dividend
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BNP Paribas BNP 1.54%increase; green up pointing triangle said it will pay a higher interim dividend after results for the year’s second quarter beat expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It notes that Westgold didn’t pay an interim dividend as the company had only recently started paying tax and wanted to pay a franked dividend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The higher prices also enabled the company to maintain its $1.5 billion quarterly share buyback and declare a second-interim dividend of 0.90 euros a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
In that same announcement, Arko Petroleum said it planned to pay a quarterly dividend of 50 cents going forward, “with an expected annual dividend rate of $2.00 per share.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
They had trust funds, allowances, dividend checks, doting grandmas, well-connected uncles, loving families.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Since the end of 2024, the totals have likely grown along with the S&P 500, which has risen about 29%, including reinvested dividends, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Momentum investing has paid huge dividends over time, and it is strongly endorsed by academic research, but the returns can be lumpy — you will occasionally get a very nasty spell of underperformance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
That figure includes earned income, interest and dividends, capital gains, pension benefits, Social Security benefits, rental income and retirement-plan distributions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Wolfe Research estimates Progressive has $13 billion in excess capital and will return $6.6 billion through dividends and $2.3 billion through buybacks this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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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