Applied Materials Boosts Dividend, Will Repurchase $2B In Shares
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Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), the biggest maker of gear and machines used to manufacture semiconductors, said it will boost its quarterly dividend by 17% to 7 cents a share from 6 cents. Last month, the company [...]
No Need To Be Defensive About General Dynamics’ Dividend
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Defense contractor General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), the maker of nuclear submarines, Navy destroyers and Gulfstream jets, said it will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.5% to 42 cents a share from 38 cents. General [...]
Wal-Mart Continues Tradition Of Dividend Hikes
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Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the world’s largest retailer, has joined the parade of Dow stocks to raise their dividends in recent weeks by announcing an 11% increase to its annual dividend. Wal-Mart will now pay $1.21 a share for 2010 up [...]
Tractor Supply Approves First-Ever Dividend
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Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO), a supplier of farm ranch products, said it will pay its first-ever quarterly dividend on March 29th to shareholders of record on March 15th.
The Tennessee-based [...]
Freeport McMoRan May Boost Dividend
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Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX), the largest U.S. copper miner and a bellwether commodities stock, may be in line for a dividend increase after reinstating [...]
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Altria Lights Up Its Dividend
We have noted in the past that regardless of one’s consumption of the tobacco industry’s profits, these stocks are worth a look for income investors hungry for consistent dividends with robust yields. Of [...]
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Home Depot Builds A Bigger Dividend
Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, reported a fourth-quarter profit after positing a loss in the year-earlier period as [...]
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Kimberly Clark Makes Good On Promise To Boost Dividend
Last month, we told that you consumer products giant Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB), the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, looked like a strong [...]
Transocean Plans First Regular Dividend In 8 Years
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Transocean (NYSE: RIG), the world’s largest operator of offshore oil rigs, is planning an annual dividend of $3.11 a share, the company’s [...]
Sherwin-Williams Paints A Higher Dividend
Shrewin-Williams (NYSE: SHW), the maker of Dutch Boy paints and Minwax coatings, said it will raise its quarterly dividend by 1.4% to 36 cents, costing the company $2.2 million per year. The new dividend is payable on March 12th to shareholders of record on February 26th. Assuming Sherwin-Williams trades around $65, [...]
