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Devon Energy boosts dividend, buyback; sells shale asset

U.S. oil and gas producer Devon Energy Corp on Wednesday boosted its dividend payout and said it would sell a shale asset to raise cash and reduce debt. Devon hiked its d...

DIVIDENDS

Devon Energy to buy back $1 billion worth of shares, raises dividend

U.S. oil and gas producer Devon Energy Corp said on Wednesday it plans to increase its cash dividend and buy back shares worth $1 billion, the latest energy company to do so, wh...

DIVIDENDS

Russia's NLMK recommends Q4 dividend of 3.36 roubles/share

Russian steelmaker NLMK said on Wednesday its board had recommended a fourth-quarter dividend payout of 3.36 roubles ($0.0590) per share. The recommendation will be broug...

DIVIDENDS

Linde to pay advance '18 div to lay ground for Praxair merger

German industrial gases group Linde proposed a combined dividend of 7.00 euros ($8.68) share for 2017 and - as advance payment - for parts of 2018 to reconcile its dividend paym...

DIVIDENDS

Global dividends hit record of $1.25 trillion in 2017, more to come

Global dividends rose 7.7 percent to an all-time high of $1.25 trillion (1 trillion euros) last year boosted by a buoyant world economy and rising corporate confidence, Janus He...

DIVIDENDS

South Africa's Exxaro to pay $377 mln special dividend

South African miner Exxaro Resources said on Tuesday it would pay a special dividend of 4.5 billion rand ($377 million) from its income reserves after the firm sold stake in U.S...

DIVIDENDS

Anadarko raises dividend payout, share buyback program

Oil and gas producer Anadarko Petroleum Corp said on Wednesday it increased its quarterly dividend and also raised its share buyback program, amidst an improving environment for...

DIVIDENDS

Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan reinstates dividend on stronger outlook

Freeport-McMoRan Inc reinstated its cash dividend on Tuesday, three years after suspending it, reflecting a stronger financial position, improved market conditions and a positiv...

DIVIDENDS

Dividend plays on slippery ground as bond yields steepen

After a decade of easy-money policy that cut bond yields to almost nothing and lifted U.S. stock markets to records, companies that pay big dividends now look among the most exp...

MARKET

Chevron lifts quarterly dividend by 4 percent

Chevron Corp raised its quarterly dividend on Wednesday by 4 percent to $1.12, the 31st year in a row the U.S. oil producer has raised the payout. The dividend is payable...