Reuters/AP--Target raises dividend, faces political critics [Reprinted in Newsday, WSJ, Washington Post, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Fox Business, New York Magazine]

CHICAGO, June 8 (Reuters) - Target Corp (TGT.N) announced a 20 percent increase in its quarterly dividend on Wednesday, but its shares hit an 18-month low on concerns that the retailer is not seeing enough shoppers buy the discretionary items that are a cornerstone of its strategy.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/08/target-idUSN0822112920110608