dividends

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Every year, shareholders watch the company pay off banks and Warren Buffett—to the tune of over $1.7 billion in 2025—while they receive slim dividends, costing less than $1 billion.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Maybe they receive interest or dividends and let the proceeds pile up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The energy shipping company’s defensive business model, anchored by long-term LNG and petroleum charters, could also support recurring cash flows and stable dividends amid geopolitical uncertainty, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Hyperscalers have reduced spending on buybacks of their shares and dividends, while increasing capital expenditures on artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026

And the ruminations that Ulbrickson had given the matter in September seemed to pay dividends right from the start.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown