Author: Kevin Bae
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Johnson & Johnson cuts production of its COVID-19 vaccine
The New Brunswick, N.J., pharmaceutical company in recent months terminated manufacturing agreements with companies that helped produce the shot during the pandemic such as Catalent Inc. and Sanofi SA. Meanwhile, a partnership with rival Merck & Co. to help make the shots, forged at the urging of the U.S. government, hasn’t lived up to expectations. The companies are now engaged in arbitration. …
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Closed-end funds hit hard by down market
A Pacific Investment Management Co. California municipal-bond fund slashed dividends by 45% this month, while a Nuveen LLC stock fund endured a 7% cut. Eaton Vance Management in November cut distributions across six stock funds by as much as 24%. Six BlackRock muni funds endured at least two payout cuts last year, with dividends falling by as much as…
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Plains GP Holdings (PAGP) raises dividend 23%
PAGP announced a corresponding quarterly cash distribution of $0.2675 per Class A share ($1.07 per Class A share on an annualized basis), which also reflects a $0.05 increase from the distribution paid in November 2022 ($0.20 per unit increase, or 23%, on an annualized basis). Yahoo!
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Omega Healthcare dividend on the bubble?
Tuesday Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) issued an investor presentation that contained a warning of a decline in cash flow in the first quarter of 2023. The company proposed restructuring two large tenants, LaVie and Mapelwood because they are not covering rent obligations. As a result, Omega will be divesting 11 LaVie properties and placed Maplewood…
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Boom time again for oil and gas
Thanks to a mix of events, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the U.S. economic recovery, fossil fuels are showing surprising resilience, despite President Biden’s push to transition to clean energy and the industry’s own history of boom-bust investing and heavy reliance on debt. U.S. production of natural gas—Chesapeake’s focus—has hit record levels. The country’s crude oil…
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Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) Raises Distribution; 24th straight year of growth
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution to be paid to Enterprise common unitholders with respect to the fourth quarter of 2022 of $0.49 per unit, or $1.96 per unit on an annualized basis. This quarterly distribution will be paid February…