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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AFX) - FedEx Corp. said Friday it declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per share. The dividend is payable Jan. 2 to stockholders of record at Dec. 12. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Robert Lea, Evening Standard17 November 2006 A senior banker today lost one of the largest pay disputes seen in the City of London after the Court of Appeal rejected his claim that a £9m bonus row should go to trial. OTHER STORIES Housing crisis 'needs £11.6bn' BA backs down over pensions Market report: Friday close £120m lotto - be like Bowie House price rise fas ...

U.S. stocks were lower on Friday as bad news on the housing front provided an excuse for traders to lock in some of the market's recent gains, while a continued slide in crude-oil prices put a floor under the decline. In recent action, crude oil was down 91 cents, or 1.6%, to $55.35, following a 4.5% slide on Thursday. Nymex Holding Inc. (NMX) was a standout, with shares more than doubling o ...

FRANKFURT (AFX) - Shares closed lower as automotive losses offset gains by Infineon and Hypo Real Estate, dealers said. The DAX 30 index closed 26.98 points or 0.42 pct lower at 6,416.04, having moved between a low of 6,398.52 and a high of 6,452.39. The MDAX was down 61.39 points or 0.69 pct at 8,881.92 while the TecDAX stood at 702.15, down 6.19 points or 0.87 pct. The DAX futures contract wa ...

LONDON (AFX) - UK small caps gave up earlier gains in afternoon trade to close flat as the wider market fell further into the red, with commodity plays weighing on the downside but Cartucho Group was up on the resumption of its US installations, dealers said. The FTSE Small Cap index closed just 0.8 points firmer at 3,750.4, having earlier hit a high of 3,756.2 and then falling to a low of 3,745. ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AFX) - Metal processing company Worthington Industries Inc. said Friday it declared a regular quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Dec. 29 to shareholders of record at Dec. 15. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AFX) - Hilton Hotels Corp. said Friday it declared a dividend of 4 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Dec. 15 to stockholders of record at Dec. 1. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

NEW YORK (AFX) - Bermuda-based reinsurer ACE Ltd. said Friday it declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Jan. 12 to shareholders of record at Dec. 29. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AFX) - Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said Friday it declared a regular cash dividend of 8 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend, the first in HP's 2007 fiscal year, is payable on Jan. 3 to stockholders of record at Dec. 13. HP has about 2.7 billion common shares outstanding. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not ...

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AFX) - First Mutual Bancshares Inc. said Friday its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per share. The dividend is payable on Jan. 5 to shareholders of record at Dec. 22. In October, First Mutual issued a 5-for-4 stock split, which effectively increased the quarterly cash dividend by 12.5 percent, and early this year paid a $1 per share special cash dividend. Fi ...