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PLANO, Texas (AP) - TGC Industries Inc., a provider of seismic data acquisition services, said Monday its board declared a 5 percent stock dividend. Shareholders of record as of April 13 will receive the stock dividend on April 27, and cash will be paid instead of fractional shares. As of March 30, TGC Industries had 15.7 million common shares outstanding. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All r ...

CLEVELAND (AP) - National City Corp., a financial services provider, said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 39 cents per share. The dividend is payable May 1 to stockholders of record April 12. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

LONDON (AFX) - Leading shares picked up again in late deals to close a touch higher as Wall Street recovered losses following weaker-than-expected ISM manufacturing data, with UK telecoms boosted by sector consolidation news, dealers said. The FTSE 100 index ended 7.5 points ahead at 6,315.5, off an early morning high of 6,342.2 but having recovered from a midafternoon low of 6,293.9, while the b ...

PARIS (AFX) - Paris shares closed moderately higher, boosted by gains for the telecoms and retail sectors, while Eiffage shares recouped earlier losses amid continuing speculation over Sacyr Vallehermoso's intentions ahead of the AGM on April 18, dealers said. The CAC-40 index finished up 11.40 points or 0.20 pct at 5,645.56. Volume for the day was 5.1 bln eur. Among CAC-40 stocks, 25 closed hi ...

LONDON (AFX) - UK small caps closed lower, just off session lows, bucking a positive trend in the wider market, with OEM leading the fallers after its interim results, dealers said. At the close, the FTSE Small Cap index was 0.2 points lower at 4,013.3, while the FTSE 100 was 7.5 points firmer at 6,315.5. Leading the fallers was OEM, down 4 pence to 10-1/2, while Omega Diagnostics Group shed 0.1 ...

Reuters2 April 2007 EMI announced today that it is making its music available online without a key anti-piracy measure in a deal with Apple aimed at boosting sales of digital music. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Latest gadgets outstrip insurers OTHER STORIES Property may slump next year Tesco refutes monopoly charges Market report: Monday close Brown planned a bigger raid on pensions Pound goes further for Brits abroad HOW TO PICK AN ISA Find out all you need to kno ...

Reuters2 April 2007 The US sub-prime lending giant New Century Financial today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the biggest mortgage lender to go under in the US housing downturn. WANT TO KNOW MORE? Banks dragged by US housing crisis HSBC in shock profit warning HSBC hurt by the US curse OTHER STORIES Tesco refutes monopoly charges Market report: Monday close Sunday news ...

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Auto retailer Lithia Motors Inc. said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share. The dividend is payable April 30 to shareholders of record on April 16. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

LONDON (AFX) - Carphone Warehouse Group PLC warned that profits at its broadband division will be as much as 50 pct below original forecasts due to continued problems in switching subscribers over to its own network. The delays in migrating customers will result in between 10-15 mln stg of extra spending over the 12 months to the end of March, said Carphone Warehouse in an unscheduled trading sta ...

Michael Clarke, This is Money2 April 2007 The number of people with County Court judgments registered against them for consumer debts rocketed last year in another worrying sign of the UK's over-indebtedness. OH NO: CCJs have risen by 33% WANT TO KNOW MORE? GUIDE: Bankruptcy or IVA? BILLS: Reduce yours DEBT ADVICE: Cut your debts POLL: What do you expect to happen to your level of debt in 2007? OTHER STORIES Property may slump next year Tesco refutes monopoly char ...