Microsoft raises payout 22pc ahead of investor meet

Microsoft raised its quarterly dividend by 22 per cent and renewed its US$40 billion share buyback program, extending an olive branch to investors who are expected to grill its outgoing boss on Thursday about a costly foray into mobile devices.

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