Top Dividend News: Kroger, AT&T, Pfizer, JPMorgan, and More Increase Payouts and Declarations

This week's market activity saw a flurry of dividend increases and declarations from key players in the business world. Dividend Increases:
- Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) announced a 16.7% increase in their dividend amount, raising it to $0.35 from $0.30.
- Kroger (KR) followed suit with a 10.3% increase to $0.32 from $0.29.
- Levi Strauss (LEVI) also increased their dividend by 8.3% to $0.13 from $0.12.
Dividend Declarations:
- Eli Lilly (LLY) declared a dividend of $1.30 on June 24.
- AT&T (T) announced a dividend amount of $0.2775 on June 26.
- Pfizer (PFE) declared a dividend of $0.42 on June 26.
- Salesforce (CRM) also joined in with a dividend declaration of $0.40 on June 27.
Upcoming Dividend Calendar:
Next week, several companies are set for ex-dividend dates:
- CubeSmart (CUBE) with an ex-dividend date of July 1 and a payout date of July 15.
- Progressive (PGR) with an ex-dividend date of July 3 and a payout date of July 12.
- Cisco (CSCO) with an ex-dividend date of July 5 and a payout date of July 24.
- JPMorgan (JPM) also has an ex-dividend date of July 5 and a payout date of July 31.
Stay tuned for more dividend updates and market insights.