Cal-maine Foods Incorporated (CALM) announced its quarterly dividend of 52 cents per share, an increase of about 43% over its prior dividend in April of 36.4 cents.

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.7 points to 13073, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell fractionally to 1386 and the Nasdaq Composite declined 12 points to 2946.

The following U.S. companies reported higher earnings per share for their latest quarter (end date of the quarter is noted in the last column).

U.S. Companies Reporting Negative EPS Surprises, July 30. By Wendy Soong - 2012-07-30T22:11:08Z. The following U.S. companies reported negative earnings surprises today.

The following table lists the 99 U.S. companies that reported quarterly earnings today (end date of the quarter is noted in the last column).

By Wendy Soong - 2012-07-30T22:11:08Z. The following U.S. companies reported higher earnings per share for their latest quarter (end date of the quarter is noted in the last column).

Cal-maine Foods Incorporated (CALM) announced its quarterly dividend of 52 cents per share, an increase of about 43% over its prior dividend in April of 36.4 cents.

U.S. stocks were trading slightly lower Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently lost six points to 13070, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell two points to 1384 and the Nasdaq Composite declined 12 points to 2946.

earnings announcements Quarterly earnings results for Monday, July 30th: Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) announced its earnings results on Monday.

A number of companies released their quarterly earnings results today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network (http://bit.ly/arndailye) and Equity Briefing: Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday.