Hewlett-Packard hikes dividend, outlines strategy
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to raise its dividend for the first time in over a decade and one day soon sell "cloud computing" services to the public.
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Mar 15, 2011
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Microsoft raises dividend 25 pct to support stock
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is trying to lift its stock price by boosting its dividend 25 percent, the largest increase since the world's largest software maker started the quarterly payments seven years ago.
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Sep 21, 2011
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Microsoft raises dividend 23 percent to 16 cents
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it is raising its quarterly dividend for the first time in two years in a move that will return more of the software maker's nearly $37 billion cash hoard to its shareholders.
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Sep 22, 2010
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Tech dividends: What fund investors should know
(AP) -- Investing is about give and take. Consider growth-oriented companies, which are focused on building business and expanding market share. When the economy improves, their stocks are likely to rise more sharply than ...
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Apr 13, 2012
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Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B (Update)
(AP) -- Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to shareholders.
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May 21, 2012
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Judge blocks Apple shareholder vote in lawsuit (Update)
A US federal judge blocked Friday an Apple shareholder vote in response to a hedge fund lawsuit that claimed the tech giant was improperly bundling questions on a ballot.
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Feb 22, 2013
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Apple shares top $600 ahead of stock split
Apple shares on Monday climbed above $600 ahead of a stock split and as the company ramps up its stock buy-back program.
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May 6, 2014
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Qualcomm ups dividend, approves up to $4B buyback
(AP) -- Mobile phone chip-maker Qualcomm Inc. said Tuesday that its board approved the increase of its quarterly dividend by 16 percent to 25 cents and up to $4 billion in stock buybacks.
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Mar 6, 2012
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Apple bond offering among biggest ever
A bond offering from Apple expected to be priced later today will be one of the largest ever for a US company, according to leading financial newspapers Tuesday.
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Apr 30, 2013
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Apple increases stock buyback, will split stock (Update 2)
Apple is doling out more of its cash to shareholders and preparing to split its stock for the first time in nine years in an attempt to win back investors fretting about the iPhone maker's slowing sales growth and pace of ...
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Apr 23, 2014
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