stock shorting, 2011-04-12

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.....     ..... Ingersoll-Rand Gives Investors a Dividend Increase Ingersoll-Rand announced this week that the company will increase their quarterly dividend by 71% to $.12 per share...... PNC Financial Moves to Restore Dividend This announcement of a 250% dividend increase by PNC is a step in the right direction towards restoring their dividend that once paid out $.66 per share every quarter...... Seagate Technology Reinstates Dividend Seagate Technology announced this week that the company will reinstate their quarterly dividend at $.18 per share...... Rising Gold Prices Leads to Shift in Dividend Policy at Newmont Mining Newmont Mining announced at their annual Investors Day conference that the company will be changing their dividend policy in order to link future payments directly to gold prices...... Lowe’s Is Improving Lowe’s has undertaken a major restructuring program which is expected to improve their margins and lift their earnings results......