Crown Equity Holdings' Board of Directors recently announced that it has adopted a resolution to a dividend consisting of one common share of its subsidiary, Crown Tele Services Inc., for every 100 shares of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. common shares. Fractional shares will be rounded up to the next whole share.

The dividend was distributed to all shareholders of record on January 15, 2012.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) reported record third-quarter net income of $554 million, 24 percent higher compared with $445 million for the same period of 2010. Diluted earnings per share were a record $1.59, up 34 percent, compared with $1.19 per share in the third quarter of 2010.