During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting Analyst Stock Ratings page. Traders can sort through Benzinga's extensive database of analyst ratings, including by analyst accuracy.Below are the ratings of the most accurate analysts for three high-yield ...

Alan Brochstein, CFA has been contributing articles to Seeking Alpha since 2007. He has worked on the sell-side and the buy-side in fixed-income and on the buy-side in equities. Alan got his start as a financial professional in the securities industry in 1986 after earning a B.A. in Economics and in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences from Northwestern University. He was managing investments in institutional environments until he founded AB Analytical Services in 2007 to provide independent consulti ...

Over the past two years, the landscape for crypto derivatives has shifted dramatically. A significant contraction in the supply of ETF leveraged tokens has occurred across top-tier exchanges. Platforms that previously championed these products have initiated phased suspensions, halted subscriptions, or delisted leveraged pairs entirely throughout 2024 and 2025. However, the demand for leverage among traders has not vanished. It has simply been displaced. In this environment of market retrenchment, Gate h ...

Kroger plans to appoint former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its new CEO, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. ...

9 February 2026 LEI: 2138003QW2ZAYZODBU23 LSE Code: 3NGL WISDOMTREE MULTI ASSET ISSUER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(a public company incorporated with limited liability in Ireland)WISDOMTREE NATURAL GAS 3x DAILY LEVERAGED SECURITIESISIN: XS2819843900 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE AFFECTED SECURITIES ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING OF THE ETP SECURITYHOLDERS THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about what action you should take, you are recommended to ...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Performance Food Group Company ("PFG†) (NYSE: PFGC) announced today that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Performance Food Group, Inc. (the "Issuer†), intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer $1.06 billion aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2034 (the "notes†). PFG intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with borrowings under its revolving credit facility, to redeem all of the Issuer's outstanding 5.500% Senior. ...

One of the biggest financial storylines so far in 2026 revolves around whether or not SpaceX will go public. While some headlines suggest Elon Musk's space exploration company has been meeting with investment banks to talk about an initial public offering (IPO), a new chapter is swiftly being written as that narrative unfolds. On Feb. 2, Musk announced a merger of SpaceX and his artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, xAI, and valued the company at $1.25 trillion. The combination of these two assets makes ...

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has made senior leadership changes in its Middle East operations, naming Fahd Iqbal as head of investment services in Dubai, according to a press release posted on Zawya. Operating out of Dubai, Iqbal will be responsible for embedding the Global Investment Committee’s investment approach locally. He will report to UBP Dubai office senior executive officer Arfat Qayyum. Iqbal previously served as chief investment officer for the Middle East at UBS and has held positions at Cr ...

Good morning. Michael Pickrum has stepped into the CFO role at the wedding platform The Knot Worldwide as AI reshapes the company’s strategy.That kind of technological shift is familiar territory for Pickrum. Trained as an engineer, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford before completing his MBA at Wharton. Early in his career, a mentor pushed him to look beyond the math—connecting financial models to real business outcomes. He even ran a media company before becoming a CFO.Those experienc ...

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