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2 Dividend Stocks to Double Up on Right Now

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Caterpillar Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) stock has been on a tear over the past year, generating a total return of 62% for shareholders. Today, the company pays a quarterly dividend of $1.30 In addition to its dividend, Caterpillar is shareholder-friendly in another way: share repurchases. billion to shareholders.

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Nvidia Stock Is Up 150% in 2024. History Says the AI Stock Will Do This in the Second Half of the Year (Hint: It May Shock You).

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Somewhat surprisingly, history says Nvidia shareholders could make more money in the second half of 2024, even after triple-digit gains in the first half of the year. History says Nvidia could continue soaring in the second half of 2024 Nvidia became a public company in 1999. Read on to learn more.

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Billionaire Warren Buffett Sold 26% of Berkshire's Stake in Bank of America and Is Piling Into a Financial Juggernaut That's Soared 33,000% Since Its IPO

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When Berkshire holds a greater than 10% stake in a public company, it's required to file a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing share acquisitions and dispositions within two business days of a transaction. Since July 17, Buffett's company has disclosed 16 separate Form 4 filings concerning Bank of America.

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2 Roaring Growth Stocks to Hold for the Next 20 Years

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett put it well in 2023 in a letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders: "The weeds wither away in significance as the flowers bloom. That success should make it easy for the chain to (potentially) raise its fees in the near future, which it hasn't done since 2017.

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2 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2024

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trillion market opportunity, up from $650 million in 2017. The company shed about half of its brand collection as it restructured a few years ago and is more strategic about acquisitions now. years), which is far longer than it's been a public company (it IPO'd in 1994). Management sees a $1.3 Its dividend yields 3.1%

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3 Ultra-Safe Warren Buffett Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

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But dig deeper, and you'll find that Berkshire Hathaway owns and operates a lot of very boring businesses, including railroads, energy companies, and utilities. Many of the public companies that Berkshire has shares in also lack the glitz and glamor that comes with popular growth stocks.

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Since Going Public in 2015, PayPal Has Spent $19 Billion on This 1 Thing

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In this article, I'll take a big picture view of PayPal's profits and capital allocation before explaining why I believe shareholders can hope for better returns moving forward. The multibillion-dollar question Since going public, PayPal has spent over $19 billion repurchasing its own shares. million $995 million 2017 19.7