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Platts Report: China Oil Demand Rises 3.5% in November from Year Ago
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 23, 10:30PM CST
China's apparent oil demand* in November rose 3.5% year over year to 42.18 million metric tons (mt), or an average 10.31 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data. The official data also showed China turning into a net exporter of oil products during the January - November period this year.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Unifi, Central Pacific Financial Set to Join the SmallCap 600
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 23, 4:55PM CST
S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Wednesday, December 31:
CPF: 21.00 (+0.95), TQNT: 27.72 (+0.50), HTH: 19.82 (-0.17), SWS: 6.86 (-0.08), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), RFMD: 16.59 (+0.29), UFI: 30.24 (+2.63)
Dow 101: The Dow and how it works
The Associated Press - AP - Tue Dec 23, 3:19PM CST
The Dow Jones industrial average, an index of 30 U.S. blue-chip stocks, is the oldest barometer of the stock market. On Tuesday, it closed above 18,000 for the first time in its 118-year history.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), NWS: 14.92 (-0.07), NWSA: 15.48 (-0.13)
S&P 500 Q3 2014 Buybacks Increase 25% Over Q2
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 23, 8:30AM CST
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that preliminary results show that S&P 500® third quarter 2014 stock buybacks, or share repurchases, increased 25.0% to $145.2 billion up from the $116.2 billion spent on share repurchases during the second quarter of this year. The $145.2 billion Q3 spend represents a 13.3% increase from the $128.2 billion spent during the third quarter of 2013.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Bonanza Creek Energy Set to Join the S&P SmallCap 600
PR Newswire - Fri Dec 19, 4:53PM CST
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. (NYSE: BCEI) will replace Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc. (NASD: MGAM) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Tuesday, December 23. Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GCA) is acquiring Multimedia Games Holding in a transaction expected to be completed soon.
MGAM: 36.44 (-0.01), BCEI: 23.25 (-0.62), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), GCA: 6.98 (-0.04)
$781 Billion in Global ETP AUM Based on Indices Published by S&P Dow Jones Indices
PR Newswire - Thu Dec 18, 8:30AM CST
S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"
, announced today that as of December 12, 2014, the assets under management (AUM) of exchange traded products (ETPs) based on its indices has reached $781 billion, representing a 20% increase over 2013 and a 31% market share -- more than twice as much as the next index provider. More assets are invested in ETPs (ETFs + ETNs) based upon indices calculated and published by S&P DJI than any other index provider in the world.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Platts: Global Petrochemical Prices Fell 9% in November
PR Newswire - Thu Dec 18, 4:20AM CST
Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market extended its fall by 9% in November, as energy and naphtha prices continued to slide. Petrochemical prices, expressed as a monthly average, fell $199 from October to $1,205 per metric ton (/mt) in November, according to the just-released monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI).
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
5 Dividend Champions With Higher Dividends In 3 Months
Dividend Yield - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 7:03PM CST
No one has a crystal ball, but when we look forward in the dividend growth space, we may find stocks that may raise dividends in the near future in order to keep their status. Today I'd like to introduce some Dividend Champions that need to hike...
T: 33.96 (-0.07), MMM: 166.96 (+0.09), ADM: 53.11 (-0.06), ED: 66.91 (+0.90), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
ExamWorks Group Set to Join the S&P SmallCap 600
PR Newswire - Wed Dec 17, 4:49PM CST
ExamWorks Group Inc. (NYSE: EXAM) will replace Oplink Communications Inc. (NASD: OPLK) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Monday, December 22. Privately held Koch Industries is acquiring Oplink Communications in a transaction expected to be completed soon.
EXAM: 41.16 (+0.96), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), OPLK: 24.23 (-0.03)
S&P Capital IQ Initiates Coverage on Pressure BioSciences, Inc. in S&P Capital IQ Factual Stock Reports
PR Newswire - Wed Dec 17, 9:35AM CST
S&P Capital IQ (MHFI) announced today that it has commenced Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Pressure BioSciences Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO).
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Schneider Electric Wins 2014 Platts Global Energy Award
PR Newswire - Wed Dec 17, 8:00AM CST
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has been recognized for its efforts to conserve and manage energy consumption at more than 300 company facilities around the world. The company was honored with a Stewardship Award at the 2014 Platts Global Energy Awards.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Platts JKM(TM) for January-delivered LNG Slumped 46.9% in Largest Year over Year Drop
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 16, 11:00PM CST
Prices of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) for January delivery to Asia plunged 46.9% year over year to average $10.062 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu), according to latest Platts Japan/Korea Marker (Platts JKM(TM)) data for month-ahead delivery. The figure reflects the daily Platts JKM assessed between November 17 and December 15, expressed as a monthly average.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
China's Independent Oil Refineries: An Inside Look - Surviving Amid Mounting Challenges
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 16, 1:31PM CST
Independent oil refiners in eastern China, responsible for some 30% of the nation's refining capacity, are confident of survival despite major headwinds, according to a just-released installment of a 5-part series looking at the capabilities and strategies of the nation's so-called "teapot" or "tea kettle" oil refineries. Platts' special "inside" view reveals how these small-scale entities are surviving and dispelling perceptions the sector is "inefficient" and/or "unsophisticated."
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Lima Stock Exchange Launch S&P/BVL Peru Select Index
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 16, 10:00AM CST
Continuing its strategic expansion throughout Latin America, S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI" signed an agreement in Peru today with the Bolsa de Valores de Lima ("BVL" to license, distribute, and govern all of the BVL indices including a new version of their flagship index, IGBVL (Indice General de la Bolsa de Valores de Lima). The signing, as well as a bell ringing commemorating the event, took place at the Bolsa de Valores de Lima.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
National Credit Default Rates Continue to Increase Marginally in November 2014 According to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 16, 8:44AM CST
Data through November 2014, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, continued to show an increase in default rates. The national composite posted 1.07% in November, up one basis point from October 2014. For the fourth consecutive month, the first mortgage default rate rose one basis point, to 0.97% in November. The second mortgage default also rose one basis point from its historical low in October to 0.48%. The bank card rate set a new historical low again this month with a reported rate of 2.59%, down one basis point from the previous month.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
The Best Of The Best: Top 7 Dividend Aristocrats
Sure Dividend - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 6:55PM CST
Over the past 3 months I have analyzed each of the 54 Dividend Aristocrats. The complete list of Dividend Aristocrats sorted by sector is included in the tables below: Basic Materials Consumer Goods Financials Health Care ...
MKC: 76.63 (-0.15), GPC: 107.62 (-0.21), CAH: 82.07 (+0.15), ED: 66.91 (+0.90), SYY: 40.59 (-0.11), WMT: 86.43 (-0.23), GWW: 256.98 (-0.82), PNR: 66.99 (-0.09), TGT: 74.65 (-0.04), ABBV: 66.21 (+1.86), LOW: 67.51 (-0.43), BCR: 169.10 (-0.44), TROW: 87.34 (-0.25), VFC: 74.63 (-0.01), FDO: 79.14 (-0.01), HRL: 53.08 (-0.17), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), ADP: 85.24 (+0.07), ADM: 53.11 (-0.06), SIAL: 137.16 (-0.01), MCD: 93.83 (-0.39), DOV: 74.20 (-0.28), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48), SHW: 264.55 (+1.46), BF.B: 90.41 (+0.40), MMM: 166.96 (+0.09), BDX: 139.90 (+1.44), CLX: 105.46 (-0.62), MDT: 74.08 (+0.31), KMB: 117.77 (-0.21), XOM: 93.78 (-0.81), CB: 104.37 (-0.07), PEP: 97.09 (-0.27), SWK: 97.36 (+0.04), JNJ: 104.59 (+0.31), T: 33.96 (-0.07), CINF: 52.18 (-0.19), PPG: 231.12 (+0.05), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), APD: 148.58 (unch), ECL: 107.18 (-0.27), KO: 42.94 (-0.03), ABT: 45.70 (-0.02), HCP: 44.00 (-0.45), NUE: 49.33 (-0.22), EMR: 62.73 (-0.10), LEG: 42.40 (+0.19), BMS: 45.96 (-0.12), ITW: 97.11 (-0.10), CTAS: 79.86 (+0.22), PG: 93.14 (-0.15), BEN: 56.99 (-0.14), AFL: 61.94 (unch), CL: 70.47 (-0.53)
S&P Capital IQ Initiates Coverage on ADVFN PLC in S&P Capital IQ Factual Stock Reports
PR Newswire - Mon Dec 15, 5:22PM CST
S&P Capital IQ (MHFI) announced today that it has commenced Factual Stock Report coverage on ADVFN PLC.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Platts Report: Falling energy prices could challenge profitability of U.S. petrochemicals
PR Newswire - Mon Dec 15, 2:00AM CST
The petrochemical industry got a taste of what could be a potential shift in petrochemical profitability during the last quarter as crude prices - and, in turn, naphtha prices - tumbled, according to the just-released quarterly: Platts Global Polyolefins Outlook.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Dividend Champions: 13 Increases Expected In The Next 11 Weeks
David Fish - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 14, 1:42AM CST
MMM: 166.96 (+0.09), HCP: 44.00 (-0.45), ED: 66.91 (+0.90), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), TR: 30.72 (+0.22), BMS: 45.96 (-0.12), T: 33.96 (-0.07), ADM: 53.11 (-0.06), SJW: 32.40 (+0.28), CWT: 24.96 (+0.34), SHW: 264.55 (+1.46), BKH: 53.53 (+0.45), ORI: 14.59 (+0.02)
Hearst Corp. taking Fitch stake up to 80%
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 11:49AM CST
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), MCO: 98.29 (+0.29)
Platts Report: China Oil Demand Rises 3.5% in November from Year Ago
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 23, 10:30PM CST
China's apparent oil demand* in November rose 3.5% year over year to 42.18 million metric tons (mt), or an average 10.31 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data. The official data also showed China turning into a net exporter of oil products during the January - November period this year.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Unifi, Central Pacific Financial Set to Join the SmallCap 600
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 23, 4:55PM CST
S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Wednesday, December 31:
CPF: 21.00 (+0.95), TQNT: 27.72 (+0.50), HTH: 19.82 (-0.17), SWS: 6.86 (-0.08), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), RFMD: 16.59 (+0.29), UFI: 30.24 (+2.63)
Dow 101: The Dow and how it works
The Associated Press - AP - Tue Dec 23, 3:19PM CST
The Dow Jones industrial average, an index of 30 U.S. blue-chip stocks, is the oldest barometer of the stock market. On Tuesday, it closed above 18,000 for the first time in its 118-year history.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), NWS: 14.92 (-0.07), NWSA: 15.48 (-0.13)
S&P 500 Q3 2014 Buybacks Increase 25% Over Q2
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 23, 8:30AM CST
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that preliminary results show that S&P 500® third quarter 2014 stock buybacks, or share repurchases, increased 25.0% to $145.2 billion up from the $116.2 billion spent on share repurchases during the second quarter of this year. The $145.2 billion Q3 spend represents a 13.3% increase from the $128.2 billion spent during the third quarter of 2013.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Bonanza Creek Energy Set to Join the S&P SmallCap 600
PR Newswire - Fri Dec 19, 4:53PM CST
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. (NYSE: BCEI) will replace Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc. (NASD: MGAM) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Tuesday, December 23. Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GCA) is acquiring Multimedia Games Holding in a transaction expected to be completed soon.
MGAM: 36.44 (-0.01), BCEI: 23.25 (-0.62), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), GCA: 6.98 (-0.04)
$781 Billion in Global ETP AUM Based on Indices Published by S&P Dow Jones Indices
PR Newswire - Thu Dec 18, 8:30AM CST
S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"
, announced today that as of December 12, 2014, the assets under management (AUM) of exchange traded products (ETPs) based on its indices has reached $781 billion, representing a 20% increase over 2013 and a 31% market share -- more than twice as much as the next index provider. More assets are invested in ETPs (ETFs + ETNs) based upon indices calculated and published by S&P DJI than any other index provider in the world. MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Platts: Global Petrochemical Prices Fell 9% in November
PR Newswire - Thu Dec 18, 4:20AM CST
Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market extended its fall by 9% in November, as energy and naphtha prices continued to slide. Petrochemical prices, expressed as a monthly average, fell $199 from October to $1,205 per metric ton (/mt) in November, according to the just-released monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI).
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
5 Dividend Champions With Higher Dividends In 3 Months
Dividend Yield - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 7:03PM CST
No one has a crystal ball, but when we look forward in the dividend growth space, we may find stocks that may raise dividends in the near future in order to keep their status. Today I'd like to introduce some Dividend Champions that need to hike...
T: 33.96 (-0.07), MMM: 166.96 (+0.09), ADM: 53.11 (-0.06), ED: 66.91 (+0.90), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
ExamWorks Group Set to Join the S&P SmallCap 600
PR Newswire - Wed Dec 17, 4:49PM CST
ExamWorks Group Inc. (NYSE: EXAM) will replace Oplink Communications Inc. (NASD: OPLK) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Monday, December 22. Privately held Koch Industries is acquiring Oplink Communications in a transaction expected to be completed soon.
EXAM: 41.16 (+0.96), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), OPLK: 24.23 (-0.03)
S&P Capital IQ Initiates Coverage on Pressure BioSciences, Inc. in S&P Capital IQ Factual Stock Reports
PR Newswire - Wed Dec 17, 9:35AM CST
S&P Capital IQ (MHFI) announced today that it has commenced Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Pressure BioSciences Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO).
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Schneider Electric Wins 2014 Platts Global Energy Award
PR Newswire - Wed Dec 17, 8:00AM CST
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has been recognized for its efforts to conserve and manage energy consumption at more than 300 company facilities around the world. The company was honored with a Stewardship Award at the 2014 Platts Global Energy Awards.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Platts JKM(TM) for January-delivered LNG Slumped 46.9% in Largest Year over Year Drop
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 16, 11:00PM CST
Prices of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) for January delivery to Asia plunged 46.9% year over year to average $10.062 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu), according to latest Platts Japan/Korea Marker (Platts JKM(TM)) data for month-ahead delivery. The figure reflects the daily Platts JKM assessed between November 17 and December 15, expressed as a monthly average.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
China's Independent Oil Refineries: An Inside Look - Surviving Amid Mounting Challenges
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 16, 1:31PM CST
Independent oil refiners in eastern China, responsible for some 30% of the nation's refining capacity, are confident of survival despite major headwinds, according to a just-released installment of a 5-part series looking at the capabilities and strategies of the nation's so-called "teapot" or "tea kettle" oil refineries. Platts' special "inside" view reveals how these small-scale entities are surviving and dispelling perceptions the sector is "inefficient" and/or "unsophisticated."
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Lima Stock Exchange Launch S&P/BVL Peru Select Index
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 16, 10:00AM CST
Continuing its strategic expansion throughout Latin America, S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"
signed an agreement in Peru today with the Bolsa de Valores de Lima ("BVL" to license, distribute, and govern all of the BVL indices including a new version of their flagship index, IGBVL (Indice General de la Bolsa de Valores de Lima). The signing, as well as a bell ringing commemorating the event, took place at the Bolsa de Valores de Lima. MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
National Credit Default Rates Continue to Increase Marginally in November 2014 According to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 16, 8:44AM CST
Data through November 2014, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, continued to show an increase in default rates. The national composite posted 1.07% in November, up one basis point from October 2014. For the fourth consecutive month, the first mortgage default rate rose one basis point, to 0.97% in November. The second mortgage default also rose one basis point from its historical low in October to 0.48%. The bank card rate set a new historical low again this month with a reported rate of 2.59%, down one basis point from the previous month.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
The Best Of The Best: Top 7 Dividend Aristocrats
Sure Dividend - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 6:55PM CST
Over the past 3 months I have analyzed each of the 54 Dividend Aristocrats. The complete list of Dividend Aristocrats sorted by sector is included in the tables below: Basic Materials Consumer Goods Financials Health Care ...
MKC: 76.63 (-0.15), GPC: 107.62 (-0.21), CAH: 82.07 (+0.15), ED: 66.91 (+0.90), SYY: 40.59 (-0.11), WMT: 86.43 (-0.23), GWW: 256.98 (-0.82), PNR: 66.99 (-0.09), TGT: 74.65 (-0.04), ABBV: 66.21 (+1.86), LOW: 67.51 (-0.43), BCR: 169.10 (-0.44), TROW: 87.34 (-0.25), VFC: 74.63 (-0.01), FDO: 79.14 (-0.01), HRL: 53.08 (-0.17), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), ADP: 85.24 (+0.07), ADM: 53.11 (-0.06), SIAL: 137.16 (-0.01), MCD: 93.83 (-0.39), DOV: 74.20 (-0.28), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48), SHW: 264.55 (+1.46), BF.B: 90.41 (+0.40), MMM: 166.96 (+0.09), BDX: 139.90 (+1.44), CLX: 105.46 (-0.62), MDT: 74.08 (+0.31), KMB: 117.77 (-0.21), XOM: 93.78 (-0.81), CB: 104.37 (-0.07), PEP: 97.09 (-0.27), SWK: 97.36 (+0.04), JNJ: 104.59 (+0.31), T: 33.96 (-0.07), CINF: 52.18 (-0.19), PPG: 231.12 (+0.05), WAG: 76.67 (+0.16), APD: 148.58 (unch), ECL: 107.18 (-0.27), KO: 42.94 (-0.03), ABT: 45.70 (-0.02), HCP: 44.00 (-0.45), NUE: 49.33 (-0.22), EMR: 62.73 (-0.10), LEG: 42.40 (+0.19), BMS: 45.96 (-0.12), ITW: 97.11 (-0.10), CTAS: 79.86 (+0.22), PG: 93.14 (-0.15), BEN: 56.99 (-0.14), AFL: 61.94 (unch), CL: 70.47 (-0.53)
S&P Capital IQ Initiates Coverage on ADVFN PLC in S&P Capital IQ Factual Stock Reports
PR Newswire - Mon Dec 15, 5:22PM CST
S&P Capital IQ (MHFI) announced today that it has commenced Factual Stock Report coverage on ADVFN PLC.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Platts Report: Falling energy prices could challenge profitability of U.S. petrochemicals
PR Newswire - Mon Dec 15, 2:00AM CST
The petrochemical industry got a taste of what could be a potential shift in petrochemical profitability during the last quarter as crude prices - and, in turn, naphtha prices - tumbled, according to the just-released quarterly: Platts Global Polyolefins Outlook.
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34)
Dividend Champions: 13 Increases Expected In The Next 11 Weeks
David Fish - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 14, 1:42AM CST
MMM: 166.96 (+0.09), HCP: 44.00 (-0.45), ED: 66.91 (+0.90), MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), TR: 30.72 (+0.22), BMS: 45.96 (-0.12), T: 33.96 (-0.07), ADM: 53.11 (-0.06), SJW: 32.40 (+0.28), CWT: 24.96 (+0.34), SHW: 264.55 (+1.46), BKH: 53.53 (+0.45), ORI: 14.59 (+0.02)
Hearst Corp. taking Fitch stake up to 80%
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 11:49AM CST
MHFI: 90.70 (+0.34), MCO: 98.29 (+0.29)
