Usually, a quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma; however, the typography of quoted material can become quite complicated. Here is one simple rule to remember: In the United States, periods and commas go inside quotation marks regardless of logic.
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for General Electric (NYSE: GE) is tomorrow, February 21, 2013. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 19 cents per share. At a price of $23.75 as of 9:31 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 3.3%.
When a company declares a dividend, it sets a record date when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. Once the company sets the record date, the stock exchanges fix the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date is normally two business days before the record date. If you purchase a stock on or after its ex-dividend date, you will not receive the next dividend payment. Instead, the seller gets the dividend. If you purchase before the ex-dividend date, you will get the dividend.