LONDON (Reuters) – Coronavirus crisis will see the world’s largest companies pay dividends between 17% -23% this year, which could be as high as $ 400 billion this year, a new report has shown, as sectors such as tech are fighting the trend. PHILO PHOTO: Passers-by wearing protective face masks …
Read More »Exxon’s debt burden is expected to increase as it commits to paying dividends
Investors had braced themselves for the bad news for Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp., and their fears were confirmed on Friday when both power companies reported second-quarter results that showed sharp declining sales and losses amid economic destruction caused by the coronavirus. Exxon XOM, -0.58% reported an adjusted loss …
Read More »Dividend cuts can mean rethinking your retirement income strategy
If you have dividends to generate retirement income, you may want to moderate your expectations. Wells Fargo joined this week’s list of 773 publicly traded companies, 63 of them on the S&P 500, whose dividends are being reduced or suspended. While you may not have seen many changes in income …
Read More »Bank of America benefits more than half as bad loan threat looms
(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp saw its earnings more than half in the second quarter as it set aside $ 5 billion against future credit losses in what its top boss called the “most tumultuous period since the Great Depression.” FILE PHOTO: A Bank of America building is seen …
Read More »Wells Fargo may need to cut its dividend by 50%, analyst says
Text size Wells Fargo plans to disclose its pay level when it reports second-quarter results in July. fake pictures With the Federal Reserve stress tests in the rearview mirror, Wall Street has a little more guidance on the path of bank dividends later this year. But the uncertainty remains. The …
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