Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.money From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Market Briefs Date: Wed, 4 Nov 92 06:47:12 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Market Briefs Publication Date: Tuesday November 3, 1992 BYLINE: TOM PETRUNO Dividends continue to recover strongly from last year's slump, Standard & Poor's Corp. reported Monday. A total of 120 companies boosted cash dividend payments to shareholders in October, up 18% from 102 a year earlier. Meanwhile, the number of companies cutting or omitting dividends plunged to 16 in October, down 57% from a year earlier. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM