"Everybody is looking to cut costs and be flexible," Mark Dixon, CEO of office-supplier Regus, told CNBC, explaining how the company's counter-cyclical activity allowed it to give dividends an increase. "We have pretty solid cash power, we have no debt, so we have a lot of cash in the business, so we felt it right to continue with the dividend policy," he added.
When you put what’s happening in the U.S. in context with what other countries have to offer, the U.S. could be considered the best place invest, the “Mad Money” host says.
"Growth and dividends are not mutually exclusive. We love companies that are committed to growing their dividends over time. Those are generally the best performers over long-term. It's great to see Apple do this and we hope other American companies, even high growth companies will follow in their footsteps," says Neel Kashkari, Pimco head of global equities.