Real estate investment trusts, for instance, are better able to afford dividends than operating income implies because of cash flow, says SNL's Jason Lail. Robert Half, too, has adequate cash flow, says Jim Janesky of Stifel Nicolaus . Wynn has $1.3 billion in cash, more than enough to pay $99 million a year in dividends, says David Bain of Sterne Agee & Leach. As long as the companies' earnings recover, these dividends will likely be manageable, says Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School . "Dividends are geared toward a long term earnings trend," he says 
Share:  Real estate investment trusts, for instance, are better able to afford dividends than operating income implies because of cash flow, says SNL's Jason Lail.<span class="sent"> <span class="company">Robert Half</span>, too, has adequate cash flow, says <span class="analyst">Jim Janesky</span> of Stifel Nicolaus . Wynn has $1.3 billion in cash, more than enough to pay $99 million a year in dividends, says David Bain of Sterne Agee & Leach.</span> As long as the companies' earnings recover, these dividends will likely be manageable, says Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School . "Dividends are geared toward a long term earnings trend," he says....Real estate investment trusts, for instance, are better able to afford dividends than operating income implies because of cash flow, says SNL's Jason Lail.<span class="sent"> <span class="company">Robert Half</span>, too, has adequate cash flow, says <span class="analyst">Jim Janesky</span> of Stifel Nicolaus . Wynn has $1.3 billion in cash, more than enough to pay $99 million a year in dividends, says David Bain of Sterne Agee & Leach.</span> As long as the companies' earnings recover, these dividends will likely be manageable, says Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School . "Dividends are geared toward a long term earnings trend," he says. Tweet this 

Early last month, when data showed a slowing rate of job losses, Citigroup analyst Ashwin Shirvaikar upgraded a pair of staffing companies, citing improving signs in the temporary employment sector in the last few months of 2009 (See " Workers In Peril, But Job Fillers Will Be Fine ") Shirvaikar upgraded staffing companies Robert Half International ( RHI , news , people ) and Manpower ( MAN , news , people ) to "buy," from "hold," as temp hiring is a traditional harbinger of a pickup in the broader labor market Shares of both firms rose following the analyst's upgrades, but the growth was short lived and the stocks steadily declined by the end of January At midday on Thursday, Robert Half International was down 28% to $2629 while Manpower lost 46% to $5235 
Share:  <span class="sent">Early last month, when data showed a slowing rate of job losses, Citigroup analyst <span class="analyst">Ashwin Shirvaikar</span> upgraded a pair of staffing companies, citing improving signs in the temporary employment sector in the last few months of 2009 (See " Workers In Peril, But Job Fillers Will Be Fine ")</span> Shirvaikar upgraded staffing companies <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> ( RHI , news , people ) and Manpower ( MAN , news , people ) to "buy," from "hold," as temp hiring is a traditional harbinger of a pickup in the broader labor market Shares of both firms rose following the analyst's upgrades, but the growth was short lived and the stocks steadily declined by the end of January At midday on Thursday, <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> was down 28% to $2629 while Manpower lost 46% to $5235...<span class="sent">Early last month, when data showed a slowing rate of job losses, Citigroup analyst <span class="analyst">Ashwin Shirvaikar</span> upgraded a pair of staffing companies, citing improving signs in the temporary employment sector in the last few months of 2009 (See " Workers In Peril, But Job Fillers Will Be Fine ")</span> Shirvaikar upgraded staffing companies <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> ( RHI , news , people ) and Manpower ( MAN , news , people ) to "buy," from "hold," as temp hiring is a traditional harbinger of a pickup in the broader labor market Sh Tweet this 

, Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus & Company downgrade Robert Half International Inc (RHI) from "sell" to "hold" 
Share:  <span class="sent">, Analysts at <span class="analyst">Stifel Nicolaus & Company</span> downgrade Robert Half International Inc (<span class="company">RHI</span>) from "sell" to "hold"</span> Tweet this 

, Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgrade Robert Half International Inc (RHI) from "underperform" to "market perform" 
Share:  <span class="sent">, Analysts at <span class="analyst">BMO Capital Markets </span> upgrade Robert Half International Inc (<span class="company">RHI</span>) from "underperform" to "market perform"</span> Tweet this 

Ahead of the Bell: Robert Half upgraded after 4Q NEW YORK Shares of Robert Half International rose in premarket activity Friday with at least two analysts upgrading the staffing company and saying the worst of its woes were likely over. "The worst of a depressed operating environment appears to have passed," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst James Janesky in a note to investors Friday as long as the economy didn't fall back into a "double dip" recession Shares rose 25 percent, or 68 cents to $2752 in premarket trading 
Share:  Ahead of the Bell: Robert Half upgraded after 4Q NEW YORK Shares of <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> rose in premarket activity Friday with at least two analysts upgrading the staffing company and saying the worst of its woes were likely over. <span class="sent"> "The worst of a depressed operating environment appears to have passed," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">James Janesky</span> in a note to investors Friday</span> as long as the economy didn't fall back into a "double dip" recession Shares rose 25 percent, or 68 cents to $2752 in premarket trading...Ahead of the Bell: Robert Half upgraded after 4Q NEW YORK Shares of <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> rose in premarket activity Friday with at least two analysts upgrading the staffing company and saying the worst of its woes were likely over. <span class="sent"> "The worst of a depressed operating environment appears to have passed," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">James Janesky</span> in a note to investors Friday</span> as long as the economy didn't fall back into a "double dip" recession Shares rose 25 percent, or 68 cents to $2752 in premarket trading Tweet this 

NEW YORK (AP) , Shares of Robert Half International rose in premarket activity Friday with at least two analysts upgrading the staffing company and saying the worst of its woes were likely over. "The worst of a depressed operating environment appears to have passed," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst James Janesky in a note to investors Friday — as long as the economy didn't fall back into a "double dip" recession Shares rose 25 percent, or 68 cents to $2752 in premarket trading The government said Friday that the US economy grew at a 57 percent annual rate in the last three months of 2009, the strongest pace since 2003 
Share:  NEW YORK (AP) , Shares of <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> rose in premarket activity Friday with at least two analysts upgrading the staffing company and saying the worst of its woes were likely over. <span class="sent"> "The worst of a depressed operating environment appears to have passed," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">James Janesky</span> in a note to investors Friday — as long as the economy didn't fall back into a "double dip" recession</span> Shares rose 25 percent, or 68 cents to $2752 in premarket trading The government said Friday that the US economy grew at a 57 percent annual rate in the last three months of 2009, the strongest pace since 2003...NEW YORK (AP) , Shares of <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> rose in premarket activity Friday with at least two analysts upgrading the staffing company and saying the worst of its woes were likely over. <span class="sent"> "The worst of a depressed operating environment appears to have passed," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">James Janesky</span> in a note to investors Friday — as long as the economy didn't fall back into a "double dip" recession</span> Shares rose 25 percent, or 68 cents to $2752 in premarket trading The government said Friday that the US economy grew at a 57 percent annual rate in the last three months of 2009, the strongest pace since 2003 Tweet this 

By Chip Brian, SmarTrend Analytics Team 1/29/2010 Citigroup Equity Research issued a note to clients early Friday reiterating its Buy rating on Robert Half International ( NYSE:RHI ) following the company's "strong 4Q09 results and solid 1Q10 revenue outlook" Citigroup analyst Ashwin Shirvaikar offered the following key takeaways, "RHI's 4Q09 results exceeded consensus expectations on revenue and EPS, with the latter partly attributable to a workers' comp adjustment and a tax benefit Importantly, sequential revenue growth was robust and mgmt was upbeat about forward demand prospects 1Q10 guidance was strong on revenue and generally in line on EPS adjusted for the margin effect of US SUTA increases 
Share:  By Chip Brian, SmarTrend Analytics Team 1/29/2010 Citigroup Equity Research issued a note to clients early Friday reiterating its Buy rating on Robert Half International ( NYSE:<span class="company">RHI</span> ) following the company's "strong 4Q09 results and solid 1Q10 revenue outlook"<span class="sent"> Citigroup analyst <span class="analyst">Ashwin Shirvaikar</span> offered the following key takeaways, "<span class="company">RHI</span>'s 4Q09 results exceeded consensus expectations on revenue and EPS, with the latter partly attributable to a workers' comp adjustment and a tax benefit</span> Importantly, sequential revenue growth was robust and mgmt was upbeat about forward demand prospects 1Q10 guidance was strong on revenue and generally in line on EPS adjusted for the margin effect of US SUTA increases...By Chip Brian, SmarTrend Analytics Team 1/29/2010 Citigroup Equity Research issued a note to clients early Friday reiterating its Buy rating on Robert Half International ( NYSE:<span class="company">RHI</span> ) following the company's "strong 4Q09 results and solid 1Q10 revenue outlook"<span class="sent"> Citigroup analyst <span class="analyst">Ashwin Shirvaikar</span> offered the following key takeaways, "<span class="company">RHI</span>'s 4Q09 results exceeded consensus expectations on revenue and EPS, with the latter partly attributable to a workers' comp adjustment and a tax benefit</span> Importantly, sequential revenue growth was robust and mgmt was upbeat about forward demand prospects 1Q10 guidance w Tweet this 

Citigroup ( C , news , people ) analyst Ashwin Shirvaikar upgraded a pair of staffing companies Wednesday, citing improving signs in the temporary employment sector After suffering deep losses through early 2009, temporary employment has picked up over the past four months and on Wednesday, Citigroup analyst Ashwin Shirvaikar upgraded a pair of staffing companies, lifting Robert Half International ( RHI , news , people ) and Manpower ( MAN , news , people ) to buy, from hold Shirvaikar cited improving signs in the temporary employment sector as the basis for his upgrade While pickup in temp hiring does little to alleviate the financial woes of millions of unemployed and under employed workers, it is a traditional harbinger of a pickup in the broader labor market The boosted ratings come just days before a much anticipated government jobs report 
Share:  <span class="sent">Citigroup ( C , news , people ) analyst <span class="analyst">Ashwin Shirvaikar</span> upgraded a pair of staffing companies Wednesday, citing improving signs in the temporary employment sector</span> After suffering deep losses through early 2009, temporary employment has picked up over the past four months and on Wednesday, Citigroup analyst <span class="analyst">Ashwin Shirvaikar</span> upgraded a pair of staffing companies, lifting <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> ( RHI , news , people ) and Manpower ( MAN , news , people ) to buy, from hold Shirvaikar cited improving signs in the temporary employment sector as the basis for his upgrade While pickup in temp hiring does little to alleviate the financial woes of millions of unemployed and under employed workers, it is a traditional harbinger of a pickup in the broader labor market The boosted ratings come just days before a much anticipated government jobs report...<span class="sent">Citigroup ( C , news , people ) analyst <span class="analyst">Ashwin Shirvaikar</span> upgraded a pair of staffing companies Wednesday, citing improving signs in the temporary employment sector</span> After suffering deep losses through early 2009, temporary employment has picked up over the past four months and on Wednesday, Citigroup analyst <span class="analyst">Ashwin Shirvaikar</span> upgraded a pair of staffing companies, lifting <span class="company">Robert Half International</span> ( R Tweet this