Apple and 7 More Companies That Raised Their Dividends This Week. What Investors Need to Know.

Apple and 7 More Companies That Raised Their Dividends This Week. What Investors Need to Know.

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Apple,







Chevron,



and



International Business Machines



were among the many large U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this past week.

Technology behemoth Apple (ticker: AAPL) declared a quarterly disbursement of 22 cents a share, up from 20.5 cents, for a 7% boost. As of April 29, the stock, which yields 0.7%, had a year-to-date return of 0.75%, dividends included.

Chevron (CVX) plans to raise its quarterly dividend by nearly 4% to $1.34 a share from $1.29. The stock, which has returned about 28% this year, yields 5.2%.

International Business Machines (IBM) said it will hike its