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Nothing's changed — large-cap dividend stocks are still the place to be, say professional investors.

BP will continue its raised dividend policy on the back of higher profits for the oil company as long as oil prices continue their upward trajectory, the company's CEO Bob Dudley told CNBC Tuesday.

 SSE PLC SCRIP DIVIDEND SCHEME The Board of SSE plc ('the Company') confirms that the Scrip reference price for the fully paid ordinary shares to be issued to shareholders electing to receive the Scrip …

NEW YORK , Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP – News) today approved the 39th consecutive annual increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend on the …

When reaching for higher yields, don't lose sight of the risks.

SUPERVALU INC. today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.0875 per share. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2012 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2012.

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Wednesday, shares of Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.28), with the stock changing hands as low as $42.58 on the day.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (NASD: STEI) presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe …