IBM board authorizes $5 billion to use for stock repurchases

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Oracle shares slip after fiscal 1st-quarter revenue falls, missing analyst estimates

Oracle shares slip after 1Q revenue disappoints

SAN FRANCISCO — Shares of Oracle Corp. slipped in premarket activity Thursday after the information technology company reported sales fell below analyst expectations in the latest quarter, showing that businesses are still reluctant to buy new software.

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Oracle profit rises 4 pct sales drop 5 pct as businesses stay tightfisted; shares fall

Oracle net rises 4 pct but sales drop, stock slips

SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle Corp.'s profit rose 4 percent in the latest quarter, matching Wall Street's forecasts, despite a drop in sales that revealed businesses are still being tightfisted about buying new software.

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Harris increases regular quarterly dividend to 22 cents from 20 cents

Harris lifts regular dividend to 22 cents

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Harris Corp., a communications and information technology company, on Friday raised its regular quarterly dividend to 22 cents from 20 cents.

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Solera Holdings declares 6.25-cent dividend payable on Sept. 28

Solera Holdings declares 6.25-cent dividend

SAN DIEGO — Solera Holdings Inc., which provides software and services for the auto insurance claims industry, said Thursday its board has approved its first quarterly cash dividend of 6.25 cents.

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Telephone and Data, parent of US Cellular declares dividend of 10.75 cents

Telephone and Data declares dividend

CHICAGO — Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said Friday it would pay a third-quarter dividend of 10.75 cents per common share, special common share and Series A common share.

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Microsoft keeps dividend at 13 cents, backs shareholder right to call special meetings

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REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. is holding its quarterly dividend steady and is backing a proposal allowing large shareholders to call special shareholder meetings. The world's biggest software company declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share late Wednesday, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable Sept. 10 to stockholders on record as of Aug. 20. Full article (105 words) »

IBM boosts dividend 10 pct, adds $3B for stock buyback

IBM boosts dividend 10 pct, adds $3B for buyback

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — IBM Corp. boosted its quarterly dividend by 10 percent Tuesday, a sign of the company's health when others are cutting their payments to shareholders, and announced plans for a handful of "analytics centers" that could employ up to 4,000 people.

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IBM boosts quarterly dividend 10 percent, allots $3 billion more for repurchasing stock

IBM boosts quarterly dividend 10 percent

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — IBM Corp. is raising its quarterly cash dividend 5 cents to 55 cents per share.

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