Software company Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.56 per share, reflecting a $0.05 or 10% increase over the previous quarter’s dividend. Microsoft is a dividend achiever which has managed to increase annual dividends for 17 consecutive years. The forward annual dividend is $2.24 and the forward…
Currently, Europe is almost in full lockdown and an epicenter for the outbreak. The full extent of the economic fallout due to the coronavirus is still unknown. The equity and bond markets still face considerable risks. We see and expect more downgrades, suspended dividends, and buy-back programs and regulatory changes to come. Especially dividend focussed…
Imperial Brands is a member of the European dividend aristocrats list and interesting for dividend investors given the dividend yield of around 7% and a dividend growth rate of +10% over the last 10 years. Imperial Brands (IMB) lost 13.95% in September, the stock plunged on profit warning as the U.S. vaping crisis deepens. (see…
Global dividends reached a first-quarter record of $263.3 billion, rising 7.8% despite concerns about the world economy, according to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index research. Janus Henderson analyzes dividends and the research began in 2009 with an index value of 100. The Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index reached a new record of 190.1.…
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced late Tuesday that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) replaces General Electric (GE) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, effective prior to the open of trading on June 26. General Electric (GE) out General Electric is removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 122 years after first being handpicked by Charles Dow himself.…