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  • Is now a good time to buy W.P. Carey? $WPC

    Is now a good time to buy W.P. Carey? $WPC

    If you’re interested in a solid company that pays over a 6% dividend yield then the answer is yes. It might be an especially good time to buy stock in this REIT given it’s recent 20% slump in stock price. Despite a the recent slump in share price, the company’s dividend yield has surpassed 6%…

  • Fed’s moves continue to harm community banks

    Fed’s moves continue to harm community banks

    One size fits all approach to anything saves some but kills others. So goes the Federal Reserve’s policy of continually raising interest rates in an effort to curb inflation. While the “too big to fail” banks get plenty of help from the federal government small institutions struggle to compete. Hopefully the fed can slow down…

  • Bank OZK $OZK raises dividend by 2.9%

    Bank OZK $OZK raises dividend by 2.9%

    Bank OZK (the “Bank”) (Nasdaq: OZK) announced its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Bank’s common stock of $0.36 per share, up $0.01, or 2.86% from the prior quarter. The common stock dividend is payable on July 21, 2023 to shareholders of record as of July 14, 2023. Bank OZK has increased its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock…

  • John Wiley & Sons raises dividend for 30th consecutive year

    John Wiley & Sons raises dividend for 30th consecutive year

    Wiley(NYSE: WLY and WLYB), a global knowledge company and a leader in research, publishing, and knowledge solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3500 per share on its Class A and Class B Common Stock, payable on July 20, 2023, to shareholders of record on July 6,…

  • 3M’s problems moves me to sell

    3M’s problems moves me to sell

    3M hit the news this week with a $12.5 billion settlement over “forever chemicals” from lawsuits brought by cities regarding their drinking water. Not included in the settlement are other claims from states, the federal government, and others regarding personal injury, property damage, and cleanup costs. No one knows where all this is going to…

  • 3M $MMM agrees to $12.5 billion “forever chemical” settlement

    3M $MMM agrees to $12.5 billion “forever chemical” settlement

    The tentative national class-action settlement in a landmark environmental fight involving PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam was reached Thursday. 3M will pay between $10.5 billion and $12.5 billion, and the settlement will cover public water systems across the U.S., plaintiffs’ attorneys said. If completed, it would be among other major settlements involving litigation over products deemed to…