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Northrop Grumman (NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $1.10 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, a 10 percent increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is payable March 21, 2018, to shareholders of record as of the close of business March 5, 2018.

Praxair (PX) has declared a 5% increase in the company's quarterly dividend to 82.50 cents per share, payable on March 15, 2018, to common shareholders of record as of March 7, 2018.

Moody's Corporation (MCO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of 44 cents per share of MCO Common Stock, a 16 percent increase from the prior quarterly dividend of 38 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on March 12, 2018 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20, 2018.

The Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) has authorized a first quarter 2018 dividend of $2.00 per share. The dividend is payable on March 23, 2018 to holders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2018.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.