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More Consolidation in Industrial Gas Industry: Praxair and Linde

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By Kris Rosemann Praxair (PX) and Linde (LNEGY) have finally agreed to tie the knot. After two years of on-and-off negotiations, and a good deal of demand headwinds, the second and third largest industrial gas companies in terms of annual sales have signed a nonbinding agreement to a merger of equals. This isn’t the first we’ve seen of consolidation near the top of the industrial gas space, however, after the completion of Air Liquide’s (AIQUY) purchase of Airgas for ~$13 billion in May 2016 pushed it past Linde as the big kahuna in the industry in terms of annual sales. Despite a return to the top spot in the industry, the deal might be too late in helping the firms … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of May 17

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending May 17. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          A2A S.p.A. (AEMMY): now $0.3362 per share annual dividend, was $0.3202. Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS): now $0.16 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.14. AIXTRON SE (AIIXY): now $0.576 per share annual dividend, was $0.452. AMMO, Inc. 8.75% PFD SER A (POWWP): now $0.559 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.553. Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM): now $0.61 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34. Assicurazioni Generali … Read more