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IBM chief executive officer Virginia M. Rometty has released her annual Chairman's Letter and has told investors that IBM “knew we faced a critical year of transformation” in 2014 but has “made significant progress and built momentum” to get itself out of a nasty slump that has seen sales decline for eleven consecutive quarters …

  1. JoeCool Bronze badge

    IBM is bragging about a 2% dividend yield ?

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Given the typical return these days from investments, a 2% dividend yield isn't bad. Trying to maintain the 5% yield is what got them in trouble - not spending on R&D, etc. to keep up the yield. Now, the question is, since they're out from under that dictum, are they going to spend the money on becoming a better company or fritter it away some where else?

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