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Highline Data Analysis Shows Y-o-Y P&C Industry Net Income Down 80.7%, Life Industry Net Unrealized Capital Gains (Losses) Down 876% in Third Quarter (PR Newswire)
The property and casualty insurance industry is reeling from the largest year-over-year drop in net income in seven years, according to an analysis by Highline Data. Read

TVI Corporation Reschedules Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call to November 25, 2008 (Business Wire)
GLENN DALE, Md.----TVI Corporation , an international supplier of military and civilian emergency first responder and first receiver products, personal protection products, quick-erect shelter systems and equipment rentals, will host its rescheduled third-quarter 2008 conference call on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Read

Investors Capital Holdings Revenue Holds Steady in Q2 (Business Wire)
LYNNFIELD, Mass.----Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd. , a financial services holding company, posted revenues of $23.05 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 compared to $23.09 million for the year ago quarter . Read

China Premium Lifestyle Enterprise, Inc. Reports Record Positive Fiscal Third Quarter and Nine Month Results (PR Newswire)
China Premium Lifestyle Enterprise, Inc. today reported its 2008 fiscal third quarter results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Read

Outlook roundup: Delta, Cigna (AP)
Nine days after announcing new overseas routes for 2009, Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest carrier, said in a regulatory filing Friday it plans to reduce future domestic and international capacity because demand for seats has slowed amid the global financial crisis. Read

Mattel Announces 2008 Annual Dividend (Business Wire)
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.----Mattel, Inc. announced today that the Mattel Board of Directors has approved the companyâs common stock annual dividend for 2008 of seventy-five cents per share. Read

UGI Declares Common Dividend (Business Wire)
VALLEY FORGE, Pa.----Directors of UGI Corp. , a holding company with utility, propane marketing and energy services subsidiaries, today declared the quarterly dividend of $0.1925 a share on the companyâs common stock. Read

Artio Global Funds (Formerly the Julius Baer Funds) Distribution Estimates (Business Wire)
NEW YORK----The Artio Global Funds and the Artio Global Equity Fund Inc. have announced the following estimated income dividends and capital gain distributions. Please note all estimates are based on current information and are subject to change. Read

Wegener Corporation Sets Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings Announcement Date (PR Newswire)
Wegener Corporation , a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that it plans to report its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 operating results prior to the market open on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Read

KeyCorp shares tumble after bank slashes dividend (AP)
KeyCorp shares tumbled Friday, as investors punished the regional bank for slashing its dividend for the second time in five months and continued to flee financial stocks amid concerns about the stability of the sector. Read

Earnings Preview: Campbell's to grow 1Q profit (AP)
Campbell Soup Co. reports earnings for its fiscal first quarter on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. Read

Smucker posts 3 percent 2Q earnings gain (AP)
J.M. Smucker Co., the nation's top maker of jams and jellies and now into the coffee market, said Friday that its earnings rose 3 percent in its second fiscal quarter, due to price increases and families choosing to have meals at home in hard times. Read

Putnam Announces Distributions for Open End Funds (Business Wire)
BOSTON----The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions at a meeting held November 13, 2008. RECORD PAYMENT FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS DATE DATE Putnam Global Income Trust - Class B Shares $0.0520 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/28/08 Putnam Global Income Trust - Class C Shares $0.0520 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/28/08 Putnam Global Income Trust - Class M Shares $0.0560 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/28/08 Putnam Global Income Trust - Class R Shares $0.0560 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/28/08 Putnam Global Income Trust - Class Y Shares $0.0600 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/28/08 Putnam High Yield Trust - Class B Shares $0.0420 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam High Yield Trust - Class C Shares $0.0420 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam High Yield Trust - Class M Shares $0.0440 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam High Yield Trust - Class R Shares $0.0440 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam High Yield Trust - Class Y Shares $0.0460 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class B Shares $0.0350 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class C Shares $0.0340 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class M Shares $0.0360 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class R Shares $0.0370 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Putnam Income Strategies Fund - Class Y Shares $0.0400 per share investment income 11/21/08 11/25/08 Read

Yum! Brands Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----Yum! Brands Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.19 per share of common stock, which will be distributed February 6, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 16, 2009. Read

Eastern American Natural Gas Trust Announces Quarterly Distribution (Business Wire)
AUSTIN, Texas----EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST announced today that its Distribution Amount per Unit for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 is $.7291 per Depository Unit. Based on the amount of Distributable Income for the quarter, the Trust anticipates that it will make a cash distribution on or before December 15, 2008 of $.7291 per Depository Unit to holders of record as of the close of business on November 28, 2008. Read

Third Century Bancorp Announces Dividend (Business Wire)
FRANKLIN, Ind.----Third Century Bancorp , an Indiana corporation and parent company of Mutual Savings Bank announced today that on November 21, 2008 the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.04 for shareholders of record on December 19, 2008. Read

Nature's Sunshine Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend (Business Wire)
PROVO, Utah----Natureâs Sunshine Products, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of encapsulated herbs and vitamins, today declared a 5 cents per common share quarterly cash dividend payable December 12, 2008 to shareholders of record on December 3, 2008. Read

CIT Declares Preferred Dividends (Business Wire)
NEW YORK----CIT Group Inc. , a leading global commercial finance company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.396875 per share on the Companyâs Series A preferred stock, $1.2972500 per share on the Companyâs Series B preferred stock, and $1.093750 per share on the Companyâs Series C preferred stock. Read

Gap shares get a boost after 3Q results (AP)
Gap Inc.'s stock soared Friday morning, as investors upgraded the retailer's stock a day after it posted a stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit. Read

Smucker's shares up 7 percent on 2Q profit beat (AP)
Shares of jelly and jams maker J.M. Smucker Co. soared 7 percent Friday after the company said its second-quarter profit and revenue rose, benefiting from more consumers eating at home. Read

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