The partnership between our two countries is deeply rooted in history and shared values, and it has yielded rich dividends for both.
Yet to get it politically he needs its dividends: it is not popular, albeit vocal opposition has not been great.
In short, even if her strategy has paid some dividends, its cost has been ruinous and it has run its course.
But toughness pays dividends inside Germany, even as it has its price outside the country.
All it has to do is pay out its income in dividends to shareholders.
It is arguable that Mr Bush's intransigence has paid dividends.
The view of the United States in that part of the world seems to be improving, and I think observers have talked about the notion that the President's speech has already begun to pay some dividends as it relates to that.
Given the status of dividends in investors minds and wallets, it is not surprising that Abbott has elected not only to split itself in two, but also to split its dividend payout between the two new spin offs.
It has details of life insurance policies, pensions, unit trusts and share dividends.
That gives the company somewhat less financial flexibility, especially since it has in recent years paid out nearly 60% of its profits in dividends.
Citigroup has said it expects to begin returning more capital in 2012, with dividends and buybacks ramping up significantly in 2013 as more excess capital is generated.
BofA has come and whether or not it will be able to give investors bigger dividends.
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But can it really be right that an obsession with dividends, or with short-term returns, has held back the corporate sector?
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If a company has a bad habit of paying out dividends that exceed earnings, you will see it in this chart.
Liggett Group, for a long time controlled by financier Bennett LeBow, has pumped out half a billion dollars in dividends thanks to special, lower rates it pays under the settlement.
The upshot is that America has many more companies than it did, but that fewer of them make profits and even fewer pay dividends.
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