10 dividend stocks for investors who also want growth

• Dividend stocks are soaring in 2025, as investors adopt a defensive strategy amid market selloff

  U.S. dividend stocks are soaring in 2025, as investors are on the hunt for ways to play defense amid concerns over economic growth and President Trump’s tariff plans.
  
  MarketWatch - 3d

• 2-, 10-year yields end at 2025 lows as investors navigate fears about growth

  U.S. government debt rallied on Monday, pushing 2- and 10-year yields to lows for the year, amid worries about the outlook for economic growth against a backdrop of sticky inflation.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 24

• Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks

  TipRanks' analyst ranking service highlights three dividend-paying stocks, including McDonald's and Ares Capital.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 23
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  Stocks tumble as Walmart sales growth forecast disappoints

  Stocks tumbled from all-time highs Thursday in the wake of Walmart projecting a lower-than-expected sales outlook.
  
  NBC News - Feb. 20

• GM raises quarterly dividend, initiates $6 billion stock buyback

  General Motors said Wednesday that it is raising its quarterly dividend and initiating a new $6 billion share repurchase program.
  
  CNBC - 5d
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  Who wants Aaron Rodgers?

  Two weeks from today, the Jets will release quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 5d

• Time for ESG investors and defence stocks to call a truce

  Governments are pledging to spend more on defence and want to make it easier for private investors to join in
  
  Financial Times - 2h

• How the EU wants to tweak its merger rules to boost growth

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  Financial Times - 5d

• C3.ai’s stock falls as revenue growth beats expectations but slows down

  C3.ai shares tumbled more than 5% in extended trading Wednesday.
  
  MarketWatch - 4d

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• Nvidia’s stock sinks, wiping out six months of gains as the AI trade unravels

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• Treasury yields end at lowest levels in months as ISM data misses expectations

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• Here’s what Warren Buffett thinks of Trump’s tariffs: ‘Over time, they are a tax on goods.’

  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett likened tariffs to an “act of war” and said that over time they will act as a tax on goods.
  
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• Trump dashes hope for last-minute Canada and Mexico deal ahead of 25% tariffs

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