dividend

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Moreover, there’s evidence BDCs may be struggling to maintain dividend payouts, Capital Economics contended on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The stock had been trending steadily downward since 2022, and last year, Dow cut its dividend in half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

BDCs became a primary way for investors to gain exposure to private-company growth and offered dividend yields above 5% using interest from the loans.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Analyst Takayuki Hara also cites the Japanese company’s structural growth in Japan’s rent-guarantee market, a tailwind from rent inflation, and attractive P/E and dividend yield relative to peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The companies paid high dividends, and their shares were often costly to borrow: New Century, for instance, paid a 20 percent dividend, and its shares cost 12 percent a year to borrow.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis