These Dividend Stocks Just Gave Their Investors a Raise. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.
Tech titan Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently increased its dividend by another 11%. That new rate will cost it about $25 billion annually. It will likely keep the company near the top of the pack among global-dividend payers. Microsoft wasn’t the only company that recently gave its investors a raise. Telecom giant Verizon (NYSE: VZ) increased…