Good news for those with stock in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The tiremaker announced that its board of directors has approved an increase in the company’s quarterly common stock dividend from 10 cents per share to 14 cents per share. This 40% increase represents an annual rate of 44 cents per share for 2017 and 56 cents per share for 2018. The increase will be effective with the dividend payable December 1, 2017, to shareholders of record on November 1, 2017.