Many stocks don't even pay dividends, in which case, the only way that you can make money is if the stock increases in value - which might not happen.

许多股票甚至都没有分过红利，在某些情况下，你赚钱的唯一方法就是股票价格的增长，而这也可能不发生。

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(his company is 100% owned by Americans, by the way.) First, he said, an appreciating renminbi cuts into his company's profits, which lowers bonuses, salaries and dividends for employees in the U.S..

(顺便说一下，他的公司100%属于美国)首先，他继续说道，人民币升值势必减少公司的利润，降低美国人的奖金、薪水和股息。

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You know, the way we think about dividends around here, it should take a corporate Act of Congress to cut it.

你也知道，这样，我们认为关于股息约在这里，应采取公司国会法案，削减它。

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So if earnings go up a lot, we'll raise our dividends, but only part of the way up.

所以若收益大幅提高,我们会增加分红,但增量有限

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These dividends would be taxed in the same way as dividends received from corporations.

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