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To find dividend-paying stocks poised to outperform, Trivariate Research screened for stocks that recently announced dividend increases that also boasted payout ratios in the bottom one-fifth of dividend payers.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Shares of home builders were losing ground in early Tuesday trading after a Seaport analyst downgraded all the stocks he covered, giving up on his previous view that housing demand was starting to bottom.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s derived from the Latin fundus, meaning base or bottom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In that bottom half, where five teams could potentially face relegation, bottom of the table Livingston have one extra away game and one less at home.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The five-dollar bill crumpled in the bottom of my pocket taunted me, goading me to get my photograph taken like Ba and Auntie Matchmaker wanted.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu