Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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Telefonica reached an agreement with trade union for layoffs
The Spanish telecommunication company said Tuesday that the plan entails the voluntary departure of about 2,700 employees, at a cost of around 1.50 billion euros ($1.70 billion) before taxes to be accounted for in the fourth quarter. Telefonica, Trade Unions Agree on Deal For Thousands of Voluntary Layoffs – MarketWatch
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J&J filed for approval of Teclistamab for patients with refractory multiple myeloma
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has a current dividend yield of 2.47% and is rated as “Very Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold JNJ in both my Low and Medium Yield Portfolios. In total JNJ is 1.4% of my portfolio. Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos. unit on Wednesday said it filed for U.S. Food and Drug…
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T. Rowe Price Completes Acquisition of Oak Hill Advisors
T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) has a current dividend yield of 2.19% and is rated as “Very Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold TROW in both my low yield and medium yield portfolios. In total my holdings in TROW are 1.7% of my portfolio. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), today announced it has completed…
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Natural gas prices on the rise
U.S. natural-gas futures finished Monday’s session at $4.060 per million British thermal units. That is up 8.8% from $3.731 per million BTUs at Friday’s close and the largest dollar gain since Nov. 26. The Weather Prediction Center predicted heavy snow, freezing temperatures and strong winds in the northern and western parts of the country. “The colder weather…
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2021 Yields in Review
2021 comes to an end. Procter & Gamble issues recall, Exxon CFO takes on debt, Self Storage is booming, I review some of my best performers of the year, and much much more!
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Self Storage is booming during the pandemic
Public Storage (PSA) has done well for me since August of 2020. It’s up 51.3% in my Medium Yield Portfolio. Their current dividend yield is 2.19%. Self-storage stocks have been big gainers since last year’s economic lockdown, outrunning e-commerce warehouses, rebounding malls and rental houses. Investors dumped self-storage stocks when the pandemic hit, unaware that the…