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%.
On July 26, 2013, Company XYZ declares a dividend payable on September 10, 2013 to its shareholders. XYZ also announces that shareholders of record on the company's books on or before August 12, 2013 are entitled to the dividend. The stock would then go ex-dividend two business days before the record date. In this example, the record date falls on a Monday.