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dividend

[div-i-dend] / ˈdɪv ɪˌdɛnd /


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Wendy’s withdrew its outlook and slashed its quarterly dividend, as the company’s turnaround struggles to pick up steam.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

“The dividend was never something that arrives automatically,” said Apoorva Jadhav, a demographer affiliated with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a U.S. think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Orsted said it plans to reinstate dividend distributions for 2026, with the first distribution next year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

That suggests management is prioritizing growth in the dividend during a transitional earnings period, Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

He knew there were thousands more, but he stopped there—best to leave things on a dividend of three.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Capital gains, dividends and interest on your taxable brokerage account, however, are counted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Already, Fernandes' partnership with new arrival Youri Tielemans is starting to pay dividends.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Under the Oaktree deal, his family holding firm is injecting $150 million and won’t receive the common-stock dividends that have paid out billions over the years to its majority owner.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Any investment income — interest, dividends, capital gains, etc. — is reported by the trust.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

But he did own it, and as a matter of fact drew most of his dividends from that source, so they were able to get three beds between the five of them.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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