Big banks 'to increase dividends'
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Two of the UK's largest banks will this week boost the financial sector by increasing dividend payments, a report says.
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Business & money: Shares jump more than 12% after embattled bank reveals takeover offers.
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Shares in Northern Rock rise  after the government guarantees to protect savers' deposits.
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The Bank of England should raise interest rates four more times by the end of next year, taking its main interest rate to 5.75 per cent, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.
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SINGAPORE/BEIJING  - Britain's Barclays  is in talks with the governments of China and Singapore to raise 10 billion pounds ($20.6 billion) to help fund its planned purchase of Dutch bank ABN AMRO , the BBC reported on Monday.
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The Bank of England is seen holding rates at 5.5% after its latest meeting, but a rise remains a possibility.
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Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was a leading gainer on Monday as the FTSE moved higher for the ninth session out of the last ten.
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Dividends combined with share buybacks can be an effective strategy.
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TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU) said Monday it will increase its quarterly dividend 350 percent over last quarter to 56.25 cents per share. The increased dividend -- up from 12.
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American companies stepped up their dividend increases in 2004, buoyed by strong cash flows and by a changed tax law.
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Dividends are the key to long-term investment success.
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Shares in Barclays  rose more than 3 percent in heavy volume on Thursday as traders cited talk of Spanish or U.S. interest in Britain's third-biggest bank.
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Business & money: 9.30am: Shares in the bank jumped almost 3% after recommendation.
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Barclays&#39; share price rose on Friday after Britain&#39;s third biggest bank denied it is facing liquidity problems despite being forced to borrow 1.6 billion pounds (2.4 billion euros, 3.2 billion dollars) from the Bank of England.
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Vodafone Group Plc plans to hand 6.0  billion pounds ($11.12 billion) back to shareholders this year  after doubling half-year and full-year dividends and boosting a  multi-billion pound share buy-back program.
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Six of the biggest US banks are set to announce plans to offer more help to those struggling with mortgages.
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BCE Inc. BCE.TO unveiled its first  dividend increase in 10 years on Wednesday and said it expects  higher revenue and per share profit next year, mainly from  wireless, video and high-speed Internet services.