bull market and bear market, 2010-12-14

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.....     Pfizer Comes Through With Dividend Increase Former CEO Jeff Kindler had indicated in August that a Pfizer dividend increase would likely come in December...... Chevron Hits 52-Week High Since the beginning of 2010, CVX shares have gained nearly 15% and have outpaced the 9.6% gain in the Dow Jones index...... Iron Mountain Triples Dividend Iron Mountain announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 200% to $.1875 per share...... Honeywell Raises Dividend 10% Honeywell announced yesterday that the company is raising their annual dividend rate by 10% to $1.33 per share...... GE Surprises Investors with Second Dividend Increase General Electric pleasantly surprised investors today when they announced their second dividend increase this year...... Axis Capital Declares 10% Dividend Increase AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 10% to $.23 per share...... Edison International Announces Small Dividend Increase Edison International announced today that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 1.6% to $.32 per share...... Stryker Increasing Dividend By 20% Stryker Corporation announced yesterday that the company is increasing their quarterly dividend by 20% to $.18 per share...... UPS To Use Cash Flow to Boost Dividend United Parcel Service CFO Kurt Kuehn was quoted in a German newspaper today saying that UPS will use their strong cash position to boost their dividend rather than focusing on acquisitions...... Whole Foods Restoring Their Quarterly Dividend Whole Foods Market, Inc. announced yesterday that the company is reinstituting their quarterly dividend program at $.10 per share......