(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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Consumers who set ambitious goals have a greater level of satisfaction compared to those who set conservative goals, according to a recently published paper by the Cecile K. Cho, a University of California, Riverside assistant ...
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Aug 17, 2011
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(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. provided a small measure of comfort to the battered stock market late Wednesday with quarterly results that underscored the technology bellwether's resolve to improve its financial performance.
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Aug 11, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Is stamp collecting only of interest to passionate hobbyists? Far from it. Stamps can be a valuable addition to an investment portfolio, generating average long-term yields of up to 7 percent per year.
Economics & Business
Jul 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When a whistle-blower's allegations of financial misconduct gain the attention of mainstream media, the accused company's stock price takes an immediate hit, even if it's countered by outrage and denials.
Economics & Business
Jul 6, 2010
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An initial public offering (IPO) is usually seen as the start of a company's independence from its venture capitalist (VC) backers. But new research published in the Academy of Management Journal suggests that even after ...
Economics & Business
Aug 8, 2018
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CEOs make a lot of money from incentive pay tied to stock performance. Although such schemes help align executives' interests with shareholders, they are not necessarily the best schemes as compared to schemes that rely on ...
Economics & Business
Apr 15, 2015
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Relativity Media, a film financier and movie distributor, was rebuffed in a last-minute bid for Maker Studios, the YouTube video creator that had agreed to be bought by The Walt Disney Co. last month.
Business
Apr 15, 2014
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(AP) -- A splashy Wall Street debut by Bazaarvoice Inc. and Proto Labs Inc. is the latest sign that investor appetite for initial public offerings has rebounded after a dismal IPO market in 2011.
Business
Feb 24, 2012
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The decision to emit a press release to inform about the annual financial report of a company does not depend on its economic performance, contrary to what one would think, according to research being carried out at Universidad ...
Economics & Business
Jul 8, 2010
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