McDonald’s Raises Dividend to 61 Cents a Share

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McDonald’s (MCD) declared a quarterly cash dividend of 61 cents a share, an 11% increase over the previous quarterly dividend.

This brings the fourth quarter dividend payout to about $650 million, McDonald’s said in a statement.

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“With today’s announced dividend increase, we expect the 2010 total cash returned to shareholders to be approximately $5 billion, split between dividends…

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McDonald’s Raises Dividend to 61 Cents a Share originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:54:00.

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Microsoft Ups Dividend, Plans to Sell Debt

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Microsoft (MSFT) announced Tuesday that it was hiking its quarterly dividend to 16 cents a share from 13 cents a share — a 23% increase.

The new dividend represents an annual dividend yield of 2.5%, TheStreet reported. Microsoft had not raised its dividend in two years.

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“This higher dividend, combined with our ongoing share repurchase program, reflects our commitment to returning…

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Microsoft Ups Dividend, Plans to Sell Debt originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:50:00.

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The Fed Doesn’t Give Equities Much Movement

Stocks closed mixed with little change on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates and warned that falling prices are becoming a bigger concern. Tuesday’s meeting did little to give equities direction after…