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AT&T Seeks Private Equity Buyers for Part of DirecTV

(Bloomberg) — AT&T Inc. is seeking private equity investors to buy the majority of its DirecTV satellite-television business, helping it cope with a major drag on its operations, according to people familiar with the situation.Such a move could let AT&T remove DirecTV from its books while potentially still giving it access to some of the cash flow, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.Under new Chief Executive Officer John Stankey, who took the helm last month, AT&T is looking for more ways to slim down after years of growing through acquisitions. It’s also …read more […]

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3 High Dividend Blue Chip Stocks to Watch Now

In some ways, high dividend blue chip stocks represent the best of two worlds for investors. First, you get the stability and reliability of blue chip stocks. And second, you get a steady income from high dividends. These reasons are why many investors buy these stocks.
Blue chip stocks represent some of the biggest players in business like Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and General Mills (NYSE: GIS). They are industry leaders, household names and stocks that should be profitable investments for a long time to come.
High dividend stocks are stocks that pay out a high dividend to their shareholders …read more […]

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Is Intel’s Dividend Safe?

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has been losing some market share to Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD). Now, more investors are concerned and wondering… is Intel’s dividend safe? For the short answer, Intel still remains a cashflow machine. And the dividend seems to be safe over the next few years.
Intel’s dividend history is long and it might make a great addition to an income portfolio. Let’s take a closer look at the business, dividend history and payout safety going forward.
Intel Business Highlights
Intel is a $210 billion dollar business. The company is based out of Santa Clara, California and it employs 110,800 people. …read more […]

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Why General Electric (GE) Stock is a Compelling Investment Case

Vulcan Value Partners recently released its Q2 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. The Large Cap Composite fund posted a return of 24.5% for the second quarter (net of fees), outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index which returned 20.5% in the same quarter. You should check out Vulcan Value […] …read more […]