o General Electric Company’s (NYSE:GE) shares were up 3.3% after it hiked its quarterly dividend for the fourth time in two years to $0.17 per share from $0.15 per share
o Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) gained 2.6% as it kept its quarterly dividend intact at $0.05 per share
o In a court filing, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) appealed against the U.S. judge’s decision to allow Samsung Electronics from selling its smartphones and tablets in U.S.
o E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) was the only Dow component who missed out on a green spot as it lost 3.2% following its decision to chop down the full-year profit outlook
o According to Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is internally investigating if its workers violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
o Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE:TXN) cut its fourth quarter revenue expectations to the range of $3.19 to $3.33 billion from prior estimates of $3.26 to $3.54 billion. The company projects EPS of $0.21 to $0.25 per share, lower than prior estimates of $0.28 to $0.36 per share
o Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) projects fourth-quarter broadcast revenue to move up by 11%
