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Dividends
How the world's richest people became much richer during the pandemic
Jan 16, 2023
Two-thirds of the $42 trillion in new wealth went to the wealthiest 1%, says a new report from Oxfam. The group also says tax policy can change that.
Banks pump up shareholder payouts as Fed ends pandemic limits
Jun 30, 2021
Dividend hikes and stock buybacks are on the way.
GE cuts dividend to a penny per share. Why bother keeping it at all?
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Janet Babin
Oct 30, 2018
The company says it will save nearly $4 billion.
GE cuts dividend to a penny per share. Why bother keeping it at all?
by
Janet Babin
Oct 30, 2018
The company says it will save nearly $4 billion.
Big U.S. companies have a lot of cash. Here’s what they’re doing with it
by
Ryan Kailath
Apr 24, 2018
When you’ve got a little extra money to work with — or a lot — what do you do with it? Maybe you stuff it under the mattress. Maybe you try to invest it and put it to work. Or maybe you spend it on yourself and some important people in your life. That last option […]
GE cuts dividend but shareholders may ultimately benefit
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Ryan Kailath
Nov 13, 2017
General Electric announced today that all is maybe not well inside the multinational conglomerate empire. CEO John Flannery said the next couple years will be less profitable than previously thought and that, among other changes, he company will cut its annual dividend in half. That may sound scary if you’re holding some GE stock, or […]
Two big stock buybacks revive a debate
Sep 22, 2016
Shareholders like the practice, but is it good for the economy?
For public good, not for profit.
A boring segment of the stock market is on fire
Sep 19, 2016
With bond yields low, investors are flocking to dividend-paying funds.
All buy myself ... the thinking behind stock buybacks
Jun 15, 2016
Companies flush with cash often repurchase their own shares. But there are risks to doing so.
Big Oil cuts back, but not on dividends
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Stan Alcorn
Feb 2, 2015
ExxonMobil profits are down 21 percent, so company curtails jobs and investments.