dividend
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In aggregate, U.S. companies spend about $1 trillion a year on buybacks, according to S&P, compared with $665 billion on dividends.
From Barron's
Robinson has outperformed the freight market for eight straight quarters and has paid out higher dividends consistently over the last 27 years.
From MarketWatch
However, a dividend significantly above consensus and up to 2 billion euros in planned disposals allowing for share buybacks are a substantial return, he adds.
The dividend is modest at under 1% as the company prefers to invest or repurchase stock.
From Barron's
Mao’s investment in Snow paid handsome dividends, first in a series of interviews published in the China Weekly Review in November 1936.
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