The energy marketer, based in Houston, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that its board elected to suspend dividends to focus on the company's plan to raise $2 billion to strengthen finances and improve its image on Wall Street.
In the United Kingdom, Scotland has made the policy decision that installing central heating in all social and pensioner housing, regardless of tenure, is largely for the good of the public and will pay more health dividends than focusing on clinical waiting lists, as is done in England.
Now, what if the stock in question is not a blue chip but rather a REIT with a poorly covered dividend and a focus on the subprime mortgage business, which many expect to come under pressure?
Did he ever consider abandoning Intel's ambitions as a growth company in order to become tech's answer to Altria : cranking up the dividend and focusing on Intel's high-margin PC and processor servers?
Companies in the UK understood a focus on dividends payments could instill discipline in management.
Sanjaasuren Oyun, a 12-year parliamentary veteran with a doctorate in Earth sciences from the University of Cambridge, said she was pushing the government to avoid politically popular cash dividends for citizens and focus on infrastructure improvements and job growth.
What I mean by that is to focus on dividends.
This focus on dividends as an investment strategy has made some people rather wealthy, although, alas, there are no guarantees of spectacular results.
Ginther: I focus on dividend growth, which is more important than the current dividend yield.
Low interest rates are another reason that investors are likely to focus on dividend growth.
