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Marriott International today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 41 cents per share of common stock, which represents a 24 percent increase over the previous quarterly dividend amount of 33 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 29, 2018 to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2018.

The Board of Directors of ManpowerGroup has declared a semi-annual dividend of $1.01 per share, an 8.6 percent increase from the most recent dividend of 93 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 1, 2018.

Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.890 per share payable on June 18, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business May 18, 2018. Duke Energy has paid a cash dividend for 92 consecutive years.

The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $0.78 per share for the second quarter of 2018. The dividend equates to $3.12 per share on a full-year basis. The dividend will be paid on July 11, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 29, 2018.

Allergan today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.72 per ordinary share for the second quarter of 2018. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 18, 2018.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.