But those efforts have failed to wow investors or do much to bolster the bottom line.
The move to bolster shareholder payouts marked the biggest dividend increase in the past decade.
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For all the efforts to bolster the IMF, some emerging-market borrowers look even worse off.
Financial regulators everywhere must push banks to clean up their balance-sheets and bolster their capital.
If they remain in Santiago they'll help bolster confidence in Start-Up Chile and stimulate the economy.
Doug MacGregor, is that the Pentagon uses statistics selectively to bolster the case for success.
When hospitals are judged by patient outcomes, savvy hospital administrators find ways to bolster their statistics.
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Bressler and Loring will also work separately with Seacrest to bolster their capital investment.
Beyond advice to external organisations, there is increasing pressure on Twitter to bolster its own security.
We featured Marco Tronchetti's efforts to restructure Telecom Italia and bolster the communication behemoth's lagging stock.
Text messaging is an increasingly valuable way for businesses to bolster relationships with their customers.
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To bolster its overall competitiveness, Nokia has been focused on improving its smartphone offerings.
And it must bolster economic growth by preserving tax cuts for our middle class.
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Are they lending to Greece just to bolster their own cases down the road?
Accounting and law firms volunteered a free first year in order to bolster the city's economy.
And, yes, he plans to bolster ticket sales through the Internet and mobile phones.
To bolster his case, Yang might want to call on Scott Cook of Intuit.
They bolster the lawsuits he has launched on the state's behalf against the power firms.
Murkowski accused the other Democrats of uniting behind the bill to bolster Reid's chances.
All of the patents help create jobs, fund continued research and bolster the economy.
Meanwhile, Apple will look to bolster its margins by fostering greater competition in its supply chain.
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Meanwhile, defense lawyers are scrambling to secure another witness to bolster their conspiracy theory.
They want to know: How can I make my customers happy and bolster our brand?
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The introduction of proportional representation, she believes, would bolster confidence and interest in the political system.
He was prepared to deliver statistics to bolster his candidacy and to bring down his opponent.
Lawmakers, too, acknowledged they can't agree on legislative measures to bolster protections for computer networks.
VCs are still interested in infrastructure or service companies that bolster the existing B2B pipelines.
Naturally, the higher rents are going to bolster cash flows and dividends for apartment REITs.
Reformers use anecdotal evidence of high-performing schools to bolster their case while ignoring the broader data.
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The results could influence whether Italy continues austerity measures meant to bolster the country's finances.
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