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«Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to post record earnings.»

«Either show the results or give it back to us.»

«These shares have not been retired. They sit in the corporate treasury, where, subject to regulator timing, they can be reissued at the discretion of the company.»

«Right now, we're looking at the 16th straight quarter of double-digit profits. We've seen broad gains, not for the entire world, but it's going to be a very decent quarter.»

«Given the historically slow pace of change for dividends, the growth in dividend payers since January 2003 has been remarkable. Unlike the prior 20 years when the number of paying issues actually declined by 25%, since the start of 2003 the number of paying issues within the S&P 500 issues has risen by 10% to 386. For the remainder of 2006, we expect a continuation in both dividend increases and initiations among S&P 500 constituents, resulting in another double-digit gain in dividend payments.»

«The cost of oil will likely still be pretty high, consumer spending is slowing down, and it'll be tax time.»

«Investors are looking for total return and a more conservative approach. Dividend stocks have a lot lower risk. The dividend acts like an anchor. In good times, the stock doesn't go up as much, but in bad times, it doesn't go down as much.»

«Investors want it; institutions want it, and companies are starting to react.»

«It's all a risk-reward trade-off.»

«The question now is what are you going to do with it. Many companies now have the rare opportunity to make long-term investments or return large values back to shareholders while still having sufficient cash left to grow and finance their business.»