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Badger Meter said its board authorized an increase to the company's quarterly common stock dividend, raising it to 40 cents per share from 34 cents. The company said Friday it has raised its dividend ...

Buying and holding blue chip dividend stocks can be a great way to boost the quality of your passive income stream.

Microchip’s stock decline reflects high market expectations despite the company’s performance beating official estimates. For the second quarter, Microchip provided guidance of $0.30-$0.36 EPS on ...

Early August, 2025, 19 of the 30 Dow Index were tagged "safer" for dividends as they showed positive one-year returns and ...

Leading the charge this morning is Smith & Nephew PLC (LSE:SN), up over 11% after the knee- and hip-replacement group ...

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On Aug. 1, commodity chemical giant Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) fell 6.4% -- reaching its lowest level since spinning off from ...