Mall Owner Simon Property Raises Dividend
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Simon Property Group Inc., the No. 1  U.S. mall owner, on Thursday said quarterly funds from  operations, a key profit measure, rose nearly 19 percent,  driven in part by higher rents.
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Richard C. Breeden has raised his stake in the Zale Corporation, the jeweler, to 13.3 percent from 7.7 percent.
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Tyco International Inc. TYC.N        on  Thursday raised its dividend for the first time in five years,  the latest indication of change at the once scandal-tarnished  diversified manufacturer.
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Teen clothier American Eagle Outfitters Inc. has decided to pay shareholders its first cash dividend on the heels of a solid back-to-school performance.
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The REIT bought a 4.3% stake worth &#36;330 million in the retailer, which has significant real estate holdings.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Wednesday   raised its annual dividend 49 percent to $1 a share as part of   the world's largest restaurant company's push to return more   cash to shareholders.
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Mall owner Mills Corp.  said on  Tuesday a $1.56 billion takeover offer from Simon Property  Group Inc.  and Farallon Capital Management is superior  to a rival bid by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAMa.TO).
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The retail company has another positive quarter and is buying back shares.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. S.N shares  rose 5 percent on Thursday on continued investor enthusiasm  over the value of the retailer's property after last week's  disclosure that a real estate investment trust has more than a  4 percent stake in the firm.
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Men's Wearhouse Inc.  posted  a 60 percent rise in quarterly net income on Wednesday due to  fatter gross profit margins and raised its quarterly dividend  by a penny to 6 cents per share.
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Westfield Group, the world&#39;s biggest owner of shopping malls by market value, teamed up with Multiplex Group, an Australian property developer, and David and Simon Reuben to bid for Chelsfield Plc, a UK property developer.
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Dean Foods Co.  on Friday  declared a special dividend of $15 per share, or about $2  billion in total, sending shares of the company 9 percent  higher in morning trading.
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Sale of Marmon Holdings to Berkshire raises $4.5B now, more later.
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The worldâs most valuable shopping mall owner, Westfield Group , has agreed to join with Australian developer Multiplex Group and two other investors in a 585 million pound bid ($1.
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By C. Grant Jackson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 10--GREENVILLE -- Span-America Medical Systems declared a dividend of $0.08 per share payable March 5 to shareholders of record Feb. 19. The dividend is a 33 percent increase from the previous quarter.
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Retailing entrepreneur Philip Green is to receive a Â£460m dividend from Arcadia, the Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins and Evans group he bought for Â£850m two years ago.
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Telecoms group Cable &amp; Wireless has unveiled plans to return 250 million pounds to investors and raised its dividend as it posted an 8 percent rise in first-half profits.