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USA

Top analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks for passive income

The uncertainty in the Middle East and concerns about the durability of the artificial intelligence boom and high spending continue to weigh on investor sentiment. Investors can consider strengthening their portfolios by adding dividend stocks. Tracking top Wall Street analysts can help investors shortlist attractive dividend stocks, as these experts provide useful insights after thorough analysis of a company’s financials and growth prospects.Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.Expand EnergyThis week’s first dividend pick is natural gas producer Expand Energy, which recently announced…

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Politics

Clacton by-election ballot list costing four times more

Davidson said his teams are having to make changes to the way they usually carry out elections.The ballots are “going to be sometimes longer than the table so we’re having to do double tables and we’re going to have to sort them in batches before we can verify them or even count them.”Paul Whiteley, professor of government at the University of Essex, said the previous record for the number of candidates standing for a seat in the House of Commons was the Haltemprice and Howden by-election in East Yorkshire in July 2008.”David Davis resigned his seat and stood again as…

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Europe

Foreign bidders woo UK companies with ‘bear hug’ takeover offers

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK companies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Foreign bidders are wooing investors in London-listed companies with a growing number of “bear hug” offers designed to be too good to refuse in a tactical shift that underscores the confidence of buyers targeting UK groups. UK companies received £44bn of such unsolicited public bids at a premium of 20 per cent or more above their share price in the second quarter, the highest value since 2018. Bidders make so-called “bear hug” bids where they hope to pressure a target’s board into acceptance. Companies listed…

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South Korean retail investors retreat after Kospi’s record volatility By Investing.com

Investing.com — South Korean retail investors sold a record amount of -listed shares on Friday as July’s severe market reversal damaged confidence and prompted criticism of President Lee Jae Myung’s government, Bloomberg reported. The Kospi rebounded 18% on Friday but still ended July with a 22% monthly loss, its steepest decline since the global financial crisis. Trading in index constituents was halted four times during the month, setting a record for circuit-breaker suspensions and illustrating the scale of the volatility. Retail traders had invested approximately 78 trillion won ($54.2 billion) in Kospi shares during May and June, encouraged by the…

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