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Notes From Hong Kong – A Relief Rally in Shanghai

While there was a relief rally in Shanghai as the PBOC stayed put, the mood in Hong Kong is rather subdued with volumes lower than average. Not much is expected during the next two weeks; there will be the usual window dressing and profit taking. We may have a rally in early January but trading [...]

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Annaly Capital Management Inc About To Put More Money In Your Pocket (NLY)

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 12/27/11, Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.57, payable on 1/26/12. As a percentage of NLY’s recent stock price of $16.95, this dividend works out to approximately 3.36%, so look for shares of Annaly Capital [...]

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Sony targets hard-core crowd with Vita launch

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)