bear market and bull market, 2011-04-05

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.....     ..... Dividends Surge in the First Quarter In the first quarter of 2011, 117 stocks in the S&P 500 index either initiated a dividend or increased their dividend. That's up 50% from last year...... The First Quarter of 2011 Ushers in the Year of Trading The first quarter was the best the market has seen since 1998 and Jim Cramer believes that 2011 will be the year of trading...... A New High Yield Dividend ETF Launches Investors have a new dividend ETF to consider for their portfolios with iShares launching their High Dividend Equity Fund today...... Are Bank Stocks Public Enemy Number One? Mad Money host Jim Cramer believes that bank stocks have become public enemy number one and are now being treated like tobacco stocks were in past years...... Another Dividend Increase for International Paper International Paper announced today that the company was giving another dividend increase to their shareholders......