Barron's statistics director, Peter Miller, ferreted out four dividend boosts among the 30 Dow industrials, but none of them will be paid until the fourth quarter. One came from DJI newcomer Kraft Foods (ticker: KFT), which last month replaced fallen insurance giant American International Group (AIG), which is being bailed out by Uncle Sam for $85 billion. The other three enhancements were by McDonald's (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Caterpillar (CAT) also disbursed more in the September quarter, but it had announced its hike in June.

Barron's statistics director, Peter Miller, ferreted out four dividend boosts among the 30 Dow industrials, but none of them will be paid until the fourth quarter. One came from DJI newcomer Kraft Foods (ticker: KFT), which last month replaced fallen insurance giant American International Group (AIG), which is being bailed out by Uncle Sam for $85 billion. The other three enhancements were by McDonald's (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Caterpillar (CAT) also disbursed more in the September quarter, but it had announced its hike in June.

Barron's statistics director, Peter Miller, ferreted out four dividend boosts among the 30 Dow industrials, but none of them will be paid until the fourth quarter. One came from DJI newcomer Kraft Foods (ticker: KFT), which last month replaced fallen insurance giant American International Group (AIG), which is being bailed out by Uncle Sam for $85 billion. The other three enhancements were by McDonald's (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Caterpillar (CAT) also disbursed more in the September quarter, but it had announced its hike in June.

Barron's statistics director, Peter Miller, ferreted out four dividend boosts among the 30 Dow industrials, but none of them will be paid until the fourth quarter. One came from DJI newcomer Kraft Foods (ticker: KFT), which last month replaced fallen insurance giant American International Group (AIG), which is being bailed out by Uncle Sam for $85 billion. The other three enhancements were by McDonald's (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Caterpillar (CAT) also disbursed more in the September quarter, but it had announced its hike in June.

Barron's statistics director, Peter Miller, ferreted out four dividend boosts among the 30 Dow industrials, but none of them will be paid until the fourth quarter. One came from DJI newcomer Kraft Foods (ticker: KFT), which last month replaced fallen insurance giant American International Group (AIG), which is being bailed out by Uncle Sam for $85 billion. The other three enhancements were by McDonald's (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Caterpillar (CAT) also disbursed more in the September quarter, but it had announced its hike in June.

Barron's statistics director, Peter Miller, ferreted out four dividend boosts among the 30 Dow industrials, but none of them will be paid until the fourth quarter. One came from DJI newcomer Kraft Foods (ticker: KFT), which last month replaced fallen insurance giant American International Group (AIG), which is being bailed out by Uncle Sam for $85 billion. The other three enhancements were by McDonald's (MCD), Microsoft (MSFT) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Caterpillar (CAT) also disbursed more in the September quarter, but it had announced its hike in June.

By the way, the composition of the Dow industrials was last changed in February, when Bank of America (BAC) and Chevron (CVX) replaced Altria Group (MO) -- Kraft's former parent -- and Honeywell International (HON).

By the way, the composition of the Dow industrials was last changed in February, when Bank of America (BAC) and Chevron (CVX) replaced Altria Group (MO) -- Kraft's former parent -- and Honeywell International (HON).