The stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends' is becoming more and more popular, especially with the recent increase in the stock market. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets. When you buy dividends, there are many stocks in many different sectors to choose from. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork has compiled a free downloadable and sortable Excel list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week. ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Banco de Chile (BCH) Bancolombia SA (CIB) Boston Beer Company Inc (SAM) Cadbury Plc (CBY) Capital Bank Corp (CBKN) Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) CNOOC Ltd (CEO) Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) Diodes Inc (DIOD) Dorman Products Inc (DORM) Emergency Medical Services Corp (EMS) Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FFH) Gymboree Corp (GYMB) Hershey Co (HSY) Hypercom Corp (HYC) ICICI Bank Ltd (IBN) Impax Laboratories Inc (IPXL) ...

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Friday July 31, 2009

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The Spain Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SNF) announced today that the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved a change to the Fund’s investment objective and certain investment policies. Most significantly, the Board approved a broadening of the Fund’s investment universe to include companies located in Spain and Portugal and in the historically Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of Central and South America (”Ibero-American companies”). The broadening of the Fund’s investment focus necessitates a change to its fundamental investment objective, which currently is “to seek long term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of Spanish companies.” The new investment objective approved by the Board

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Advanced Energy Industries Inc (AEIS) American Medical Systems Holdings Inc (AMMD) BCE Inc (BCE) Bemis Company Inc (BMS) BG Group Plc (BRGYY) California Pizza Kitchen Inc (CPKI) CarMax Inc (KMX) Carter's Inc (CRI) Casual Male Retail Group Inc (CMRG) Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG) Huaneng Power International Inc (HNP) Ingram Micro Inc (IM) Isle of Capri Casinos (ISLE) Jefferies Group Inc (JEF) LTC Properties Inc (LTC) Luxottica Group SpA (LUX) ...