These techs keep raising their dividends

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $152 (New York symbol IBM; Conservative Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 921.8 million; Market cap: $140.1 billion; Dividend yield: 4.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.ibm.com) is one of the world’s largest computer companies, with operations in over 175… Read More

These top techs still have room to rise

The outlook for these three technology giants remains bright. Each of them is a market leader, and their strong balance sheets will let them keep developing new products and services. Moreover, they continue to buy back shares and increase their dividends.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $147 (New… Read More

IBM’s transformation will pay off

IBM is currently shifting its focus, away from mainframe computers and consulting services to more-promising fields such as security software, artificial intelligence and cloud computing (online access to data files stored on remote servers).
That transformation will take several years to complete, but sets up IBM… Read More