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☆ 3 dividend-paying stocks with attractive charts as broader market struggles
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( David Keller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A subsequent pullback saw the price bounce off that breakout level, which also lined up with the 50-day moving average. This is a sector full of low-volatility, high yielding stocks that have often provided downside protection in down market phases. ES just broke to a new three-month high this week, and the stock features a dividend yield around 4.5%. When the broad market averages take a bearish turn, equity investors are often best served by getting defensive. These three stocks feature improving technical profiles, along with dividend yields well above the average for the S & P 500.

Persons: Philip Morris, BTI, Eversource, we've, David Keller Organizations: American Tobacco PLC, Eversource Energy, Eversource, Nasdaq, CMT, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL Locations: U.S, British American

☆ From Zyn to vapes: Big Tobacco pushes further toward cigarette alternatives. Here’s who could come out on top
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

If you haven't been paying attention to tobacco companies, you might not recognize the new landscape. The alternatives also include heated tobacco and nicotine vapor products, although with the latter, tobacco companies face big competition from vaping companies and the proliferation of illicit vapes. PM 1Y mountain Philip Morris' one-year performance Countries around the globe have been working for years to reduce tobacco use. There is no way back," Philip Morris Chief Financial Officer Emmanuel Babeau said at a Deutsche Bank conference in June. Most of that came from companies in China, with tobacco companies only taking about 15% share, the bank said.

Persons: Philip Morris, —, Brett Cooper, I'm, Philip, Emmanuel Babeau, Owen Bennett, Cooper, Altria, vapes —, Faham Baig, Dan Ahrens, Ahrens, Edge's Cooper, Jefferies, Bennett, Murray Garnick Organizations: Philip Morris International, Reynolds American, British, Tobacco, Big Tobacco, World Health, Philip Morris, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Philip Morris USA, Centers for Disease Control, Drug Administration, U.S, Supreme, FDA, UBS, WHO, Brands, BAT Locations: Colorado, China, rey, Japan, Iquos, U.S, Kentucky, Marlboro, U.S ., London, RRPs

☆ British American Tobacco clinches a deal to sell its Russian business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —British American Tobacco has struck an agreement to sell its businesses in Russia and Belarus, the company announced Thursday, more than 18 months after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine sparked a mass exodus of Western firms from Russia. BAT (BTI) said in a statement that it had entered into a formal sales agreement with a consortium led by members of the management team of its Russian operations. In February, the company said its 2022 results had been dented by a £612 million ($764 million) charge related to its Russian and Belarusian businesses. BAT's London offices seen in January 2021 Toby Melville/ReutersBAT’s Russian and Belarusian businesses account for about 2.7% of its revenue. Dutch beer maker Heineken announced its departure from the country last month, saying it had sold its Russian business for a symbolic €1 ($1).

Persons: —, Toby Melville, Dolf van den Brink Organizations: London CNN, British, Tobacco, BAT, Reuters, Russian, Heineken, . Locations: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, London

☆ Buy these 16 dividend stocks to collect consistent cash payments while inflation stays high, according to a fund manager who outperformed 95% of his peers last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Just simply by focusing on quality companies with strong free cash flows is going to get you through any economic cycle. When looking for dividend stocks, the fund manager said it's crucial to consider a company's cash flow to ensure that it will be able to provide consistently high cash payments each quarter. "We do think it's prudent for investors to focus on — whether it's sectors as a whole or companies — strong, resilient cash flows," Morey said. "Because in an environment that we're in right now, cash is king, and cash flows are the life of companies. And without cash flows, you're tapping into other sources for capital, which is now at a much higher rate."

Evenimentul de închidere a urmat după câteva zile de întâlniri și discuții pe platforme virtuale și a fost o oportunitate de a face totalurile realizărilor din anul 2020. În vederea minimizării impactului economic negativ, garantării deschiderii canalelor comerciale și asigurării aprovizionării cu mărfuri esențiale, precum materiale medicale, alimente și furaje, părțile CEFTA au convenit asupra instituirii coridoarelor verzi și a benzilor verzi în baza propunerii comune a Comunității de Transport și CEFTA. Aceasta va apropia și mai mult piețele de servicii din CEFTA și va oferi mai multe oportunități pentru companii și cetățeni. ● Aprobarea în iunie 2020 a Foii de parcurs CEFTA privind comerțul electronic și lansarea facilitării comerțului cu servicii turistice. Conferința CEFTA a fost susținută de proiectul Uniunii Europene - EU4Trade.

Persons: Stasa, Emir Djikic, Djikic, S Organizations: Comerțului, Transport, Panelistii, Uniunii Europene, Central Locations: Herțegovinei, Herțegovina, coronavirus, CEFTA, Republica Moldova, Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Moldova, Muntenegru, Serbia, UNMIK Kosovo

☆ (foto) Un an cu multe provocări, dar substanțial pentru regiunea CEFTA
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

„CEFTA în pandemie: Realizări și Provocări” a fost titlul Conferinței hibride de astăzi, deschisă la Jahorina, Bosnia și Herțegovina pentru a marca sfârșitul Săptămânii CEFTA 2020. Evenimentul de închidere a urmat după câteva zile de întâlniri și discuții pe platforme virtuale și a fost o oportunitate de a sumariza realizările din 2020. Președinția CEFTA a Bosniei și Herțegovinei a fost marcată de două mari realizări: menținerea și facilitarea comerțului, în ciuda pandemiei COVID-19 și adoptarea Pieței Regionale Comune. Aceasta va apropia și mai mult piețele de servicii din CEFTA și va permite mai multe oportunități pentru întreprinderi și cetățeni. Conferința CEFTA a fost susținută de proiectul Uniunii Europene – EU4Trade.

Persons: Djikic, El, Panelistii Organizations: Comerțului, Comunității Transporturilor, Summit, Reglementare, Uniunii Europene, Central Locations: Jahorina, Bosnia, Herțegovina, Herțegovinei, coronavirus, Balcanilor de Vest, Sofia, CEFTA, Republica Moldova, Albania, Macedonia, Moldova, Muntenegru, Serbia, UNMIK Kosovo

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