Gothenburg, Nebraska is named after Gothenburg, Sweden, and is noted for its Swedish heritage. Gothenburg, Nebraska, and Gothenburg (Swedish: GÃ¶teborg), Sweden, are believed to be the only two cities named Gothenburg in the world. Gothenburg was founded in 1882 by Olof Bergstrom. After coming to America from Sweden in 1881, Bergstrom worked for a time on the Union Pacific Railroad, then
The home-improvement retailer has a good track record of past dividend growth, but will slowing growth make it change course? Jan 16, 2017 at 9:24AM. The rebound in housing after the financial crisis was good news for homeowners, and it also helped drive improving results for Home Depot (NYSE:HD).
Consider an example. Assume company Alpha has declared a dividend of $1 payable on May 1, 2015 to shareholders of record as of April 10, 2015. The record date is therefore April 10, 2015 and the ex-dividend date is two business days before the record date, or April 8, 2015.If Sam wishes to receive the dividend of $1 per Alpha share, she should buy the stock before its ex-dividend date.If she buys Alpha shares on April 7, her trade will settle on April 10; since she is a shareholder of record as of April 10, she will receive the dividend.he ex-dividend date is set for stocks two business days before the record date. It is also important to account for the U.S. T+3 system for the settlement of stocks, which stipulates that it takes three business days to fully process a transaction.