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BP's Debt Reduction Strengthens Dividend Profile as Business Transition Begins

Faced with low oil prices, a stretched balance sheet, and growing pressure to invest more in low-carbon energy, BP in August 2020...

Jul 2, 2021

British American Tobacco's Long-term Dividend Safety Clouded by Unceasing Declines in Cigarette Sales

British American Tobacco, or BAT, is one of the world's largest tobacco companies with a broad international reach. The company...

Jun 24, 2021

Simon's Outlook Stabilizes as Mall Retailers Enjoy Sales Revival

Simon's Empire Mall in South Dakota – the largest mall in the state – has seen its retailers' sales exceed their 2019 pre-pandemic...

Jun 18, 2021

Southern's Dividend Looks Secure Despite Potential Construction Delay at Nuclear Plant

Southern Company's two nuclear reactors under construction in Georgia may face more delays and require $2 billion of additional costs,...

Jun 10, 2021

Merck's Dividend Remains Secure Following Completion of Spinoff

Last week Merck completed the spinoff of its women's health, biosimilars, and off-patent drugs businesses into the newly formed...

Jun 7, 2021

NHI Reduces Dividend to Provide Operators with More Assistance

National Health Investors (NHI) on June 3 cut its dividend by 18%. This was in line with the expectation we shared in May that NHI may...

Jun 7, 2021

J&J's Dividend Remains Safe Despite Top Court's Refusal to Hear Baby Powder Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Johnson & Johnson's request to appeal a 2018 ruling in Missouri that its talc-based baby...

Jun 2, 2021

Exxon's Dividend Policy Unlikely to Change in the Near Term After Activist Wins Board Seats

At Exxon's annual meeting Wednesday, shareholders elected at least two of the four board directors (votes are still being counted)...

May 28, 2021

Top 20 High Dividend Stocks

High dividend stocks are popular holdings in retirement portfolios. Learn about the 20 best high yield stocks for dividend income.

May 26, 2021

Welltower Sees Senior Housing Occupancy Rise for First Time Since 2019

April 2021 marked the first monthly occupancy gain in Welltower's senior housing operating (SHO) portfolio since prior to the...

May 21, 2021