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dividend

[div-i-dend] / ˈdɪv ɪˌdɛnd /


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“We think the dividend could have upside if VW sells assets and realizes book gains.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled energy giant, is up 57% over the last year and pays a dividend yield of 6.5%.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Fortum, which has a somewhat illiquid ADR under the symbol FOJCY, now boasts a dividend yield of nearly 4%, according to FactSet data.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The company faced about $1.7 billion in annual obligations tied to its preferred-share instruments, which are hybrid securities that sit above common stock and typically require regular dividend payments to investors, according to public filings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Tire peace dividend changed the region once again, and now it is best known for the great gambling casinos of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods and for the pharmaceutical researchers of Pfizer.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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