Headline News: Dividend Increases

• Staples, Inc. Announces Nine Percent Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
  FRAMINGHAM, Mass.----Staples, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Staples, Inc. common stock of $0.09 per share, an increase of nine percent over the previous quarterly cash dividend of $0.0825 per share.
  
• Alaris Royalty Corp. Increases Monthly Dividend By 14.3% and Announces 2009 Financial Results (Marketwire)
  CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - Dividend Increase -Alaris Royalty Corp. ("Alaris" or the "Corporation") (TSX:AD) announced today that effective immediately, the Board of Directors of the Corporation has determined to increase the monthly dividend on the Corporation's outstanding voting common shares and non-voting common shares (collectively, the "ARC Shares") by $0.01 per ARC ...
  
• Bank Shareholders: Forget a Dividend Increase (The Motley Fool)
  Uncertainty remains -- get used to low dividends.
  
• Alaris Royalty Corp. Increases Monthly Dividend By 14.3% and Announces 2009 Financial Results (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
  CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - Dividend Increase -Alaris Royalty Corp. announced today that effective immediately, the Board of Directors of the Corporation has determined to increase the monthly dividend on the Corporation's outstanding voting common shares and non-voting common shares by $0.01 per ARC Share to $0.08 per ARC Share from $0.07 per ARC Share .
  
• Old Mutual Resumes Dividend, Plans to Sell U.S. Unit (Update1) (BusinessWeek)
  Old Mutual Plc, the biggest insurer in Africa, said it may sell its unprofitable U.S. Life business and pay its first dividend since 2008 after posting a full-year loss.
  
• Cousins Properties Announces Results of First Quarter Dividend Elections (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
  ATLANTA----Cousins Properties Incorporated announced today the results of the shareholders’ elections relating to Cousins’ first quarter common stock dividend of $0.09 per share declared by its Board of Directors on January 15, 2010.
  
• Substantial dividend increase for group (Otago Daily Times)
  The Briscoe Group yesterday declared a substantially improved dividend as the retailer enjoyed the benefits of a key restructuring programme put in place in the past year. read more
  
• International Bancshares Corporation Announces Cash Dividend, Extension of Stock Repurchase Program, Appointment of ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
  LAREDO, Texas----International Bancshares Corporation today, announced that on March 9, 2010, IBC’s Board of Directors approved the declaration of a 17 cents per share cash dividend for shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 1, 2010, payable on April 19, 2010. “This cash dividend was made possible because of the continuing strong performance of IBC, even in these challenging ...
  
• The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. Declares Monthly Income Dividend (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
  HARTFORD, Conn.----The Dividend Declaration Committee of The Hartford Income Shares Fund, Inc. today declared the regular monthly dividend at a rate of $0.0315 per share. This reflects an increase from $0.0295 per share that was paid in February 2010.
  
• Wetherspoon reinstates dividend payment (ShareCast)
  LONDON (SHARECAST) - JD Wetherspoon reinstated its dividend as the pub group reported half year sales and profits at record levels.