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Meanwhile, that preferred-stock deal looks expensive.
A Puzzling Problem for Chesapeake Liam Denning 2011
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Net income excluding the effect of preferred-stock dividends and payments was up 23% from the first quarter.
Time to Take Morgan Off Discount Rack David Reilly 2011
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For the quarter ended in October, Pandora, based in Oakland, Calif., posted net income of $638,000, or break-even on a per-share basis, compared with year-earlier profit of $1 million, which worked out to a per-share loss of 15 cents because of preferred-stock dividends.
Pandora Sales Nearly Double, But Outlook Is Cautious John Letzing 2011
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Another fan of preferreds: Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway , which recently made a $5 billion preferred-stock investment in Bank of America .
Betting Against China By Gregory Zuckerman 2011
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But the preferred-stock sale won't help the bank's most important capital ratio, known as Tier 1 common capital, because regulations don't permit counting proceeds from such sales.
Buffett Bets $5 Billion on BofA Dan Fitzpatrick 2011
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The prior-year results were reduced by 47 cents as a result of preferred-stock dividends paid in connection with funds the bank received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Wells Fargo's Results Show More Benefits of Wachovia Deal Matthias Rieker 2011
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BlackRock was hired in January to manage $2.2 billion in cash from preferred-stock dividends paid by GM and Ford notes, Mr. Henry said.
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Jeffrey H. Smulyan said it is "unlikely" it will be able to reach deals with a financier and a group of preferred-stock holders that would allow the Indianapolis company's proposed buyout to be completed.
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GM ended the third quarter -- the most recent period for which results are available -- with $42 billion in cash, against $29 billion in debt and preferred-stock obligations.
GM's Back, Wall Street's Ready to Roll Andrew Bary 2010
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CIC is looking at a loss on paper of more than $20 a share, or more than 43.5%, on its preferred-stock investment.
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