dividends

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Here is how several broad large-cap indexes performed during the first half of 2026, with dividends reinvested:

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

The company said among the reasons to sell bitcoin would be to fund its U.S. dollar reserves, which it introduced in December, and to fund preferred stock dividends and interest expenses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

The only other investment income last year was $16.7 million in dividends and interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Preferred is a senior form of equity, and dividends usually are taxed like those on common stocks, at a top federal rate of 20%.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Also, the interest on our stock dividends will be less than we had projected.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick