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The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 Nathan Parmelee	Value Line's Wild Ride A large one-time dividend distribution has given investors an up-and-down ride lately. Or has it?
The Motley Fool July 23, 2004 Salim Haji	IHOP Flips Strategy As IHOP is in the midst of a fundamental shift in its business model, the company's dividend yield currently stands at 2.76%, significantly higher than most other companies in the restaurant industry.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian	When Too Much Cash Is Bad Even though cash allows companies to act quickly, there are other things they can do with their cash to be more productive.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Seth Jayson	Mo' Money From Molex The electronics firm follows a profitable year with shareholder rewards.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Emil Lee	Rub Out Investing Misconceptions Learn the facts and never make these common investor mistakes. Wow, that stock's cheap at $5 per share... I never buy at the bottom or sell at the top... etc.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Brian Lawler	Companies That Pay Out ... and Drop Here is an explanation of why a stock price falls after a large one-time dividend payout.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Richards & Hanson	The Case for Dividends Logic, statistics, and self-preservation suggest that you should own dividend-paying stocks.
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The Motley Fool March 16, 2004 Selena Maranjian	How Companies Go Public A basic description of how companies raise money through an initial public offering, or IPO.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Ben McClure	AT&T's Kindest Cut A big dividend cut at Ma Bell is long overdue. Without it, shareholders could be headed for even more trouble.
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The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Disney's Dividend Beleaguered Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner hinted that shareholders may hear about an increased dividend before the year is out.
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InternetNews July 20, 2004 Erin Joyce	Microsoft To Buy Back $30B In Stock Microsoft moved to significantly boost the value of its shares Tuesday, as it announced a quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share as well as plans to buy back up to $30 billion of its own stock over the next four years.
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InternetNews July 20, 2004 Paul Shread	Microsoft To Spend Its Billions Microsoft surprised investors after the close on Tuesday with a $3 a share one-time dividend and a $30 billion stock buyback plan.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Chuck Saletta	Dueling Fools: SYSCO Rebuttal Someone is getting rich from Cisco's operations, but it's not the shareholders. The company, with a current market value of around $136 billion, has spent more than a fourth of that buying back its own stock. Still, it has more shares outstanding than it did a decade ago.
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