They include drug-maker Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), technology companies Cisco Systems (CSCO-Nasdaq) and Juniper Networks, capital goods firms Honeywell International (HON), First Solar (FSLR-Nasdaq), Masco (MAS), PACCAR (PCAR-Nasdaq), Eaton (ETN) and Emerson Electric (EMR), sneaker maker Nike (NKE), online retailer Priceline.com, energy company Baker Hughes and cosmetics concern Estee Lauder.

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Fellow blue chip technology companies Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) have annual dividend yields of 2%, 1.7%, and 1.5%, respectively.

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