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Dividend Achievers are worthy of consideration by investors seeking long-term portfolio risk-adjusted returns versus the broader U.S. equity market. Mergent has been identifying these strong dividend-paying companies for more than 25 years.
A whole slew of dividends announcements today:
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British Airways will likely again declare zero dividends in order to cover its huge pension deficit:
BA last paid a dividend in 2000. Since then it has struggled with the aftermath of 11 September, Sars and the war in Iraq. The airline is not likely to make its final decision on paying a dividend for this financial year until next May. But the twin impact of the pensions black hole and the volatile price of oil mean the chances of a dividend being paid will dwindle to almost nothing despite the airline successfully bringing its debt down.
More coverage found here. Are other airlines’ dividends threatened? (if they exist at all?)
Apparently, business outside of the US announce dividend payouts on weekends:
We have some catching up to do:
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…from too long of a hiatus. Stay tuned for very frequent updates.