Dividend investors received good news today as Standard & Poors released a report showing that dividend payments improved again in the second quarter.
The Office 365 announcement from Microsoft actually added $5 billion to the company’s market cap today.
In the first quarter of 2011, 117 stocks in the S&P 500 index either initiated a dividend or increased their dividend. That's up 50% from last year.
Investors learned today of a small Oracle dividend increase of 20% to $.06 per share.
Shares in Family Dollar Stores spiked over 21% today on news that Trian Capital wants to take the discount retailer private.
CEO Brian Moynihan commented yesterday that Bank of America would raise their dividend as soon as they pass the Federal Reserve stress test.
President Obama announced that a framework agreement is in place with Congressional Republicans that will extend the Bush tax rates for 2 more years.
Dividend investors can often scoop up accidental high yielding dividend stocks that have gone “on sale” due to market jitters.
One question that we do hear quite frequently from investors is why are dividends better than stock buybacks?
Are growth stocks really finding a better use for their cash piles than returning it to investors in the form of a dividend?
Income investors are sure to take notice of Viacom now that the stock offers a higher dividend yield than other consumer media stocks like Disney or News Corp.
Retailer Target announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 6% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.17 per share.
Clorox Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 9% increase in their quarterly dividend to $.50 per share.
Global pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb announced late yesterday that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.31 per share.
Office supplies retailer Staples announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.0825 per share.
Monsanto announced today that their Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend payment of $.265 per share.
Black & Decker announced today that they are cutting their quarterly dividend by 71% to $.12 per share.
Eastman Kodak announced today that the company is suspending their quarterly dividend.
Johnson & Johnson announced today that they are increasing their quarterly dividend by 6.5% to $.49 per share.