Dividend Increases in the Last Couple Days

In spite of the big drop in the stock market during the last few days, a lot of companies must be doing very well in order to increase their dividends.

Just in the last three days, the following stocks reported dividend increases:

EastGroup Properties (EGP)
National Health Investors (NHI)
Equity Inns (ENN)
Devon Energy (DVN)
Redwood Trust (RWT)
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)
Brown Shoe Company (BWS)
General Dynamics (GD)
Piedmont Natural Gas (PNY)
CapitalSource Inc. (CSE)
W. R. Berkley Corporation (BER)
Comm Bancorp, Inc. (CCBP)
Community Bankshares (SCB)
Lexington Realty Trust (LXP)

Disclosure: Author does not own any of the above.