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Nathan's (Nasdaq: NATH) 10% HIGHER; to commence dutch tender offer to buyback 500,000 shares at $20-$22/share. Click here to see the full report.

NuStar Energy LP (NYSE: NS) 4.6% LOWER; will offer up to 5.25 million common units. The company said William Greehey will sell 185,000 units.

Sinocoking Coal & Chemical Industries, Inc.

Stock is stock, right? Not really. The two broad classifications — common stock and preferred stock — have important differences.

CVB Financial Corp. said Wednesday it bought back all the preferred stock it sold to the Treasury Department in December under the federal program to aid banks.

Huntington Preferred Capital Inc., which buys and manages mortgage assets, said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 49 cents per share of its Class C preferred stock.

Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. says it plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $2.50 for each share of its preferred stock.

CVB Financial Corp. said Monday it launched an offering for about $115 million in common stock to buy back preferred stock and warrants sold to the federal government as part of the economic-stimulus package.

Credit card company Discover says it will sell $500 million worth of common stock in a public offering, and use the proceeds for possible investments or to buy back preferred stock issued to the U.S.

Treasury under its bank rescue plan.

BB&T says it will sell $1.5 billion in common shares to help repay the government's investment in its preferred stock and warrants through the U.S.

Treasury's TARP Capital Purchase Plan.