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Dish Network CEO: Dividends Are 'Always On The Table For Us'
Nov 9th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Dish Network Corp. (DISH) Chief Executive Charles Ergen said Monday that dividends are "always on the table" for the satellite-TV provider. The comments come on the heels of Dish's $2-per-share dividend payout...
Ford's surprise $997M profit boosts stock nearly 8%
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Freep
Ford Motor Co.'s stock jumped 58 cents, or more than 8%, to close at $7.58 Monday -- quite a leap from its low of $1.01 reached last Nov. 20 -- after the automaker reported a surprise $997-million profit.
Utah's 4-Day Workweek Brings Some Dividends
Oct 22nd, 2009 - ABC News
Closing Utah state offices on Fridays has delivered an unexpected bonus: a big saving on overtime pay. New calculations show Utah saved $4.1 million in the first year of a government experiment with a four-day workweek.
In-App Sales and iTablet: The Killer Combo to Save Publishing?
Oct 16th, 2009 - Wired
Apple on Thursday made a subtle yet major revision to its App Store policy, enabling extra content to be sold through free iPhone apps. It's a move that immediately impacts the publishing industry...
Regions declares 1-cent quarterly dividend
Oct 15th, 2009 - Boston
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Regions Financial Corp. on Thursday declared a quarterly dividend of 1 cent per share and authorized a quarterly payment of $43.8 million to the U.S...

Dividends videos from YouTube:

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18. Dividends
Companies can pay out a part of their earnings in the form of dividends which shareholders receive as one element of their potential return (the other being capital appreciation). This video ...
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Funky Dividends
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The Power of Dividends
David Driscoll, Portfolio Manager, explains why dividends should not be overlooked when managing your portfolio.

Dividends from WikiPedia:

Dividends are payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, that money can be put to two uses: it can either be re-invested in the business (called retained earnings), or it can be paid to the shareholders as a dividend. Many corporations retain a portion of their earnings and pay the remainder as a dividend.

For a joint stock company, a dividend is allocated as a fixed amount per share. Therefore, a shareholder receives a dividend in proportion to their shareholding. For the joint stock company, paying dividends is not an expense; rather, it is the division of an asset among shareholders. Public companies usually pay dividends on a fixed schedule, but may declare a dividend at any time, sometimes called a special dividend to distinguish it from a regular one.