The Ring of Fire includes more than 450 volcanoes. It stretches for nearly 25,000 miles, running in the shape of a horseshoe (as opposed to an actual ring) from the southern tip of South America, along the west coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand.
Well, when IBM raised its dividend to $1.10 from $0.95 a year ago, that was a dividend hike of almost 16%. When the dividend went to $0.95 from $0.85 in 2013, that was a hike of almost 12%. And in 2012, the dividend hike to $0.85 from $0.75 was a payout raise of 13%.
Intel Corporation (INTC) â the worldâs largest maker of semiconductors â finally rejoined the ranks of dividend raisers after a long hiatus. Starting in the first quarter of 2015, INTC will pay a 24-cent quarterly dividend, up from the 22.5-cent dividend it has paid since August of 2012. This represents a 7% bump.