Not every company is slashing its dividend these days. Some of the market's better performers are easing up on their purse strings. Motley Fool Income Investor readers can get behind that kind of thinking, so let's take a closer look at four of the companies that inched their payouts higher this past week.
Let's start with UnitedHealth Group
Ketchup king H.J. Heinz
Williams-Sonoma
Finally, we have Lowe's
Some of these moves may not seem like much, but it's clearly better to see companies increasing their yields than slashing them. Farming-equipment juggernaut Deere
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