And shares are off 78% from their pre-meltdown high — no wonder the Fed recently nixed the bank's plans to restore a dividend program.

它的股价比陷入危机之前的最高点下降了78%——难怪美联储最近否决了该银行的恢复分红计划。

youdao

If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

如果效益不好他们应该减少红利，但是公司不愿意这样做，是因为这样显得很糟糕，所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利。

youdao

Investors largely shrugged off the deal, but as concerns over its finance unit begin to fade - and talk of a dividend increase start to heat up - ge stock lately has been on a tear.

投资者普遍不看好这笔交易，但人们对其财务部门的担心开始减少，转而开始热议其股利的增加——通用电气的股票最近一直在猛涨。

youdao

If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

如果效益不好他们应该减少红利,但是公司不愿意这样做,是因为这样显得很糟糕,所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

If Costco were to push the dividend off until, say, January 1, shareholders would be paying at ordinary income tax rates.

FORBES: Vice President Biden Shops Costco As Costco Shops Tax Deal

You don't get much dividend yield off this--it's around 2%--but you do get that 5% share buyback.

FORBES: Page 3 of 4

Cablevision reported solid results for 2010, a year in which it bought back shares, boosted its dividend, and sold off its Madison Square Garden unit.

FORBES: Three Stocks for a Stock Market Apocalypse