Avery Dennison Eyes Dividend Increase
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Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY), the California-based maker of labels, office products and related fare, said it will be in a position to boost its dividend in the second half of this year and a share buyback plan may [...]
Retail Dividend Stocks Rise Due to Consumer Spending
With more than more than 25% of the S&P 500 raising dividends this year, investors have their pick of sectors from which to shop for newly increased payouts. While big financials have continued to sit on the sidelines when it comes to increased dividends, some sectors have shined, [...]
The Latest in the World of Dividend Investing
About: Safeway (NYSE: SWY), Dominick’s, Safeway, Vons, Ashland (NYSE: ASH), Ashland Chemical, Hercules Chemical, Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, Zenith National Insurance (NYSE: ZNT), H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ), Fairfax Financial (NSYE: FFH), GoldCorp (NYSE: GG), GoldCorp
Supermarket operator Safeway (NYSE: SWY) announced a payout increase dividend shoppers may [...]
General Electric Dividend Update
Dow component General Electric (NYSE: GE) may have up to $25 billion in cash in its war chest by the end of this year, putting the company in a position to repurchase shares by the end of the year and perhaps raise its dividend in 2011. GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt said on [...]
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (NSYE: DPS), is already raising its payout and in a big way
After only two quarters of paying a dividend, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (NSYE: DPS), is already raising its payout and in a big way. The company said it will raise its quarterly dividend by 67% to 25 cents a share [...]
Clorox increase quarterly dividend
Consumer staples giant Clorox (NYSE: CLX), the maker of its namesake bleach, Kingsford charcoal, Hidden Valley salad dressings and Pine Sol cleaning products, raised its quarterly dividend by 10% to 55 cents a share from 50 cents. The new dividend is payable on August 13th to shareholders of record on July 28th.
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High-end retailer Nordstrom increase to its quarterly dividend by 25%
High-end retailer Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) is known for its fancy stores that feature scores of pricey apparel, fragrances and footwear more than it is for being a stock that income investors flock to. Nordstrom may be trying to change that with the announcement that will boost [...]
Cliffs Natural Resources increase to its quarterly dividend by 60%
Materials and mining stocks are not for the faint of heart and making a long-term investment in one of these names all the more difficult is the fact that these sectors usually aren’t home to good dividends or strong yields. Stocks like Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: [...]
An Energy Dividend To Watch In 2010
About: Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), Occidental Petroleum, California-based Occidental, Occidental, Occidental’s dividend, Citigroup’s Phibro energy trading business
We read with interest a recent report in Barron’s about the energy sector in 2010 that said investors may be well-suited to stick with oil companies rather than natural gas stocks in [...]
Union Pacific Ratchets Dividend, Capital Spending
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Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP), the largest U.S. railroad operator, said it will increase its quarterly by 22% to 33 cents a share and raise its 2010 capital spending plan by $100 million [...]
