Bonds Rally Amid Flight to Safety; Insurance Stocks Lag (MET) (LNC) (TLT)

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MetLife (MET) Declares $0.35 Quarterly Dividend; 2.8% Yield

January 6, 2015 4:15 PM EST

MetLife (NYSE: MET) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, or $1.4 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on March 13, 2015, to stockholders of record on February 6, 2015, with an ex-dividend date of February 4, 2015.

The annual yield on the dividend is 2.8 percent.

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Fear Trade Shines as Oil, Equities Break Down (IAG) (SLW) (GDX) (GDXJ)

January 5, 2015 3:20 PM EST

Gold and gold mining stocks advanced Monday as weakness in oil and fears about elections in Greece and EU deflation dragged equities lower.

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and its peers were noticeably weak on concerns related to oil's impact on indirect revenue. JP... More