Sentence examples for raised dividends from inspiring English sources

Some companies have raised dividends.

He promised investors $17 billion in share buy-backs, and raised dividends.

In February, according to S.& P., 135 companies raised dividends, the largest total in nearly two years.

Standard & Poor's reported yesterday that 183 companies raised dividends in July, up from 131 in the month a year earlier.

[C4.] Tax Cut Spurs Dividend Payouts Standard & Poor's said that 183 companies raised dividends in July in the wake of a new tax law cutting taxes on dividends.

Bills have to be raised, dividends have to be paid and recorded properly, and the company will have to prepare and file accounts.

Together with a raised dividend, this financial engineering may put a floor under the stock for a while.

The buyback and raised dividend are a reward for shareholders who have seen a lacklustre performance by Microsoft's stock over recent years.

That's because raising dividends is not an automatic decision.

MORE companies are raising dividends now that such payouts are getting better tax treatment.

Still, there is plenty of room for other companies to raise dividends in the future.