On 5/21/13, PartnerRe Ltd.'s 6.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: PRE.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 6/3/13. As a percentage of PRE.PRD's recent share price of $25.60, this dividend works out to approximately 1.59%, so look for shares of PRE.PRD to …

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. and TransAlta Corp. formed CalEnergy LLC, a joint venture to market electricity from 10 aging geothermal power plants they own in Southern California.

REIT will make payout on its Series D preferred stock

In trading on Thursday, shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc's 8.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: MITT.PRA) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.0625), with shares changing hands as low as $25.73 on the day. This compares to an average [...]

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National Bank of Kenya Ltd. will raise as much as 10 billion shillings ($119 million) in a rights offer to fund an expansion plan as it seeks to quadruple revenue by 2017, Managing Director Munir Sheikh ...

SAP AG’s venture-capital group said it’s more than doubling investments in early-stage funds as it seeks increased access to emerging business-software companies.

MEXICO CITY, May 15 (Reuters) - Mexican construction company ICA said on Wednesday it had cleared a path allowing it to sell up to 100 million Series B shares it owns of airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario ...

16:01 EDT OMA Airports files to sell 100M Series B shares for selling holder

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Andreessen Horowitz Partner Jeff Jordan discusses the battle between Google and Amazon.com over e-commerce with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: ...

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, May 15 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' rating to the $200 million of Series D Preferred Shares expected to be issued by AXIS ...

Who you know -- and who they know -- can be a powerful thing. Adam Lilling -- serial entrepreneur, accelerator co-founder, and new venture capitalist -- is banking on the fact that influence counts, and that social capital can be leveraged in an organized way. His new fund Plus Capital will bring startups and influencers …

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- "Money Moves" brings insight to investors looking for alternatives Deirdre Bolton talks to the professionals in hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, angel investing ...

Even before American skies are open to commercially operated drones, a drone start-up called Airware plans to announce Wednesday that it has raised $10.7 million in a financing round led by the venture ...

It seems like the list of start-ups valued at more than $1 billion just keeps getting longer. But how exactly are these young companies reaching the billion buck mark? Well, they've had some help driving ...

Carl Icahn has made the case that Dell is worth significantly more than what Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners are offering to buy the company. However, his valuation is based on a "rosy scenario" ...

On 5/16/13, Greenhunter Energy Inc's 10% Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock (AMEX: GRH.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.2083, payable on 5/31/13. As a percentage of GRH.PRC's recent share price of $18.76, this dividend works out to approximately 1.11%, so look for shares of GRH.PRC to trade  …

On 5/16/13, Gladstone Commercial Corp's 7.125% Series C Cumulative Term Preferred Stock (NASD: GOODN) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1484, payable on 5/31/13. As a percentage of GOODN's recent share price of $26.40, this dividend works out to approximately 0.56%, so look for shares of GOODN to [ …

On 5/16/13, Gladstone Commercial Corp's 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NASD: GOODO) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1562, payable on 5/31/13. As a percentage of GOODO's recent share price of $25.80, this dividend works out to approximately 0.61%, so look for shares of GOODO …

On 5/16/13, Gladstone Investment Corp's 7.125% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock (NASD: GAINP) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1484, payable on 5/31/13. As a percentage of GAINP's recent share price of $26.50, this dividend works out to approximately 0.56%, so look for shares of GAINP to [ …

NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc does not need more cash from its wireless venture with Vodafone Group Plc to support its own dividend payments, Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran ...

Should small businesses be run more like successful tech startups? Thats what serial entrepreneur Steve Blank thinks. But MIT professor Fiona Murray disagrees and says running small businesses like startups ...

Tawuniya and Aetna have entered into a strategic alliance to provide health care benefits and services to Saudi citizens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or abroad and to foreign nationals living in the ...

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Start-up company DaisyBill uses technology to submit worker's comp billing and speed up the payment process.

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Valar Ventures, the venture fund of Peter Thiel, led a $6 million investment round for TransferWise, a financial services start-up based in London.

By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 (Reuters) - Kabbage, a start-up that specializes in financing for small online merchants, has teamed up with Intuit Inc to expand its service to bricks-and-mortar ...

GraphLab Inc., which helps retailers and Web-applications developers analyze data to provide customer recommendations, received $6.75 million in a funding round led by Madrona Venture Group LLC and New ...

Don't expect a game changing tech IPO anytime soon. Private tech companies are steering clear of going public as long as they can, said Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen ...

London-based start-up TransferWise, a peer-to-peer international money transfer business, has secured an investment from Valar Ventures, the venture fund set up by PayPal co-founder and Facebook investor ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a startup specializing in big data analysis. Lucky Sort Chief Executive Noah Pepper said Monday on the company's site that members of his ...

Marc Andreessen, co-founder at Andreessen Horowitz, shares his view on what will be the next big tech IPO in addition to insight on the regulatory environment facing emerging entrepreneurs today.

In trading on Monday, shares of DuPont Fabros Technology Inc's 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: DFT.PRB) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.9062), with shares changing hands as low as $27.21 on the day. This compares to an average [... …

On 5/15/13, Discover Financial Services's Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: DFS.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 6/3/13. As a percentage of DFS.PRB's recent share price of $26.96, this dividend works out to approximately 1.51%, so look for …

On 5/15/13, The Charles Schwab Corporation's 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: SCHW.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.375, payable on 6/1/13. As a percentage of SCHW.PRB's recent share price of $27.43, this dividend works out to approximately 1.37%, so look for shares …

On 5/15/13, Capital One Financial Corp's Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: COF.PRP) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.375, payable on 6/3/13. As a percentage of COF.PRP's recent share price of $26.65, this dividend works out to approximately 1.41%, so look for shares …

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Magellan Petroleum announced that on May 10, the company entered into a Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with One Stone Holdings, an affiliate of One Stone Energy Partners, a New ...

A bill that would put $25 million in state money into Wisconsin startups passed its first hurdle with approval from an Assembly committee Friday despite a recent audit that found a number of problems at ...

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On 5/13/13, Molycorp Inc.'s 5.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (NYSE: MCP.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $1.375, payable on 6/1/13. As a percentage of MCP.PRA's recent share price of $22.99, this dividend works out to approximately 5.98%, so look for shares of MCP.PRA to trade …

On 5/14/13, Summit Hotel Properties Inc's 9.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: INN.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.5781, payable on 5/31/13. As a percentage of INN.PRA's recent share price of $27.93, this dividend works out to approximately 2.07%, so look for shares of …

On 5/14/13, Capstead Mortgage Corp.'s $1.26 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: CMO.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.105, payable on 5/31/13. As a percentage of CMO.PRB's recent share price of $12.59, this dividend works out to approximately 0.83%, so look for shares of CMO.PRB …

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who is teaming up with Southeastern Asset Management, criticized the proposed $24.4 billion buyout by founder Michael Dell and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, ...

Tracy DiNunzio, the founder of online fashion marketplace Tradesy, shares her best advice for accessing startup funding when you are a statistical outlier.

American Public announces minority investment in Fidelis Education