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 Dec. 9, the stock will go ex-dividend, meaning that anyone who buys the stock on or after Dec. 9 will not receive the dividend. On this day, you can expect the stock to drop by the amount of the dividend ($4 per share). The logic is as follows: On Dec. 8, the company trades for $35 per share.