SYDNEY, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto is returning more than $4 billion to shareholders, the result of surging commodity prices that doubled the group's profit.
MADRID, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Endesa SA, Spain's top electric utility, hiked its yearly dividend 12 percent and hinted at more shareholder goodies in a bid to repel a hostile takeover.
REDMOND, Wash., July 21 (UPI) -- Microsoft of Redmond, Wash., announced a one-time dividend of $3 per share, or $32 billion, and a huge stock buyback in a bid to boost stock prices.
PADUCAH, Ky., June 24 (UPI) -- Computer Services of Paducah, Ky., said Thursday its directors voted to hike the quarterly cash common stock dividend by 28.6 percent.
BOSTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Bank of America of Boston, Mass., said Wednesday its directors have voted to split the common stock 2-for-1 and to hike the dividend by 12.5 percent.
PEORIA, Ill., June 9 (UPI) -- Caterpillar Inc. of Illinois said Wednesday its board of directors agreed to raise the company's common stock dividend 11 percent.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 27 (UPI) -- The board of directors of Cato Corp. of North Carolina Thursday voted to increase the company's common stock dividend by 9 percent.
MOSCOW, May 25 (UPI) -- The board of Russia's giant Gazprom gas corporation has approved a $563 million dividend to its shareholders, RosBusinessConsulting said Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20 (UPI) -- Deb Shops Inc. of Philadelphia said Thursday its board of directors has declared a special dividend of 40 cents a share.
DETROIT, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. shareholders got some bad news. Five top executives Thursday announced their retirements and the board of directors cut the regular quarterly div
