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Applied Materials Boosts Dividend, Will Repurchase $2B In Shares - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary March 9, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), the biggest maker of gear and machines used to manufacture semiconductors, said it will boost its quarterly dividend by 17% to 7 cents a share from . . . keep reading

No Need To Be Defensive About General Dynamics' Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary March 5, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Defense contractor General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), the maker of nuclear submarines, Navy destroyers and Gulfstream jets, said it will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.5% to 42 cents a share from 38 cents . . . keep reading

Wal-Mart Continues Tradition Of Dividend Hikes - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary March 5, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the world's largest retailer, has joined the parade of Dow stocks to raise their dividends in recent weeks by announcing an 11% increase to its annual dividend . . . keep reading

Qualcomm Tries To Lure Investors Back With Higher Dividend, Buyback - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary March 2, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Semiconductor maker Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), whose shares are down 30% since the start of 2010 and 10% in the past two weeks, is trying to stop the bleeding . . . keep reading

Tractor Supply Approves First-Ever Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary March 2, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Tractor Supply (Nasdaq: TSCO), a supplier of farm ranch products, said it will pay its first-ever quarterly dividend on March 29th to shareholders of record on March 15th . . . keep reading

Freeport McMoRan May Boost Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary March 2, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX), the largest U.S. copper miner and a bellwether commodities stock, may be in line for a dividend increase after reinstating part of its previously suspended payout earlier this year . . . keep reading

Altria Lights Up Its Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 25, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Altria (NYSE: MO), the biggest U.S. cigarette maker, was yielding 6.7% as of Wednesday's close and the maker of the Marlboro brand also announced on Wednesday that it will boost its quarterly dividend by 2.9% to 35 cents a share from 34 cents . . . keep reading

Home Depot Builds A Bigger Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 25, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, reported a fourth-quarter profit after positing a loss in the year-earlier period as same-store sales rose 1.2% for the company's first gain on that front since the first quarter of 2006 . . . keep reading

Kimberly Clark Makes Good On Promise To Boost Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 25, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA

Last month, we told that you consumer products giant Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB), the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, looked like a strong candidate for a dividend increase . . . keep reading

Watsco Heats Up Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 17, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA
Florida-based Watsco (NYSE: WSO, AMEX: WSO-B) is company investors don't hear a lot about, but perhaps that should change, at least from the perspective of income investors . . . keep reading

Sherwin-Williams Paints A Higher Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 17, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA
Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW), the maker of Dutch Boy paints and Minwax coatings, said it will raise its quarterly dividend by . . . keep reading

Transocean Plans First Regular Dividend In Eight Years - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 16, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA
Transocean (NYSE: RIG), the world's largest operator of offshore oil rigs, is planning an annual dividend of . . . keep reading

3M Is The Latest Dow Constituent To Boost Its Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 16, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA
Industrial conglomerate 3M (NYSE: MMM), the maker of Post-It Notes and Scotch Tape, became the latest member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average to raise its dividend, announcing a . . . keep reading

Worth Dividend Increases From The Media Sector - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 15, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA
Media giant Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), buoyed by strength in its film and network businesses, reported a fourth-quarter profit after reporting a loss in the year-earlier period, beating . . . keep reading

EOG Resources Joins The Dividend Raising Party - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 11, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA
EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG), the independent oil and natural gas producer, said its fourth-quarter profit tumbled 13% from the year-earlier period and the shares were hammered on the news, but if you're looking for a silver lining, it may come in the form of EOG's dividend hike of 6.9% . . . keep reading

Wyndham Worldwide Triples Its Dividend - High-Yield Dividend Investing Commentary Feb. 11, 2010
Jim Trippon, CPA
Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), the hotel franchisor behind the Days Inn and Super 8 lodging brands, said its fourth-quarter rose 40 cents a share, above the company's previous guidance of 35 cents tot 38 cents a share and the company will triple its quarterly dividend as a result . . . keep reading

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