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Microsoft Raises Dividend; Other Tech Giants Should Follow
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Wed, 19 Sep 2012
Dow component Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ), the world’s largest software maker, added to the dividend craze in the technology sector with the announcement it is boosting its quarterly by three cents, or 15 percent, per share to 23 cents a share. The news, announced Tuesday after the close of U.S. mark…
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