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2:16 pm PT DR Horton raises dividend to $0.15 from $0.09, a 66 2/3% increase (DHI) 20.69 : �
2:14 pm PT Cephalon scheduled to resume trading at 17:30 E.T (CEPH) 63.95 -1.30 : �
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