With so many factors triggering market uncertainty, like the timing of the Fed taper and a lackluster earnings season, investors continue to love their dividend stocks – especially with so many raising payouts in October.
It’s an interesting time for dividend seekers. According to Fidelity Investments, corporate cash balances sit at some $1.8 trillion – the highest in history. Yet, payout ratios are still at 50-year lows. That suggests there’s plenty of room for dividends to rise.
June 28 saw the corporate breakup of News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA), the world’s 2nd largest media-entertainment conglomerate with some $34 billion in revenues worldwide.
A G8 initiative intended to get corporations to invest in Africa with the goal of alleviating hunger on that continent is – surprise, surprise – not working out as planned.
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Money Morning. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. Jim Rogers, the legendary Wall Street trader and…
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Money Morning. To view original, click here. Reposted with permission. At first sight, Warren Buffett’s deal with the…
