The 65 Dow stocks racked up nearly a dozen dividend enrichments in the first quarter, versus five cuts and omissions. Among the 30 industrials, Barron's statistics director Peter Miller counted three boosts, by Coca-Cola (KO), 3M (MMM) and Wal-Mart (WMT). Coke and Wal-Mart, however, didn't pay until this quarter. AT&T (T) and Boeing (BA) sweetened disbursements, too, but those hikes had been declared in the fourth quarter.

The 65 Dow stocks racked up nearly a dozen dividend enrichments in the first quarter, versus five cuts and omissions. Among the 30 industrials, Barron's statistics director Peter Miller counted three boosts, by Coca-Cola (KO), 3M (MMM) and Wal-Mart (WMT). Coke and Wal-Mart, however, didn't pay until this quarter. AT&T (T) and Boeing (BA) sweetened disbursements, too, but those hikes had been declared in the fourth quarter.

The 65 Dow stocks racked up nearly a dozen dividend enrichments in the first quarter, versus five cuts and omissions. Among the 30 industrials, Barron's statistics director Peter Miller counted three boosts, by Coca-Cola (KO), 3M (MMM) and Wal-Mart (WMT). Coke and Wal-Mart, however, didn't pay until this quarter. AT&T (T) and Boeing (BA) sweetened disbursements, too, but those hikes had been declared in the fourth quarter.

The 65 Dow stocks racked up nearly a dozen dividend enrichments in the first quarter, versus five cuts and omissions. Among the 30 industrials, Barron's statistics director Peter Miller counted three boosts, by Coca-Cola (KO), 3M (MMM) and Wal-Mart (WMT). Coke and Wal-Mart, however, didn't pay until this quarter. AT&T (T) and Boeing (BA) sweetened disbursements, too, but those hikes had been declared in the fourth quarter.

The 65 Dow stocks racked up nearly a dozen dividend enrichments in the first quarter, versus five cuts and omissions. Among the 30 industrials, Barron's statistics director Peter Miller counted three boosts, by Coca-Cola (KO), 3M (MMM) and Wal-Mart (WMT). Coke and Wal-Mart, however, didn't pay until this quarter. AT&T (T) and Boeing (BA) sweetened disbursements, too, but those hikes had been declared in the fourth quarter.

The first quarter's five negative actions were contained within the industrials, and three of them were by banks. Bank of America (BAC) slashed its payout for the second quarter in a row, bringing it to a mere penny. After two consecutive cuts, Citigroup (C) discontinued dividends. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) chopped its payout by 87%. Alcoa (AA) and General Electric (GE) both did big reductions.

The first quarter's five negative actions were contained within the industrials, and three of them were by banks. Bank of America (BAC) slashed its payout for the second quarter in a row, bringing it to a mere penny. After two consecutive cuts, Citigroup (C) discontinued dividends. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) chopped its payout by 87%. Alcoa (AA) and General Electric (GE) both did big reductions.

The first quarter's five negative actions were contained within the industrials, and three of them were by banks. Bank of America (BAC) slashed its payout for the second quarter in a row, bringing it to a mere penny. After two consecutive cuts, Citigroup (C) discontinued dividends. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) chopped its payout by 87%. Alcoa (AA) and General Electric (GE) both did big reductions.