51 posts and columns on dividend

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Stock Rises With Choice to Turn Down $75 Million Dividend

in News on May 25 at 4:04 am PT

When was the last time you heard about the CEO of a wildly successful company walking away from millions of dollars that he could have just as easily pocketed?
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Fat Lady Finally Sings: Yahoo and Alibaba Officially Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal (Updated)

in News on May 20 at 3:34 pm PT

It’s done.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Finally Set to Strike Alibaba Share Deal — Half Now, Then Half of What’s Left After Eventual IPO

in News on May 17 at 11:39 pm PT

Could the never-ending Yahoo-Alibaba deal finally be close to a handshake? Yes, indeedy.
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Yahoo Gives Dan Loeb a Fresh One, but Real Action in Proxy Fight Begins in Coming Weeks

in News on May 2 at 5:28 pm PT

Buuuurn! (Not really.)
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IBM Increases Dividend 13 Percent

in Enterprise on April 24 at 12:22 pm PT

International Business Machines Corp.’s board approved a 13 percent dividend increase and authorized an additional $7 billion to buy back shares as the company looks to return more of its rising cash levels to shareholders.

How Much Does Wall Street Hate Google’s Stock-Split Plan?

in News on April 15 at 8:53 am PT

And how much can shareholders who oppose it do about it? Very little. That won’t stop advisory firms and pension funds from having their say.
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HP Raises Dividend 10 Percent

in News on March 23 at 2:54 pm PT

Good news for Hewlett-Packard shareholders: The company is increasing its dividend. On Friday afternoon, HP said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that its board has authorized a 10 percent increase of its dividend, which is currently 12 cents per share. The increase will become effective when the company’s board declares its next dividend — likely sometime in May.

Is a Google Dividend Even Possible?

in News on March 21 at 3:25 am PT

Someday, sure. But right now?
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QOTD: Yeah, Tough to Do Anything Capital-Intensive With a Paltry $50 Billion …

Saddened by Apple’s plan for a huge dividend. Apparently, they have nothing truly capital-intensive in the product pipeline.

– Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Slide, bemoans Apple’s plan to spend just under half of its behemoth cash pile on dividends and stock buybacks

Apple’s Dividend: Why Now?

in News on March 19 at 10:15 am PT

“Apple would have never paid a dividend under Jobs.”
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Apple Starts Spending Its Cash: Dividend Plus Share Buyback

in News, March 19, 2012 at 6:28 am PT

Apple Shareholders Meeting: No News, No Complaints, No Dividend

in News, February 23, 2012 at 11:05 am PT

Apple Dividend More Likely Than $100 Billion Toga Party

in News, February 15, 2012 at 4:05 am PT

Yahoo Okays Initial Term Sheet to Sell Stakes Back to Asian Partners — While Also Hoping to Keep PE Firms in Fray

in News, December 23, 2011 at 11:23 am PT

Marc Andreessen vs. Reid Hoffman in Yahoo Savior Face-Off? Not Yet. (But Delicious to Imagine.)

in News, December 1, 2011 at 2:23 am PT

As Yahoo Ponders Its Fate Endlessly — Selling Off Yahoo Japan Stake Is Suddenly Its Easiest Option

in Media, November 3, 2011 at 12:49 pm PT

IAC/InterActive to Pay First Dividend

in News, November 3, 2011 at 11:16 am PT

Yahoo Shares Melt as Rumors Collide (Plus, I Add Another Log to the Fire)

in News, October 31, 2011 at 5:13 pm PT

Casual Game Maker Big Fish Cuts Checks to Shareholders on Way to IPO

in Commerce, October 31, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

IBM Lifts Dividend 15 Percent

in News, April 26, 2011 at 12:05 pm PT

Oracle Beats the Street, Boosts Dividend

in Enterprise, March 24, 2011 at 1:37 pm PT

Cisco: It's Just a Little Transition, That's All

in Enterprise, February 9, 2011 at 5:39 pm PT

SAP’s Profit Drops 36 Percent on Litigation Charges

in News, January 26, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Confident Intel Raises Quarterly Dividend

Apple Has $51 Billion and a Shopping List. Is Facebook on It?

in Media, October 18, 2010 at 3:58 pm PT