BlackRock raises quarterly dividend 28%
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — BlackRock Inc. said late Thursday that its board raised the quarterly dividend 28% to $1 from 78 cents.
VMware to acquire some software assets from EMC
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — VMware Inc. said Thursday it would acquire “certain software products and expertise” from EMC Corp.’s Ionix IT management business in a deal valued at $200 million. VMware will acquire software solutions used to improve the deployment and management of servers and applications.
S&P may downgrade PepsiCo rating on bottler deal
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Standard & Poor’s said Thursday it may downgrade the senior unsecured debt ratings on PepsiCo Inc. because of a proposal to acquire Pepsi Bottling Group Inc
United Airlines to buy 25 787-8 jets from Boeing
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Boeing said Thursday that United Airlines ordered 25 787-8 Dreamliners with an option to purchase another 50 planes. The order is valued at $4.2 billion at list prices. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move.