Microsoft and other top dividend stocks have fared well since a new market uptrend that began last week. Microsoft ( MSFT ),Paychex ( PAYX ),Teco Energy ( TE ) andMedical Properties Trust ( MPW ) appeared
In early trading on Friday, shares of Procter & Gamble ( PG ) topped the list of the day’s best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 2.9%. Year to date, Procter & Gamble registers a 5.2% gain.
Stocks were modestly higher Friday following strong earnings results from Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Procter & Gamble ( PG ) offsetting an earnings miss by Amazon ( AMZN ) as well as early pressure on global equities after