Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE:KMI)announced solid third-quarter results after the closing bell today. The company reported cash available to pay dividends of $435 million. That's up from $424 million in the third quarter of last year, and it allowed the company to increase its quarterly dividend to $0.44 per share, which is a penny higher than last quarter and up 7% since last year's third quarter. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) in last trading activity moved up 2.29% to close at $35.29. Company weekly performance is -7.76% while its quarterly performance stands at -3.02%. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) is -16.95% away from its 52 week high.RF Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:RFMD) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 61,120,377 shares, a growth of 7.3% from the September 15th total of 56,977,333 shares, Analyst Ratings News reports. On last trading day RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) moved up 2.05% to close at $9.69. Its volatility for the week is 7.03% while volatility for the month is 4.84%. RFMD's sales growth for past 5 years was 5.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.00%. RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) monthly performance is -18.73%.Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) is launching its new Xperia Z3 waterproof smartphone through Verizon and T-Mobile. The phones are hitting U.S. stores on the heels of their unveiling last month at a trade show in Berlin, as Sony ramps up efforts to expand its tiny market share by getting to the American market faster. On last trading day Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) fell -0.06% to close at $17.04. Its volatility for the week is 1.90% while volatility for the month is 1.45%. SNE's sales growth for past 5 years was 0.10% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -4.80%. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) monthly performance is -15.85%.Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE:LXK) plans to announce third quarter 2014 earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. A conference call is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. EDT. Lexmark International Inc. (NYSE:LXK) has 1.60% insider ownership. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $39.82.Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE:CAT) will begin trading ex-dividend on October 16, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.7 per share is scheduled to be paid on November 20, 2014. Shareholders who purchased CAT stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. On Wednesday shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) closed at $92.59. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 1.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 12.84%.
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