Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) 3.5% LOWER; announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to suspend the Company’s quarterly cash dividend indefinitely.

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) 3.2% HIGHER; will act as a manager under the Federal Reserves program to purchase $500 billion in mortgage-backed securities. The program is expected to begin in early January, slightly later than previously expected.

Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS) 2.9% LOWER; cuts its Q4 sales guidance from $18-$22 million to $15-$16 million, versus the consensus of $20.15 million. Also, Q4 earnings per ADS are expected to be about breakeven.

VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: