NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. Thursday reported a 79 percent jump in quarterly net income from a year ago after figuring deferred sales of Windows Vista and Office.
REDMOND, Wash., April 3 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. said Monday it was buying Idaho-based ProClarity Corp., a maker of analysis and visualization technologies.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 22 (UPI) -- A Microsoft Corp. executive visiting Taiwan says the software giant is poised to lead sales of smart-phone software within three years.
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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Microsoft, with its second quarter earnings, Thursday announced its intention to pay a quarterly dividend of 4 cents per share, a total of 16 cents per annum. In addition, Microsoft common stock is to be split 2 for 1.
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
