NEW YORK: Microsoft Corp raised its quarterly dividend by 22% and renewed its US$40bil share buyback programme, extending an olive branch to investors who are expected to grill its outgoing chief executive officer today about a costly foray into mobile devices.
The surprisingly big hike brings Microsoft’s dividend yield to around 3.4%, higher than those of major tech corporations such as International Business Machines Corp and Apple Inc.
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