dividend
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For a time as the early-evening chill began to factor, Henseleit's steady approach threatened to deliver the ultimate dividend.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Remember that with publicly traded stocks, dividend income is usually low and you can defer capital gains at will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
He’s prepared to wait several years for a stock’s performance and operations to turn, particularly if there’s a decent dividend yield to reward him while he waits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sturm Ruger declared a quarterly dividend of 21 cents a share, payable Aug. 28 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 14.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
He noted how high the company’s dividend was and wondered if he should buy some of its stock for himself.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Improving merger-and-acquisition and initial-public-offering activity, benign credit conditions, and banks’ dividends and share buybacks all add to the sector’s appeal, Arone said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Exxon paid out $9.4 billion in dividends and share repurchases combined, while Chevron spent $6.6 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
To attract investment and boost growth they have lowered taxes on profits, business investment, capital gains and dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The company had been the beneficiary of a federal “loan guarantee” program that aimed to spur investment in experimental technologies that were unproven but could yield huge financial or climate dividends.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
South Korea’s obsession with achievement has paid astonishing dividends.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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