Best Buy approved a 32% increase in the regular quarterly dividend to $0.45 per share, effective immediately, and a share repurchase plan of at least $1.5 billion for FY19, which reflects an updated two-year plan of $3.5 billion compared to the original $3.0 billion two-year plan announced at the beginning of FY18. The regular quarterly dividend will be payable on April 12, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 22, 2018. Read More »

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund (FVD), where 9,350,000 units were destroyed, or a 8.7% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of FVD, in morning trading today WGL Holdings (WGL) is up about 1%, and Deere & Company (DE) is higher by about 2.1%. Read More »

OGE Energy (OGE) has approved an increase in the company's quarterly dividend to $0.3025 per share from $0.275 per share. That represents a 10 percent increase and equates to $1.21 per share annually. The increase is effective with the fourth quarter 2016 dividend and will be paid Oct. 28, 2016, to shareholders of record Oct. 11, 2016. Read More »

MasterCard (MA) has declared a quarterly cash dividend to holders of shares of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The cash dividend of 16 cents per share will be paid on November 9, 2015 to holders of record of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock as of October 9, 2015. Read More »

In trading on Thursday, gas utilities shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.3%. Helping drag down the group were shares of WGL Holdings (WGL), down about 1.3% and shares of New Jersey Resources (NJR) off about 1.1% on the day. Read More »

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) declared a cash dividend of $0.1605 per share payable on August 3, 2015 to holders of record as of July 15, 2015 for its common stock. Read More »

In trading on Monday, gas utilities shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.4%. Leading the group were shares of WGL Holdings (WGL), up about 2.7% and shares of Atmos Energy (ATO) up about 2.6% on the day. Read More »

The Mosaic Company (MOS) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 19, 2015, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 5, 2015. Read More »

CVS Health (CVS) has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.275 (27.5 cents) per share on the corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on November 3, 2014, to holders of record on October 23, 2014. Read More »

In trading on Friday, gas utilities shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.5%. Leading the group were shares of Transportadora de Gas Del Sur (TGS), up about 3.1% and shares of WGL Holdings (WGL) up about 2.2% on the day. Read More »