Acme United (ACU) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.06 per share.

Acme United Corporation is a supplier of cutting, measuring, first aid and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods and industrial markets. Its products include scissors, shears, knives, rulers and pencil sharpeners and are sold in various brands, such ...

Barrick Gold (ABX) will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share. Earlier ABX paid a semi-annual dividend of $0.20 per share.

Barrick Gold Corporation is engaged in the production and sale of gold, as well as related activities, such as exploration and mine development.

Sealed Air Corporation (SEE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.3 percent to $0.13 per share in 2010.

Sealed Air Corporation provides packaging solutions for the food, e-Commerce, electronics and industrial markets. The company's brands include CRYOVAC® brand food packaging, SEALED AIR® brand protective packaging, AUTOBAG® brand automated systems, BUBBLE WRAP® brand ...

General Electric (GE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 20 percent to $0.12 per share in 2010. This is the first dividend increase by GE since last year's 68 percent dividend cut to $0.10 per share quarterly.

The increased dividend is payable October 25, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 20 ...

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) will raise its quarterly dividend by 7.7 percent to $0.21 per share in 2011. Last year the industrial company hiked its quarterly dividend by $0.005 to $0.195 per share.

A. O. Smith Corporation is manufacturer of residential and commercial water heating equipment, as well as a ...

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) will increase its quarterly dividend by 30 percent to $0.13 per share in the fourth quarter of 2011. Last year SBUX initiated a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend and this marks the first ever dividend increase by the company.

Starbucks Corporation (Starbucks) is a roaster, marketer and retailer of specialty ...

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.0 percent to $0.34 per share in the third quarter of 2010. This follows a 3.1 percent dividend hike by SWK last year.

The increased dividend is payable on September 21, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business ...

Paint and coatings company PPG Industries (PPG) will raise its quarterly dividend by 1.9  percent to $0.55 per share in 2010. This follow a 1.9% dividend hike by PPG last year.

The next dividend is payable September 10, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 10, 2010 ...

Whitestone REIT (WSR) will start paying a $0.095 per share monthly dividend in 2010. The real estate company will pay its first dividend on September 7, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 2, 2010.

Whitestone is a community-centered retail REIT that acquires, owns, manages, develops and redevelops neighborhood, community and lifestyle retail centers ...