NEW YORK: US stock market bulls have had an unlikely ally in their four-month stampede – soaring dividends, the shareholder payouts that are making a strong comeback after 20 years in the wilderness.
Investors enjoying fattened cheques every three months have at least two recent developments to thank: lowered taxes on dividend income and the relatively poor return on fixed-income instruments.
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