Key Points Exxon was the second-highest dividend payer among S&P 500 companies last year. The oil giant has increased its dividend for 43 consecutive years. It's in a strong position to continue increasing its 3%-yielding payout. 10 stocks we like better than ExxonMobil › ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) paid a total of $17.2 billion in dividends to shareholders last year, the second highest among S&P 500 c...
Key Points Exxon was the second-highest dividend payer among S&P 500 companies last year. The oil giant has increased its dividend for 43 consecutive years. It's in a strong position to continue increasing its 3%-yielding payout. 10 stocks we like better than ExxonMobil › ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) paid a total of $17.2 billion in dividends to shareholders last year, the second highest among S&P 500 companies. The oil giant currently has a nearly 3% dividend yield, which is almost three times the S&P 500's level of 1.1%. The leading oil dividend stock's high yield enables investors to generate substantial passive income. A $3,000 investment in ExxonMobil could generate hundreds in dividend income in the coming years. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » A robust and growing income stream With its stock price recently around $139 a share, you can buy 21 shares of Exxon for $3,000 without purchasing any fractional shares. The oil company currently pays a quarterly dividend of $1.03 per share ($4.12 annualized). At that rate, you'd collect $86.52 of dividend income in the first year. That's a nearly 3% income yield on your cost basis. If Exxon simply maintained its dividend, you'd collect $432.50 of income over the next five years. However, Exxon will likely continue increasing its dividend. The oil giant raised its payment by 4% last year, extending its industry-leading growth streak to 43 consecutive years. The company has grown its payout at an average annual rate of 5.8% during that period. Assuming a more modest growth rate of around 4% annually (its average in more recent years), here's how much dividend income you could collect from Exxon over the next five years: Annual dividend rate Annual dividend income Year One $4.12 $86.52 Year Two $4.28 $89.98 Year Three $4.46 $93.58 Year Four $4.63 $97.32 Year Five $4.82 $101.22 Cumulative $468...
Bill Winters. Photo: VCG Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters said China’s wealth accumulation makes it essential for major global financial institutions, even as geopolitical tensions complicate Western engagement with Beijing. Winters made the remarks in an interview with Caixin during a Jan. 28-31 visit to China alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The delegation included senior figure...
Bill Winters. Photo: VCG Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters said China’s wealth accumulation makes it essential for major global financial institutions, even as geopolitical tensions complicate Western engagement with Beijing. Winters made the remarks in an interview with Caixin during a Jan. 28-31 visit to China alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The delegation included senior figures from Britain’s financial sector.
AMD today unveiled the Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 FPGA family. The company's latest announcement is a strategic play for the middle-of-the-market in the FPGA segment that's dominated by the likes of Intel Agilex 5 series. Targeting sectors that demand longevity and reliability, such as medical imaging, industrial automation, and broadcast video production, the Gen 2 family is not just a lithography ...
AMD today unveiled the Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 FPGA family. The company's latest announcement is a strategic play for the middle-of-the-market in the FPGA segment that's dominated by the likes of Intel Agilex 5 series. Targeting sectors that demand longevity and reliability, such as medical imaging, industrial automation, and broadcast video production, the Gen 2 family is not just a lithography shrink, but it represents a significant architectural modernization of the existing 16 nm Kintex platform, infusing it with the high-speed connectivity and memory standards required for the data-heavy workloads of 2027 and beyond.The original Kintex UltraScale+ series from the Xilinx era is popular in the industry, for a performance/Watt balance that made it the suitable for everything from ultrasound machines to 5G radio heads. However, as edge devices have become hungrier for bandwidth, the original platform's connectivity options began to show their age. The Gen 2 update addresses the I/O modernization need. The most striking upgrade is the memory subsystem, replacing DDR4 with newer LPDDR4X, DDR5 and LPDDR5X memory standards. LPDDR tends to be popular for compact, edge devices in the IIoT (industrial IoT) space. This should even pave the way for a new crop of 8K or 4K broadcast-tier cameras. Since these are produced in small batches, FPGAs are preferred over ASICs or elaborate SoCs.Memory is a key part of the I/O AMD updated with Kintex UltraScale+, the company also improved the chip's serial interconnects. To begin with, AMD is implementing PCI-Express Gen 4, an important update from the previous-gen chips that were limited to Gen 3, which should improve storage subsystem performance. The company also added dual 100G Ethernet MAC blocks, which should prove crucial in IIoT applications that rely on real-time data aggregation.AMD is competing not just with Agilex 5 series, but also Lattice Semiconductor's Avant series. Intel's chips are built on the Intel 7 foundry node,...
Ford Motor Co. has held discussions with China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. about sharing manufacturing capacity in Europe, with the Detroit carmaker seeking new global partnerships as it overhauls its electric vehicle strategy. A delegation of Ford executives visited China this week to discuss opportunities, including the use of its assembly plant in Valencia, Spain, according to a person f...
Ford Motor Co. has held discussions with China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. about sharing manufacturing capacity in Europe, with the Detroit carmaker seeking new global partnerships as it overhauls its electric vehicle strategy. A delegation of Ford executives visited China this week to discuss opportunities, including the use of its assembly plant in Valencia, Spain, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Utilizing the Valencia facility would be a win for both parties, allowing Geely to avoid paying hefty European tariffs on imports of made-in-China EVs, while giving the plant a new lease of life. Since 2024, it’s only produced the Ford Kuga sport utility vehicle and output likely dropped below 100,000 units last year, according to French consultancy Inovev . The factory has planned annual capacity of 400,000 units. Read More: Ford to Take $19.5 Billion in Charges Tied to EV Overhaul A representative for Ford said it has “discussions with lots of companies all the time on a variety of topics. Sometimes they materialize, sometimes they don’t.” A Geely spokesperson declined to comment. Reuters first reported the talks. Ford’s expensive re-think of its EV strategy has seen the American automaker increasingly turn toward some of China’s best-known brands, which Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley has warned pose a “ colossal strategic threat,” about potential tie-ups. In addition to Geely, Ford has held discussions with Chinese automakers including BYD Co. and Xiaomi Corp. about collaboration, according to a Financial Times report . The talks between Ford and Geely focused on manufacturing and didn’t include the potential for shared technologies such as automated driving, according to the person familiar. The discussions were preliminary and may not result in a deal, the person said. Geely, which also controls Volvo Car AB and Lotus, is already looking to better integrate with brands under bill...
AlexSecret/iStock via Getty Images Veradermics ( MANE ), a developer of an oral hair loss therapy, has priced its upsized IPO at $17.00 per share, offering 15,077,647 shares, with all shares sold by the company. The offering is expected to raise about $256.3M in gross proceeds before fees and expenses. The New Haven, Connecticut-based biopharma had previously marketed to sell 13.35M shares for $14...
AlexSecret/iStock via Getty Images Veradermics ( MANE ), a developer of an oral hair loss therapy, has priced its upsized IPO at $17.00 per share, offering 15,077,647 shares, with all shares sold by the company. The offering is expected to raise about $256.3M in gross proceeds before fees and expenses. The New Haven, Connecticut-based biopharma had previously marketed to sell 13.35M shares for $14 to $16 each. At the IPO price, Veradermics is valued at around $596M based on the number of shares outstanding disclosed in its filings. According to the filings, Wellington Management expressed interest in buying up to $30M of shares at the IPO price, while Eli Lilly ( LLY ) indicated it could acquire up to 4.9% of the biotech’s outstanding shares. The stock is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on February 4, 2026, under the ticker “MANE,” with the offering expected to close on February 5, 2026. Underwriters also have a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 2,261,647 shares. Jefferies, Leerink Partners, Citigroup, and Cantor are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Founded in 2019, Veradermics ( MANE ) touts VDPHL01, an oral non-hormonal treatment for pattern hair loss (PHL), as its lead candidate. Designed to deliver a hair growth agent called minoxidil, it is expected to generate topline data from a Phase 2/3 trial for mild-to-moderate PHL in H2 2026. More on Veradermics, Incorporated Veradermics Finalizes $200 Million IPO Target Hair loss pill developer Veradermics seeks up to $534M valuation in U.S. IPO Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Veradermics, Incorporated Financial information for Veradermics, Incorporated
绷不住了!OpenAI深陷 高管离职潮 ,内部“红色警报”再次拉响。 且看最近的离职名单,个顶个的都是OpenAI元老级人物: Jerry Tworek:原OpenAI研究副总裁,o3/o1负责人,GPT-4/Codex核心贡献者; Andrea Vallone:原OpenAI模型策略团队负责人; Tom Cunningham:原OpenAI经济预测与商业规划负责人; Hannah Wong:原O...
绷不住了!OpenAI深陷 高管离职潮 ,内部“红色警报”再次拉响。 且看最近的离职名单,个顶个的都是OpenAI元老级人物: Jerry Tworek:原OpenAI研究副总裁,o3/o1负责人,GPT-4/Codex核心贡献者; Andrea Vallone:原OpenAI模型策略团队负责人; Tom Cunningham:原OpenAI经济预测与商业规划负责人; Hannah Wong:原OpenAI首席传播官; Matt Knight:原OpenAI首席信息安全官; …… 为啥会出现这种情况呢? 据《金融时报》透露,这场危机和OpenAI内部的 战略转向 脱不开关系。 简单来说就是,商人重利轻研究,在OpenAI里做基础研究越来越没出路……(doge) 这也难怪那些心怀大志的研究员们要纷纷跳船离开。 结果 Mark Chen 坐不住了,立马出来反驳:这种说法完全错误! 基础研究一直是OpenAI的核心。 一边是各种小道消息满天飞,一边是当事人出面辩解,OpenAI这场瓜,网友们吃得那叫一个欢。 站队Mark Chen的认为,开公司就是为了赚钱,没毛病! 也有人反对:只做产品,鼠目寸光。 还有中立的哲学er:事实胜于雄辩~ Anyway,咱先来把事情经过捋一捋。 All in LLM 有一说一,公司人员变动并不稀奇,尤其是在跳槽如家常便饭般的硅谷。 但OpenAI这一次,显然不太正常。 原因无它, 走的全是高管,而且时间相当集中。 以OpenAI推理第一人 Jerry Tworek 为例,他可是在OpenAI干了将近7年,突然离职难免不引人怀疑。 他在自己的离职原因中是这样写道: 希望去探索一些在OpenAI难以开展的研究领域。 ???所以,大神和OpenAI分手并不愉快? 根据Jerry Tworek亲信所说,的确如此。当初Jerry Tworek要求为自己的研究增加算力和人力资源,结果领导层直接给驳回了。 为此,他和Jakub Pachocki还发生了严重对峙,Jakub明确表示不认同他的研究方案,认为OpenAI现在围绕着大模型的AI架构才更有前景。于是最终分道扬镳。 Andrea Vallone 在离职信中则把原因说得更为清楚,OpenAI给她安排了一项“不可能完成的任务”,要求她保护那些对ChatGPT产生依赖的用户心理健康。 Tom Cunning...
Banco Santander SA Executive Chair Ana Botin says the lender’s decision to acquire Webster Financial Corp. in a $12 billion deal is a “strategically important” move. “It drives us to our ultimate goal, which is to be one of the most profitable banks in each geography,” Botin tells Bloomberg Television. The deal is one of the largest-ever US transactions by a European lender and it marks a major pu...
Banco Santander SA Executive Chair Ana Botin says the lender’s decision to acquire Webster Financial Corp. in a $12 billion deal is a “strategically important” move. “It drives us to our ultimate goal, which is to be one of the most profitable banks in each geography,” Botin tells Bloomberg Television. The deal is one of the largest-ever US transactions by a European lender and it marks a major push by Spain’s largest bank to expand its operations in the US.
Precious metals remained in recovery mode on Wednesday morning, with prices rising off the back of a historic sell-off. By 3:45 a.m. ET, spot gold was edging toward a rise of 3%, settling at around $5,079.4 an ounce. New York gold futures jumped 3.3% to $5,093.80. XAU= 1Y line Gold price Gold — typically viewed as a safe haven asset — has had a stellar 12 months, gaining 66% over the course of 202...
Precious metals remained in recovery mode on Wednesday morning, with prices rising off the back of a historic sell-off. By 3:45 a.m. ET, spot gold was edging toward a rise of 3%, settling at around $5,079.4 an ounce. New York gold futures jumped 3.3% to $5,093.80. XAU= 1Y line Gold price Gold — typically viewed as a safe haven asset — has had a stellar 12 months, gaining 66% over the course of 2025 and extending those gains into early 2026. Geopolitical tensions, unpredictable trade policy and concerns over the independence of the Federal Reserve all supported prices. However, the bull run was derailed on Friday when gold prices fell almost 10%, with the downward pressure rippling through the wider precious metals markets, taking silver, palladium and platinum significantly lower. The sell-off, sparked by Kevin Warsh's nomination as the next Federal Reserve chair, continued into Monday's session, but by Tuesday, spot gold showed signs of recovery — gaining more than 6% to settle at about $4,946.81 an ounce. Read more Gold and silver rebound, pulling global mining stocks and precious metal ETFs higher Silver plunges 30% in worst day since 1980, gold tumbles as Warsh pick eases Fed independence fear Ray Dalio warns the world is ‘on the brink’ of a capital war In the wake of the volatility, however, many market watchers said they continue to see upside for gold, viewing last week's sell-off as a temporary pullback rather than an end of the bull market. In a note on Monday, AJ Bell's Investment Director Russ Mould said gold is currently in the throes of its third major bull run since 1971 — and noted that both of the previous bull markets had "witnessed several major pullbacks." The 1971 to 1980 bull market — which began with President Richard Nixon withdrawing the U.S. dollar from the Gold Standard and was followed by a rising U.S. deficit, oil shocks and surging inflation — saw gold "motored" from $35 an ounce to $835 an ounce at its 1980 peak, Mould said. During that...
Draco Malfoy, one of Harry Potter’s most recognisable villains-turned-antiheroes, has become an unlikely lunar new year icon across China, as fans embrace the character for the year of the horse. In Mandarin, Malfoy’s name is transliterated as “mǎ ěr fú”. The first character means “horse” while the final character, fú”, means “fortune” or “blessing” – a powerful symbol found across lunar new year ...
Draco Malfoy, one of Harry Potter’s most recognisable villains-turned-antiheroes, has become an unlikely lunar new year icon across China, as fans embrace the character for the year of the horse. In Mandarin, Malfoy’s name is transliterated as “mǎ ěr fú”. The first character means “horse” while the final character, fú”, means “fortune” or “blessing” – a powerful symbol found across lunar new year celebrations. Put together, Malfoy’s name can be loosely read as “horse fortune”, making him an unexpectedly auspicious figure for the year ahead. The wordplay has sparked a wave of memes, fan art, decorations and themed merchandise across Chinese social media. Images of a young Malfoy – played by the English actor Tom Felton – smiling from red lunar new year posters and riding cartoon horses have appeared on refrigerators, in office spaces as well as shopping malls alike. Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram . We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Allow and continue Felton seems to have noticed the frenzy. On Tuesday, the 38-year-old actor, who recently reprised his role in the Broadway production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, reposted on his Instagram story a photo of his face beaming from a red banner in a Chinese shopping mall. “Magical awakening that attracts abundant wealth,” said the Mandarin characters on the banner. The surge of Malfoy mania comes as millions across the country prepare for the lunar new year, which begins later this month. Since the launch of Chinese versions of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series in 2000, approximately 200m copies of the books have been sold in China, according to CGTN. Last year, Warner Brothers Discovery announced that it was going to build a Harry Potter studio tour in Shanghai – the largest of its kind, followed by the franchise’s existing studio tours in London and To...