markets, an ETF special report, and the prospects for The Pantry and Globe Specialty Metals.

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"Emerging Markets: The Next Wave" by Reshma Kapadia.

A more complicated global economy calls for a more sophisticated strategy for investing

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