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[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google parent Alphabet announces first-ever dividend of 20 cents per share  Yahoo! Voices Google parent Alphabet announces first-ever divided of 20 cents per share  Reuters Google Stock: Google Earnings Handily Beat Wall Street Targets  Investor’s Business Daily Source link

Disney (DIS) said it will boost its cash dividend by 50% on Wednesday as the entertainment giant reported fiscal first quarter earnings that beat expectations while streaming losses narrowed. Disney reported adjusted earnings of $1.22 a share — a significant beat compared with the $0.99 analysts polled by Bloomberg had expected. The company also guided to full-year fiscal 2024 earnings of $4.60 a share, an increase of at least 20% versus 2023. Revenue came in at $23.5 billion, a slight miss… Source link

Intel (INTC) CEO Pat Gelsinger pushed back on the notion that his company’s turnaround struggles would spell the end of its coveted dividend payout. “We are committed to the dividend and to a very healthy and competitive dividend,” Gelsinger said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “We’re also making big long-term strategic investments, so we’re putting all of that together and looking very carefully at the capital allocation priorities for the company overall, even as we remain committed to… Source link

After a grisly 1H22 which represented the stock market’s worst performance since 1970, the second half is shaping up to be a bit of a disappointment too. After clawing back some of the losses, it’s been onto the slide again with the S&P 500 almost back to the mid-June lows. The bad news, according to billionaire investor Carl Icahn, is that things could still get worse from here. “I think a lot of things are cheap, and they’re going to get cheaper,” said Icahn, pointing to the… Source link

Investors like getting a return on investment, of course, it’s why they are in the market to begin with. And when a company makes a commitment to return capital and profits to the shareholders, that’s a win – one that will both attract and reward investors. The key for investors is to find the best possible capital return, and dividend stocks make a logical place to start looking. With this in mind, we’ve used the TipRanks database to pull up the details on two true dividend… Source link

Here are 3 top dividend stocks for stable cash return and inflation protection — one of them even offers an incredible 13.3% yield When high-flying growth stocks made all of the headlines last year, dividend stocks often got ignored. But the Nasdaq remains down 20% in 2022, and many of those former hot stocks haven’t bounced back. In volatile times like these, a steady and increasing stream of dividends can help risk-averse investors sleep better at night. Healthy dividend stocks have the… Source link

Dividend stocks are the Swiss army knives of the stock market. When dividend stocks go up, you make money. When they don’t go up — you still make money (from the dividend). Heck, even when a dividend stock goes down in price, it’s not all bad news, because the dividend yield (the absolute dividend amount, divided by the stock price) gets richer the more the stock falls in price. Knowing all this, wouldn’t you like to own find great dividend stocks? Of course you would! Using the  Source link

The first half ended last week, and the S&P 500 is now firmly stuck in a bear. The rapid change from record high levels at the end of last year, to a 20%+ drop in these past six months has pummeled investors, who have had to cope with shrinking share values, increased volatility, and an unpredictable and risky equity environment. The most serious issue facing economists and traders right now is the possibility of recession in the near term. The US GDP contracted by 1.6% in Q1, and preliminary… Source link

With gasoline prices through the roof at record highs, inflation running at 40-year record levels, and last year’s bullish stock market turn down into a genuine bear, it’s no wonder that the financial and economic worlds are looking like reruns of ‘That 70s Show.’ Market watchers remember that the bad times of the late 70s and early 80s were tamed only when Fed Chair Paul Volker sparked a recession with near-20% interest rates – and for investors under 45, just take note that Q1… Source link

Warren Buffett’s portfolio is full of buyback opportunities which he calls ‘the best use of cash’. Here are 3 companies with the biggest hidden dividend potential The fact that the world’s most famous investor, Warren Buffett, appreciates shareholder rewards shouldn’t be surprising. After all, a sizable and predictable return is the whole point of investing. Buffett takes this philosophy seriously and seeks out companies with the most generous shareholder rewards program. All five of his… Source link