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XTO Energy

XTO Energy is an American Fortune 500 energy producing company. Its primary products are oil and natural gas.

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Exxon Lifts Quarterly Dividend 21%

Exxon Mobil Corp.

(XOM), the world's largest publicly traded oil company, raised its quarterly dividend by a higher-than-expected 21% Wednesday, showing its confidence that high oil prices are likely to continue.The 10-cent increase brings Exxon's quarterly dividend to 57 cents a share and will cost the oil-and-gas giant about $1.9 billion more a year. The dividend increase is steeper than the 15% spike some analysts had forecast and significantly above the 6.5% average increase in the last decade.The sharp dividend spike is expected to bring Exxon's dividend yield, currently at 2.64%, closer to rival Chevron Corp.'s (CVX) 3.4% and to narrow the gap with European competitors Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) and BP PLC (BP), which offer yields above 4%. The dividend hike is a departure for Exxon, which for three decades has preferred to offer conservative, but constant dividends, impervious to the ups and downs of energy markets.The move, however, was expected after Chief Executive Rex Till...

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