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At a time when investors are clamoring for income, U.S. corporations remain too stingy with dividends.
The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index has a dividend yield of just 2%, one of the lowest of any major global market. European stocks yield an average of nearly 5%, and even the historically low-yielding Japanese stock market pays 2.5%.
American companies have the wherewithal to raise dividends because profits are at record levels and the payout ratio—the percentage of profits paid out in dividends—is near an all-time low at 28%. It has averaged 40% over the past 20 years.
Most companies can afford to pay at least a 2% dividend, and many big companies are capable of paying close to 4%. Among them are ExxonMobil xom -0.8776091081593927% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD83.58 -0.74 -0.8776091081593927% /Date(1427490042248-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10338300 AFTER HOURS USD83.67 0.09 0.10768126346015794% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1240999 P/E Ratio 11.007072024021177 Market Cap 350592192983.441 Dividend Yield 3.3022254127781765% Rev. per Employee 4357980 More quote details and news » (ticker: XOM), Microsoft msft -0.5823829167677748% Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD40.97 -0.24 -0.5823829167677748% /Date(1427490000698-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 33299525 AFTER HOURS USD41.01 0.04 0.0976324139614352% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1101873 P/E Ratio 16.388 Market Cap 336109087865.949 Dividend Yield 3.026604832804491% Rev. per Employee 728656 More quote details and news » (MSFT), Apple aapl -0.7968448164842241% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD123.25 -0.99 -0.7968448164842241% /Date(1427490000802-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 38603966 AFTER HOURS USD123.1 -0.15 -0.12170385395537525% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 942185 P/E Ratio 16.499330655957163 Market Cap 717900196777.344 Dividend Yield 1.5253549695740365% Rev. per Employee 2153110 More quote details and news » (AAPL), Wal-Mart Stores wmt -0.6594211747466113% Wal-Mart Stores Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD81.35 -0.54 -0.6594211747466113% /Date(1427490088401-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5096483 AFTER HOURS USD81.35 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 620902 P/E Ratio 16.045364891518737 Market Cap 262206496815.201 Dividend Yield 2.409342347879533% Rev. per Employee 220750 More quote details and news » (WMT) and Google goog -1.2302537961345175% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq USD548.34 -6.83 -1.2302537961345175% /Date(1427490000248-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1874735 AFTER HOURS USD548.3 -0.04 -0.0072947441368494% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17588 P/E Ratio 27.058074639901704 Market Cap 376343753218.795 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1228170 More quote details and news » (GOOG). In the banking sector, regulatory constraints are keeping a lid on dividends, but a capital-rich JPMorgan Chase jpm 0.016795431642593214% JPMorgan Chase & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD59.55 0.01 0.016795431642593214% /Date(1427490085520-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11478311 AFTER HOURS USD59.59 0.04 0.06717044500419815% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 277508 P/E Ratio 11.172607879924954 Market Cap 222021035607.671 Dividend Yield 2.686817800167926% Rev. per Employee 403805 More quote details and news » (JPM) could get the go-ahead to lift its dividend to almost 4% this year.
A 4% dividend seems to resonate with investors who are willing to pay premium prices for companies with high yields. Some of the strongest S&P 500 industry groups last year—utilities, consumer staples and drugs—had some of the index's highest yields.
During 2011, high-dividend payers were the top-performing group in the S&P 500, with the top 50 yielders at the start of 2011—all with 4%-plus yields—returning more than 8% (not including dividends), compared with a flat showing for the entire index, according to Birinyi Associates.
"This is a market environment where dividend-paying stocks in and outside the technology sector have outperformed," says Toni Sacconaghi, technology analyst at Sanford Bernstein. "Investors increasingly value dividends in their assessment of stocks." He says that Apple, which pays no dividend, could pay 4% and still add considerably to its market-leading cash hoard of $81 billion.
The tables nearby list 10 stocks with low or no dividends that could initiate or lift their payouts, including Exxon, Google, Apple and Berkshire Hathaway brka 0.3515075841657418% Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD217000.1 760.1 0.3515075841657418% /Date(1427490101142-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 540 P/E Ratio 17.226331666269747 Market Cap 355588028061.919 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 616054 More quote details and news » (BRKA), and 10 with yields of 4% or more. The companies on the second list, including Merck mrk 0.2604166666666667% Merck & Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD57.75 0.15 0.2604166666666667% /Date(1427490026628-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7703701 AFTER HOURS USD58.04 0.29 0.5021645021645021% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 13.91566265060241 Market Cap 163905652404.785 Dividend Yield 3.116883116883117% Rev. per Employee 601557 More quote details and news » (MRK), Pfizer pfe 1.0831381733021077% Pfizer Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD34.53 0.37 1.0831381733021077% /Date(1427490149569-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21758937 AFTER HOURS USD34.56 0.03 0.08688097306689835% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 24.153609401231115 Market Cap 212025724984.944 Dividend Yield 3.2435563278308717% Rev. per Employee 633525 More quote details and news » (PFE), Waste Management (WM) and American Electric Power aep 1.0301825411169347% American Electric Power Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD55.9 0.57 1.0301825411169347% /Date(1427490010618-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2494847 AFTER HOURS USD56.075 0.175 0.31305903398926654% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.686567164179106 Market Cap 27369814769.9295 Dividend Yield 3.7924865831842576% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (AEP), have sustainable dividends and reasonable price/earnings ratios.
The biggest potential for dividend increases lies in the tech sector, which has the lowest yield of any industry group in the S&P 500 at 1.1%. Many companies, including cash-rich Google, eBay ebay 0.19994783969399288% eBay Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD57.63 0.115 0.19994783969399288% /Date(1427490000821-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5978385 AFTER HOURS USD57.64 0.01 0.01735207357279195% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 2881.5 Market Cap 69885078481.5303 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 491452 More quote details and news » (EBAY), Dell (DELL) and Amazon.com amzn 0.8738260514495713% Amazon.com Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD370.56 3.21 0.8738260514495713% /Date(1427490000734-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2561158 AFTER HOURS USD370.18 -0.38 -0.10254749568221071% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 172082134901.406 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 577469 More quote details and news » (AMZN), pay no dividends, while others, like Oracle orcl -0.8141428239125378% Oracle Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD42.64 -0.35 -0.8141428239125378% /Date(1427490152242-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17745571 AFTER HOURS USD42.5 -0.14 -0.32833020637898686% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 17.475409836065573 Market Cap 186211854639.24 Dividend Yield 1.4071294559099436% Rev. per Employee 318369 More quote details and news » (ORCL) and Cisco Systems csco 0.14765596160945% Cisco Systems Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD27.13 0.04 0.14765596160945% /Date(1427490000723-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 19594056 AFTER HOURS USD27.13 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.05325443786982 Market Cap 138491558533.316 Dividend Yield 3.0962034647991152% Rev. per Employee 649402 More quote details and news » (CSCO), yield just 1%. Other industries with the potential for higher dividends are media, managed care, asset management and biotechnology.
This could be the year Apple starts offering a dividend, because CEO Tim Cook seems willing to consider it, telling investors last year: "I'm not religious about holding cash." Perhaps reflecting the company's early struggles, co-founder Steve Jobs never liked parting with cash. But Apple's cash is growing so rapidlyit could hit $100 billion at the end of the current quarter and $150 billion sometime next year without any action.
EVERY CEO WANTS a higher stock price, and dividends may be a better route than buybacks. "It's almost like dividend-paying stocks are their own asset class and trade at higher multiples than non-dividend-paying stocks," says Tavis McCourt, a technology analyst at Morgan Keegan. He has urged tech companies to boost their dividends.
Companies with high and sustainable dividends are often valued more like bonds than stocks, partly because 4% and 5% dividend yields often are higher than the rates on many corporate bonds.
"The marginal buyer of telecom stocks has been a fixed-income buyer," says Craig Moffett, a Bernstein cable-TV and telecom analyst. "The stocks are priced to a yield with almost no attention to traditional valuation measures like P/E ratios." Moffett notes that Verizon Communications vz 0.28913672036348614% Verizon Communications Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD48.56 0.14 0.28913672036348614% /Date(1427490032857-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11401623 AFTER HOURS USD48.5 -0.06 -0.12355848434925865% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.26984126984127 Market Cap 201786628050.335 Dividend Yield 4.530477759472817% Rev. per Employee 716746 More quote details and news » (VZ), at $39, has benefited greatly from its 5% yield and trades at 15 times estimated 2012 profits, an unusually large premium to the S&P 500, which fetches a 12 P/E. Verizon's payout ratio is high at 80%.
Formerly stodgy utility stocks like Southern Co. so 0.5712979890310786% Southern Co. U.S.: NYSE USD44.01 0.25 0.5712979890310786% /Date(1427490331271-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5670648 AFTER HOURS USD44.01 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 20.004545454545454 Market Cap 40043728844.5041 Dividend Yield 4.771642808452625% Rev. per Employee 700330 More quote details and news » (SO) now are popular with investors thanks to 4%-plus yields. Southern is up 20% in the past year to $46, and trades for 17 times projected 2012 profits. It has a P/E ratio that exceeds nearly all major tech stocks despite annual earnings growth of just 3%.
While some wonder if dividend investing is a fad, the strategy probably has staying power. Bonds yield little, and short-term rates are near zero, leaving individuals with few places to find yield. Demographics favor income investing; millions of baby boomers retire each year, and they want income to supplement Social Security and minimize the drawdown of retirement assets.
Opportunities are limited in the bond market, with Treasuries topping out at 3% and high-quality 30-year municipals at only 3.5% after a sharp rally in recent months. These yields are near the lows of the past 50 years.
Investors are pouring cash into income-oriented equity-mutual funds while money has come out of most U.S. stock funds. Equity-income funds took in $31 billion last year, while U.S. equity funds overall lost $79 billion in 2011, Morningstar data show. Dividend-oriented exchange-traded funds like Vanguard Dividend Appreciation vig 0.31246094238220223% Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 80.26 0.25 0.31246094238220223% /Date(1427490000251-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 655911 AFTER HOURS 80.19 -0.07 -0.0872165462247695% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.2875654124096685% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (VIG), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index dvy 0.2588326646822829% iShares Select Dividend ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 77.47 0.2 0.2588326646822829% /Date(1427490000179-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1098830 AFTER HOURS 77.38 -0.09 -0.11617400283980896% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 3.0881166903317414% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (DVY) and SPDR S&P Dividend sdy 0.20647825525874305% SPDR S&P Dividend ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 77.65 0.16 0.20647825525874305% /Date(1427490000215-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 596722 AFTER HOURS 77.58 -0.07 -0.0901481004507405% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.0417205408886026% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (SDY) grew sharply in assets last year.
Value and income-oriented institutional investors own little Apple stock, despite its reasonable forward P/E of 11. Sacconaghi says that investors wonder why Apple's P/E ratio is low, given its high growth rate, and he thinks a key reason is that the company's refusal to pay a dividend limits its investor base. "Apple could attract significant classes of incremental investors by paying a dividend," he maintains.
MANY EXECUTIVES are understandably cautious about paying big dividends after the searing experience of 2008 and 2009, when a quarter of the companies in the S&P 500 were forced to cut payouts. Yet managements may be making a mistake now in favoring share buybacks. Even with the problem posed by the repatriation of foreign income, companies generally have plenty of U.S. profits to pay nice dividends.
Within the S&P 500, companies are spending more than $2 on buybacks for every dollar in dividends, according to S&P data. That split ought to change. Companies should consider returning as least as much in dividends as buybacks. The S&P 500 is valued at about 12 times projected 2012 profits. If companies adopted an average 40% payout ratio, the index's yield would be 3.3%, versus 2% now.
Investors have welcomed corporate moves to lift dividends to about 4% or more. General Electric ge 0.24193548387096775% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD24.86 0.06 0.24193548387096775% /Date(1427490007374-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 27069801 AFTER HOURS USD24.84 -0.02 -0.08045052292839903% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.433104177683767 Market Cap 250278056144.714 Dividend Yield 3.7007240547063556% Rev. per Employee 488328 More quote details and news » (GE), Intel intc 6.382978723404255% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD32 1.92 6.382978723404255% /Date(1427490000596-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 70805630 AFTER HOURS USD31.87 -0.13 -0.40625% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 13.333333333333334 Market Cap 151552000000 Dividend Yield 3% Rev. per Employee 523618 More quote details and news » (INTC) and magazine publisher Meredith mdp 0.0923020121838656% Meredith Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD54.22 0.05 0.0923020121838656% /Date(1427490216888-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 140424 AFTER HOURS USD54.24 0.02 0.03688675765400221% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 18.89198606271777 Market Cap 2437681480.94765 Dividend Yield 3.3751383253412026% Rev. per Employee 424527 More quote details and news » (MDP) all have seen their stocks benefit from marked dividend increases. Meredith is up 27% since it boosted its dividend 50% in October.
There's truth to the old line that buybacks favor sellers of a stock, while dividends benefit holders. Many institutions favor buybacks because they believe repurchases will push up stock prices and performance and make portfolio managers look good.
Yet companies often buy stock when times are flush—and their stock prices are high—and then regret those actions in downturns. Sears Holdings shld 1.5082595163993298% Sears Holdings Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD42.4 0.63 1.5082595163993298% /Date(1427490000001-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 536835 AFTER HOURS USD42.1758 -0.2242 -0.5287735849056604% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 4517889798.81897 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 159173 More quote details and news » (SHLD), Eastman Kodak, New York Times nyt 1.2075471698113207% New York Times Co. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD13.41 0.16 1.2075471698113207% /Date(1427490188804-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 264364 AFTER HOURS USD13.41 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 58.279009126466754 Market Cap 2233454672.15071 Dividend Yield 1.1931394481730053% Rev. per Employee 442734 More quote details and news » (NYT), Cisco and Goldman Sachs gs 0.4379406109805597% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD188.06 0.82 0.4379406109805597% /Date(1427490113127-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1526595 AFTER HOURS USD187.86 -0.2 -0.10634903754121025% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 10.681889182357786 Market Cap 81922884609.6899 Dividend Yield 1.2761884504945231% Rev. per Employee 1079350 More quote details and news » (GS) all overpaid for their shares. Warren Buffett has said companies should buy back shares only when they trade at a marked discount to intrinsic value.
A dividend imposes discipline on managements that could otherwise spend heavily on acquisitions or buybacks. While institutions often urge big buybacks on conference calls, individual investors are voting for dividends.
"Technology companies view dividends as a sign of weakness and limited growth opportunities, but the very best businesses don't need much capital to grow," says Ken Broad, portfolio manager of the Delaware Smid Cap Growth Fund. "Apple is an exemplar of that." Companies like Coca-Cola ko -0.6691449814126395% Coca-Cola Co. U.S.: NYSE USD40.08 -0.27 -0.6691449814126395% /Date(1427490063767-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14066040 AFTER HOURS USD40.02 -0.06 -0.1497005988023952% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 24.74074074074074 Market Cap 175089214014.575 Dividend Yield 3.2934131736526946% Rev. per Employee 355503 More quote details and news » (KO), Procter & Gamble pg 0.19476567255021301% Procter & Gamble Co. U.S.: NYSE USD82.31 0.16 0.19476567255021301% /Date(1427490023586-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6248100 AFTER HOURS USD82.38 0.07 0.08504434455108735% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 24.094022598208536 Market Cap 222278972310.767 Dividend Yield 3.1276880087474184% Rev. per Employee 692110 More quote details and news » (PG), Johnson & Johnson jnj 0.19972039145196724% Johnson & Johnson U.S.: NYSE USD100.34 0.2 0.19972039145196724% /Date(1427490083859-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5592479 AFTER HOURS USD100.54 0.2 0.19932230416583616% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 17.3 Market Cap 290435670725.638 Dividend Yield 2.7905122583217064% Rev. per Employee 580258 More quote details and news » (JNJ) and Merck historically have been able to generate steady annual profit growth while paying out half their profits in dividends.
It's notable that a dividend leader in tech, Intel, also is one of the most capital-intensive. If Intel can pay a 3.2% dividend, others should be able to follow. Seagate Technology stx -1.4292386735170481% Seagate Technology PLC U.S.: Nasdaq USD52.76 -0.765 -1.4292386735170481% /Date(1427490000043-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2862657 AFTER HOURS USD52.8 0.04 0.0758150113722517% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 11.39524838012959 Market Cap 17323112998.7002 Dividend Yield 4.094010614101592% Rev. per Employee 272322 More quote details and news » (STX), the disk-drive maker, also is capital-intensive, and it surprised Wall Street by instituting a 5% dividend last year. Says CEO Steve Luczo: "We have had significant positive support from our investor base, as well as a shift to more longer-term holders as a result of our dividend policy." McCourt says that cash-rich companies like Cisco made a mistake in setting low initial dividends. He says dividends must be at least 2% to matter to investors.
Google, like Apple, has a huge amount of net cash, some $40 billion, and has shown no desire to share it with holders. That may be hurting its stock price, which is down in the past year, despite robust profit growth, amid investor concern about capital discipline after such moves as its coming $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, the cellphone maker, and its $2 billion buy of a Manhattan office building.
Big media companies such as Time Warner, twx 0.4484834179157323% Time Warner Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD85.11 0.38 0.4484834179157323% /Date(1427490030286-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2646843 AFTER HOURS USD85.11 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.34318181818182 Market Cap 70685725599.6838 Dividend Yield 1.644930090471155% Rev. per Employee 1068710 More quote details and news » (TWX), CBS cbs 0.3442622950819672% CBS Corp. Cl B U.S.: NYSE USD61.21 0.21 0.3442622950819672% /Date(1427490030894-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7902493 AFTER HOURS USD59.71 -1.5 -2.4505799705930404% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 24.250227803969732 Market Cap 30479250527.9076 Dividend Yield 0.9802319882372161% Rev. per Employee 601831 More quote details and news » (CBS), Disney dis 0.22805017103762829% Walt Disney Co. U.S.: NYSE USD105.48 0.24 0.22805017103762829% /Date(1427490099383-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5199080 AFTER HOURS USD105.52 0.04 0.037921880925293895% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 23.18241758241758 Market Cap 179269909709.226 Dividend Yield 1.0902540766021995% Rev. per Employee 276561 More quote details and news » (DIS) and Viacom viab 0.8921933085501859% Viacom Inc. Cl B U.S.: Nasdaq USD67.85 0.6 0.8921933085501859% /Date(1427490000064-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1876684 AFTER HOURS USD67.75 -0.1 -0.14738393515106854% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 12.247292418772563 Market Cap 27551193769.0277 Dividend Yield 1.9454679439941047% Rev. per Employee 1407070 More quote details and news » (VIAB) should be paying higher dividends, according to Anthony DiClemente, a Barclays Capital analyst. "Media managers are afraid of the signaling effect, and they're slow to concede that their companies aren't the high-growth companies they used to be," he says. DiClemente says they can afford higher payouts, because they generate a lot of free cash flow, and their businesses are less exposed to volatile advertising, as they get more revenue from subscription fees for their cable networks.
Disney recently lifted its dividend by 50%, but it still yields only 1.5%. CBS yields 1.4%; Viacom, 2.1%, Discovery Communications disca 1.0992563853863564% Discovery Communications Inc. Series A U.S.: Nasdaq USD31.27 0.34 1.0992563853863564% /Date(1427490000157-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3273087 AFTER HOURS USD31.27 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 11.430764731685919 Market Cap 13309958603.3037 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 921323 More quote details and news » (DISCA), nothing, and Time Warner 2.5%. "There is definitely an appetite for dividends in the investment community, and we don't have it in the media space," he says, save Time Warner. Some companies, particularly Viacom, emphasize stock buybacks.
DiClemente thinks dividends should be higher across the board,with CBS and Time Warner lifting theirs to 4%, and Disney and News Corp. nwsa -0.18541409147095178% News Corp Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD16.15 -0.03 -0.18541409147095178% /Date(1427490000177-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2350781 AFTER HOURS USD16.1701 0.0201 0.12445820433436533% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 35.888888888888886 Market Cap 9338798928.48549 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 395182 More quote details and news » (NWSA) going above 2%. News Corp., publisher of Barron's, has one of the group's lowest yields: 1%. Time Warner Cable twc -0.31810490693739424% Time Warner Cable Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD147.28 -0.47 -0.31810490693739424% /Date(1427490037364-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1773317 AFTER HOURS USD147.87 0.59 0.40059750135795763% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 20.42718446601942 Market Cap 41370950758.1787 Dividend Yield 2.0369364475828355% Rev. per Employee 416277 More quote details and news » (TWC) pays 2.8% and Cablevision cvc 0.11074197120708748% Cablevision Systems Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD18.08 0.02 0.11074197120708748% /Date(1427490076797-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2106425 AFTER HOURS USD18.0926 0.0126 0.06969026548672566% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 15.322033898305085 Market Cap 4957819399.88775 Dividend Yield 3.3185840707964602% Rev. per Employee 431651 More quote details and news » (CVC), 4%. Look for cable giant Comcast cmcsa 0.053657664103022716% Comcast Corp. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD55.94 0.03 0.053657664103022716% /Date(1427490000065-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12391782 AFTER HOURS USD55.94 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 17.265432098765434 Market Cap 142035165954.424 Dividend Yield 1.7876296031462282% Rev. per Employee 494784 More quote details and news » (CMCSA) to boost its dividend next month, perhaps by 20%. It now yields just 1.7%.
Biotech giant Amgen amgn 1.2706322018062908% Amgen Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD162.59 2.04 1.2706322018062908% /Date(1427490000661-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2363538 AFTER HOURS USD162.02 -0.57 -0.3505750661172274% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 23.945508100147276 Market Cap 123383210942.281 Dividend Yield 1.943538963035857% Rev. per Employee 1119270 More quote details and news » (AMGN) more resembles Pfizer than a startup, yet its 2% yield is half that of major drug companies. ExxonMobil pays 2.2%, the lowest among major energy stocks. It has long favored buybacks, but should consider a more balanced approach. Royal Dutch Shell rdsa -1.4341590612777053% Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD60.48 -0.88 -1.4341590612777053% /Date(1427490368881-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2843045 AFTER HOURS USD60.48 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 12.355212355212355 Market Cap 195277730401.296 Dividend Yield 6.216931216931217% Rev. per Employee 4461670 More quote details and news » (RDSA) is the polar opposite, with a 4.8% payout and no buybacks.
Even Berkshire Hathaway should weigh a dividend, given its ample earnings. CEO Warren Buffett has been cool to the idea, because he'd prefer to invest Berkshire's earnings and has a phenomenal record doing so.
Yet Berkshire probably will pay a dividend—a sizable one—in the post-Buffett era when the Gates Foundation, the recipient of most of Buffett's holdings, will want income to meet annual spending requirements for charitable institutions. Starting small, with a dividend of 2%, could broaden the investor base and drive up the shares, which have been laggards in recent years.
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God allays the sweetness of wealth with bitterness; and does not permit the mind of his servant to be too much enchanted with it. And whenever a fallacious estimate of riches impels us to desire them inordinately, because we do not perceive the great disadvantages which they bring along with them; let the recollection of this history avail to restrain such immoderate attachment to them. Further, as often as the rich find any trouble arising from their wealth; let them learn to purify their minds by this medicine, that they may not become excessively addicted to the good things of the present life. And truly, unless the Lord were occasionally to put the bridle on men, to what depths would they not fall, when they overflow with prosperity? On the other hand, if we are straitened with poverty, let us know, that, by this method also, God corrects the hidden evils of our flesh. Finally, let those who abound remember, that they are surrounded with thorns and must take care lest they be pricked; and let those whose affairs are contracted and embarrassed know, that God is caring for them, in order that they may not be involved in evil and noxious snares.
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Walk To Save Southern Ontario's Vanishing Forests.
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Today we have a bizarre situation where hard wrested environmental progress is being turned back. This is the shrinking of Southern Ontario's forests, in the fertile agricultural area south of the Canadian Shield.
Following the invasion of what was called Upper Canada there was a rampant destruction through burning of the forests of the land which, after Confederation, became called Ontario. Most of these forests were used to produce ashes, to manufacture soap and other products manufactured in Europe. It took sixty large maple trees to produce a single barrel of potash to be shipped across the sea.
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Photo: Urban Sprawl on Oak Ridges Moraine threatens health of Lake Ontario. By: Mary Lou Bacher
The province of Ontario is engaged in what is termed a decade long review of the Greenbelt Plan and its complimentary legislation, Places to Grow. (the latter is intended to provide higher densities so that sprawl does not jam up against urban boundaries). A public meeting on the review, appropriately enough in a location accessible to cyclists, walkers and transit, is being held on March 30, from 6 to 9pm at the central Yonge Street Toronto Public Library.
The recent death of a prophetic voice of concern for the earth, Dr. Mike Carr, should give some guidance to the deliberations of the public. It is to be fervently hoped that as many people cram into the Toronto Reference Library to give voice to concerns for the fate of the planet as occupied St. James Cathedral square.
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Each blue whale has a unique pattern of spots of its back, like a fingerprint or a nametag. These spots allow researchers to identify each whale as either a newcomer, or an old friend.
The Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) is a non-profit research organization located on the Gulf of St Lawrence's northern shore and they were the first group to begin long term study of marine mammals in the Gulf. Since their founding in 1979, this group has followed blue whale populations in eastern Canada, the Sea of Cortez and in the waters of Iceland.
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See an electric vehicle next to you on the road and you might not distinguish it from any other gas guzzler confronting rush hour traffic. But drive one yourself...and you won't soon shake the experience.
Electric vehicles (EVs) are powered entirely by their onboard batteries and therefore have no tailpipe. No combustion engine vibrates under their hood and no gears need shifted, giving these machines an unrivalled smoothness. When faced with stop signs, red lights or drive-thrus, EVs don't expend their power idling - they are incapable of idling.
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I only have had to deal with Nematodes once before. I will get this hosta out of my bed ASAP if that's what's going on. What do you think?
Not totally sure what that is in your pic, Angie, but I'll repeat what I've learned on this great forum.
I do believe it's too early for nematode symptoms to appear on hostas. As far as the general look of it, check out the pic I lifted off the University of Missouri website:
You see how in the U of M pic, the damage extends ALL THE WAY from vein to vein on the leaf of the plant, leaving nothing but damage and ruining all the green color in between the veins? I have a Paul's Glory that, last year, had very similar-looking damage to the leaf as yours does now. I was shown a pic like I'm showing you, with nasty, clearly vein-to-vein damage evident. I'm guessing your leaf damage is weather-related (frost/freeze).
I'm a hosta enthusiast for sure, but just as sure, I'm no expert. I may haved learned just enough to be dangerous : ) So, anyone, if you read anything wrong here, please correct me. I don't want to let my enthusiasm be responsible for any bad info.
I don't think I'm steering you wrong here though, Angie. This is what I learned here. Just one more reason this is such a fantastic forum.
Don B.
Never saw nematode damage that was not from vein to vein. Not a hole but inside the tissue, where it turns brown from one vein to the next. I'll see if I can find a couple of mine from 2012, when I first saw such damage.
Don't know what you have going on. But someone will recognize where it comes from.
not vein to vein..
and no coloration ...
is it one of the oldest leaves??? .. if so.. frost damage.. or some long gone bug ...
track down the petiole.. and rip it out ...
and keep an eye on it...
the first thing i was going to say ... was that its probably way to early to see such ...
pic of the whole might be interesting...
its not the oldest leaves ...
look at the crown.. all new leaves come from inside the swirl of celery stalks ... the ones on the edge are the oldest.. and right now.. the largest.. the ones falling toward ground ...
i will defer to chris on this one... there is something wonky ... but i dont think its nems ... and i am not up on virus ... NOT THAT I SEE IT ... i dont know ...
do you know how to contact hallsons if he should not pop in???
Lavender, You picture shows vein to vein damage, so I don't get the 'not' vein to vein responses. As to just digging it up, the nematodes are certainly in the area and will re-infect whatever you plant. I would suggest you flood the area with a 10% solution of bleach or ammonia to kill the nematodes which appear to be the problem.
Nematodes can spread extensively, so I would suggest, treatment of your entire garden would be what I would recommend and certainly what I would do.
Chris is at Hallson Gardens.
Here is a link that might be useful: Link to Hallson Gardens website
jon .... there is no evidence of nems..PERIOD ....
it is NOT vein to vein
never flood your garden with bleach ..
they are inside the plant.. of what use is to flood your garden??? ..plus .. you will kill every worm the bleach hits ...
lav ..... google hallson gardens.. find the email ... and copy past this post link into a note.. and invite his comment ....
there is some weirdness .. that MIGHT be a virus... and i will yell... I AM NOT QUALIFIED FOR YOU TO ACT ON WHAT I THINK ABOUT THIS ...
the newest two leaves.. dead center.. look improperly crinkly ... it could be cold damage.. or something else... or they just havent filled out yet ... just too brand new ...
and if chris says its nems.. i will apologize to jon ... but still wonder where the 10% bleach slug killing theory works on nems???? .. or sterilizing soil after removal ...
do understand.. there are billions of nems in a shovelful of soil ... very few.. if not one.. are bad ... you will not live in a new free world ....
If it is the oldest leaves only (the first ones to unfurl) it could be frost/freeze damage to the backs of the leaves that happened when it was just a spike out of the ground. If that was the case you will see some bubbling and separations of the outer tissue layer on the back of those leaves. It is nothing other than cosmetic if that is the case, and you can just take those leaves off.
The other possibility, though this seems early for it, is spider mite damage. These also feed on the backs of the leaves and then the damage shows up on the front after they suck enough sap out of the leaves. Again, looks at the back of the leaves to see what is happening. You will likely see the problem then.
I've also heard that thrips are now being found on hostas. I've never see what the damage looks like, but you will see that on the back too.
Like others have mentioned it is far too early to see nematode damage and it looks totally different.
Let us know or post pictures of the backside of these leaves.
Angie, thank you for showing us the pics of the leafbacks. Spider Mites are new to me, and something certainly worth knowing about. Good luck with those nasty little suckers.
Thanks again, Chris from Hallson Gardens. An amazing troubleshooter you are.
Don B.
Spider mites have many natural enemies that often limit populations. Adequate irrigation is important, because water-stressed plants are most likely to be damaged. Broad-spectrum insecticide treatments for other pests frequently cause mite outbreaks, so avoid these pesticides when possible. Sprays of water, insecticidal oils, or soaps can be used for management. Always monitor mite levels before treatment.
Cultural Control
Cultural practices can have a significant impact on spider mites. Dusty conditions often lead to mite outbreaks. Apply water to pathways and other dusty areas at regular intervals. Water-stressed trees and plants are less tolerant of spider mite damage. Be sure to provide adequate irrigation. MidÃÂseason washing of trees and vines with water to remove dust may help prevent serious late-season mite infestations.
In gardens and on small fruit trees, regular, forceful spraying of plants with water often will reduce spider mite numbers adequately. Be sure to get good coverage, especially on the undersides of leaves. If more control is required, use an insecticidal soap or oil in your spray, but test the product on one or two plants to be sure it isnâÂÂt damaging to them.
Here is a link that might be useful: UC link
Thanks, Jon. My plants are definitely not water stressed, though my hosta bed is in desperate need of mulch. I'm working on getting things back in order around here. We've had TONS of rain (last year and so far this year we've had plenty as well). I can see lots of dust on the plants because we haven't had rain for a bit. I think it's going to rain tomorrow. Thanks again.
You can tell if you have spider mites by holding a white piece of paper under the leaf and flicking the leaf with your finger to knock the mites off the leaf and on to the paper. We get both the black and red ones here. They look like very fine pepper.
Once you determine IF they are spider mites... begin spraying.
They are the bane of the Western garden. Spider mites killed a 20 yr. old Jap. black pine tree because we didn't control the damage soon enough. They suck the life out of the plant. Spinosad works on hostas, as I get them sometimes late in the season. You need to spray both sides of the leaves and the nooks and crannies several times. Last fall they took over while we were off on vacation and I lost a bunch of hostas. Spinosad (Captain Jacks Bug Brew, certified organic) works on anything that chews the leaves.
Whatever it is, I would remove those affected leaves, then carefully watch the newer leaves to see if this was just a one time thing. Hope so.
I'm pretty sure the plants affected were just seedlings and nothing I bought so I just dug them up and tossed them. I dipped my shovel in bleach water afterwards. I will be on the lookout for more of this in my gardens. Thanks all for the advice and help!


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Samoa star escapes sanction
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Samoa and Gloucester centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu will not face disciplinary action from World Cup chiefs following his Twitter protest at the International Rugby Board.
Fuimaono-Sapolu posted a string of messages on Twitter, criticising the World Cup fixture scheduling after Samoa were given just three days off before their game against Wales in Hamilton last Sunday. He accused the IRB of exploitation and compared Samoa's treatment to slavery, the holocaust and apartheid.
World Cup organisers have now issued a statement after they met with Samoa's team management in Auckland on Tuesday, revealing they had accepted an official apology.
"Rugby World Cup Limited officials met with the Samoa team management today to discuss comments made by a member of the Samoa squad via the public social media network Twitter," read the statement.
"While RWCL believes the nature of the comments to be inappropriate and has warned the Samoa Rugby Union regarding future social media conduct, RWCL has accepted an official apology and is satisfied with the proactive measures that the Union has outlined to RWCL to address the matter.
"There will be no further action, and RWCL considers the matter to be closed."
Fuimaono-Sapolu, 30, had written on Twitter: "IRB, Stop exploiting my people. Please, all we ask, is fairness. If they get a week, give us a week. Simple. £equity £justice."
He later added: "Ok, it's obvious the IRB are unjust. Wales get 7 days, we get 3. Unfair treatment, like slavery, like the holocaust, like apartheid. **** U. Give Wales 3 days off, and give Samoa a week!! We would kill them!!!"
The fixture schedule is more onerous on the Tier Two nations like Samoa because World Cup organisers want to timetable the leading countries in prime-time slots to maximise commercial revenue. Sixty per cent of the IRB's World Cup revenue comes from broadcast contracts and that money is then reinvested in the game, to set up high performance centres in countries like Samoa and Argentina.
It is understood the only way the IRB can solve the current fixture issue would be to reduce the tournament to 16 teams, which would undermine the very point of trying to grow the game.
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Ahold USA on Monday announced that Tom Lenkevich will join the Giant/Martin's division as president, effective March 4, reporting to Bhavdeep Singh, EVP operations, Ahold USA.
Ahold USA announced that Rick Herring, president of the Giant Carlisle Division, has made the decision to retire, effective Feb. 14.
Paula Price is stepping down as Ahold USA's EVP and CFO, the supermarket operator said Tuesday.
Royal Ahold has appointed a new COO for its U.S. subsidiary, the company said Thursday.
Ahold has tapped retail veteran James McCann to serve in the newly created role of chief commercial development officer.


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Reserved Seating: Gold Circle $45.00, Orchestra/Mezzanine/Front of Balcony $35.00, Back of Balcony $25.00, Doors at 7:30pm, Show starts at 8:30pm
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