Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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Eastman Chemical (EMN) increases dividend by 1.2%, its 16th consecutive annual increase
The Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) has declared an increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.83 to $0.84 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable January 8, 2026, to stockholders of record as of December 15, 2025. “By raising our dividend for the 16th consecutive year, we…
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WEC Energy (WEC) increases dividend by 6.7%, its 22nd consecutive annual increase
The board of directors of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today announced that it is planning to raise the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock to 95.25 cents per share in the first quarter of 2026. This would represent an increase of 6.0 cents per share, or 6.7 percent. The directors expect to declare…
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CIBC (CM) increases dividend by 10%, its 15th consecutive annual increase
CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $1.07 per share on common shares for the quarter ending January 31, 2026 an increase of $0.10 per share from the previous quarter. This dividend is payable on January 28, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 29, 2025. Class A Preferred SharesThe…
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Blue Owl (OBDC) terminates merger
This news is weeks late because I just received a copy of the letter from my broker today. On November 19, 2025, Blue Owl Capital announced that it had ended the planned merger between its publicly traded business development company, Blue Owl Capital Corporation (NYSE: OBDC), and the non-traded Blue Owl Capital Corporation II (OBDC…
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Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) cuts dividend by 45%
This was a swift kick in the pants! The stock is down about 5% on the news. I’m still holding on to this one for a bit to see if the stock price recovers some. They don’t appear to be in any danger of anything more catastrophic than this reduction in payouts. If the stock…
