Microsoft Corp raised its quarterly dividend to 28 cents per share and authorized a new share buyback program on Tuesday, two days before investors quiz the software giant on its next chief executive and a bold foray into mobile devices. The 5-cent increase in the dividend, worth about $400 million […]
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Apple drags on S&P, Nasdaq; Dell jumps after report
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower on Monday as worries over demand for Apple products drove down its shares and investors braced for earnings disappointments. Running counter to that was Dell Inc’s (DELL) stock which jumped 13 percent to about a five-month high at $12.29 after Bloomberg reported the […]
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria Top World Market Returns in 2012
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria are reported to be the top World Market Indexes in 2012. This is contained in a Presentation Friday titled “Issues in Nigerian Capital Markets and Investment Outlook for 2013 by Sewa Wusu, Head of Research, Sterling Capital Markets Limited at 2nd […]
