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Microsoft's $8.5 billion Skype deal lifts stocks
NEW YORK — Corporate deals and strong earnings have propelled stocks higher in recent months, and more of each came on Tuesday.
Microsoft Inc. said it would buy Internet telephone service Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. Companies have built up a...Tags: Elvis Presley, Boston Scientific Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Earnings Forecasts, American Idol (tv program)
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A fatter dividend coming for Microsoft shareholders?
Money & CompanyMicrosoft Corp. shares on Monday showed just how hungry equity investors are for good news -- and how willing they are to pounce on it as economic fears recede again. The software giant’s stock soared $1.26, or 5.3%, to close...... -
Cisco Systems says it will start paying cash dividends
Money & CompanyU.S. technology giants seem to be heeding Wall Street pressure to funnel some of their cash hoards to shareholders. Computer networking titan Cisco Systems said Tuesday it expects to start paying a dividend for the first time. Investors liked the...... -
Cash-rich Microsoft raises dividend payment 23%
Money & CompanyMicrosoft Corp. on Tuesday boosted the dividend payment on its stock 23%, the first increase in two years, hoping to show its “commitment” to sharing its huge cash flow with stockholders. The software giant said its board raised the quarterly...... -
Wall Street Roundup: Stocks instead of jobs. Killing Dodd-Frank.
Money & CompanyWaiting for jobs. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits went down more than expected last week, but many analysts are waiting for the big monthly payroll numbers that will arrive Friday. Stocks instead of jobs. What are companies...... -
Mattel announces $500-million stock buyback as Carl Icahn takes a stake
Money & CompanyBillionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in toy giant Mattel Inc., which announced that its board had approved buying back more stock and increasing its annual dividend. The $500-million buyback is part of the company’s ongoing program,... -
Comcast's Brian Roberts: The man who loves cable
Company TownComcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts let investors in on a little secret Wednesday during his keynote speech at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom conference in San Francisco. The 51-year-old executive's biggest concern over the last year... -
Wall Street Roundup: Welcome intervention. Should Wall Street pay?
Money & CompanyGold: Trading now at $1,419 per ounce, up 1.1% from Thursday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 11,885.20, up 0.9% from Thursday. Welcome intervention. As governments around the world collaborate to deal with the yen and Libya, stock markets...... -
Like it or not, Buffett gets his money back from Goldman Sachs
Money & CompanyMuch to Warren Buffett’s chagrin, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is about to give his money back. The famed Oracle of Omaha invested $5 billion in Goldman Sachs at the height of the financial crisis in late 2008. It was a...... -
Broadcom hits record revenues, boosts dividend, but stock slips after hours
L.A. Times Tech BlogIrvine-based chip-maker Broadcom Corp. on Tuesday reported a profitable quarter, with record sales of $1.95 billion, a 45% increase over the same quarter last year. The company also announced a 12.5% increase in per-share dividend, to 36 cents per share..... -
Viacom sells $500 million in debt
Company TownViacom said Monday that it had sold $500 million in new corporate bonds -- at 4.5% interest -- to raise money to buy back some of its higher-interest debt. The sale of the new 10-year senior notes is expected to...... -
Viacom to resume stock buyback program, start paying dividend
Company TownMedia giant Viacom Inc., parent of cable networks MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon as well as Paramount Pictures, said its board of directors has given a green light for the company to resume its stock buyback program. Viacom suspended its......
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