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While the council in the spring of 1999 fought over bills endorsing same-sex marriage legislation and urging the University to divest from companies like and Exxon, Chevron and Mobil, today’s council’s biggest debates are over things like funding for student groups...
DEBORAH KUENSTNER: We are rethinking companies we already own that could surprise the market by initiating a dividend or raising one they already pay--and getting ready to buy more. AIG [0.3%] pays a small dividend and is in this category. We also like Exxon Mobil. They have a decent yield around 2.8%, but our guess is they would do what would be most shareholder friendly, which is to pay out more in dividends...
STEIN: A dividend obviously is more attractive in view of the President's plan. But the tail shouldn't wag the dog. First are the fundamentals of the company. We like energy: Exxon Mobil, Chevron Texaco [4.4%] and ConocoPhillips [3.5%]. They have strong balance sheets and have increased their dividends. We are also looking at health care, including Pfizer [2%]. In the consumer area, companies with reasonable valuations include ConAgra...
...slipping to the past. This time last year, De-Shawto was employed in housekeeping at a motel; she had her full-time pizza job. On her way to work, she would often stop for a cappuccino to go, a little indulgence that she sorely misses. "The ones at the Exxon station are the best," she says wistfully. She has not had one in months...
...consistency of tar, it is unlikely to move anywhere soon. No plans have thus been announced--at least not yet--to try to recover the tanker's 18 million gallons of oil. If the contents leak to the surface, the spill will be twice the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster