Dividend growth is central to the dividend-focused investor. The big problem is inflation, which erodes the value of the dollar over time. If your dividend payments don't grow, you are effectively losing buying power. However, there are two ways to look at dividend growth stocks. This is why some investors will love Visa (NYSE: V) and others will be much happier with Realty Income (NYSE: O) . Visa...
Dividend growth is central to the dividend-focused investor. The big problem is inflation, which erodes the value of the dollar over time. If your dividend payments don't grow, you are effectively losing buying power. However, there are two ways to look at dividend growth stocks. This is why some investors will love Visa (NYSE: V) and others will be much happier with Realty Income (NYSE: O) . Visa is a global payment processor. It acts as an intermediary between buyers and sellers, ensuring a smooth and safe financial transaction. It charges a small fee for each transaction it handles. Although each individual fee is pretty meaningless, Visa is one of the world's largest transaction processors. In fiscal 2025 (ended Sept. 30), the company processed 257.5 billion transactions, up 10% year over year. This continues a long trend of business growth, as card-based payments have increasingly replaced cash payments. The continuing growth of e-commerce should keep this trend going for years to come. The dividend yield is only 0.8%, but Visa is both a growth stock and a dividend growth stock. Its dividend has increased by 375% during the past decade, which should attract investors who don't need income right now but want to live off of dividends in the future. Continue reading
De Beers Cuts Diamond Prices, Botswana Warns Of Prolonged Slump De Beers, the world's largest diamond mining company, has warned of a prolonged downturn in the gem industry after cutting prices for the first time since 2024. Botswana is the epicenter of De Beers' diamond production, and declining output alongside falling prices is set to put significant pressure on the southern African nation's fi...
De Beers Cuts Diamond Prices, Botswana Warns Of Prolonged Slump De Beers, the world's largest diamond mining company, has warned of a prolonged downturn in the gem industry after cutting prices for the first time since 2024. Botswana is the epicenter of De Beers' diamond production, and declining output alongside falling prices is set to put significant pressure on the southern African nation's finances. On Monday, Bloomberg News reported that De Beers cut its diamond prices for the first time in over a year, abandoning efforts to prop up the market amid faltering demand. A combination of soft Chinese luxury spending, expanding market share for lab-grown stones, and added pressure from US tariffs on India has pressured the world's largest diamond exporter. The Diamond Standard Index, a benchmark price measure for investment-grade natural diamonds, has fallen by more than half since peaking in early 2022. The index is now at a record low, with data going back to 2002. As for Botswana, the Finance Ministry warned that diamond income could fall to 10.3 billion pula ($744 million) in FY2025-26, less than half the historical average of 25.3 billion pula, and that revenues may never fully recover. "The recovery in mineral revenue is expected to be prolonged," the Finance Ministry wrote in a report ahead of the annual budget next month. "The shortfall is likely to persist over the medium to long term with a possibility of a non-recovery." Bloomberg wasn't clear about the size of the price discount De Beers offered buyers for diamonds. Tyler Durden Wed, 01/21/2026 - 05:45
Firefighters enter the site of an explosion at a steel plate plant on Jan. 19. Photo: VCG An explosion at a steel plate facility in northern China has killed at least nine people and forced production shutdowns, triggering a regionwide safety inspection and renewing scrutiny of industrial safety at one of the country’s major steelmakers. A 650-cubic-meter saturated water and steam tank exploded du...
Firefighters enter the site of an explosion at a steel plate plant on Jan. 19. Photo: VCG An explosion at a steel plate facility in northern China has killed at least nine people and forced production shutdowns, triggering a regionwide safety inspection and renewing scrutiny of industrial safety at one of the country’s major steelmakers. A 650-cubic-meter saturated water and steam tank exploded during steelmaking operations at a rare-earth steel plate factory in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, on Sunday afternoon. Dozens were injured, and one person remained missing as of Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The facility is operated by a subsidiary of Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd. ( 600010.SH ), which has shut down affected production lines following the incident. BaoTou Steel Union is the listed steel arm of the state-owned Baotou Iron and Steel Group, commonly known as Baogang Group.
908 Devices (MASS) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.
908 Devices (MASS) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.