Schlumberger Limited (SLB) maintained its quarterly dividend of 27.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable on January 11, 2013 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2012.
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Edith Cooper, executive vice president and global head of human capital management at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., talks about claims by Greg Smith, a former employee, that the firm has stopped putting clients first.
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Edith Cooper, executive vice president and global head of human capital management at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., talks about claims by Greg Smith, a former employee, that the firm has stopped putting clients first.
In trading on Friday, computer peripherals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.3%. Leading the group were shares of Riverbed Tech (RVBD), up about 12.5% and shares of F5 Networks (FFIV) up about 1.5% on the day.
McDonald's announced that profits were below analyst estimates, despite higher revenue during the third quarter. The company earned $1.43 per share versus $1.45 per share last year, and below the estimate of $1.47.
Initial jobless claims is a figure that is released by the Department of Labor showing the number of Americans who have filed to receive unemployment benefits for the first time.
