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Dow agrees to sell its 50% interest in DowAksa Advanced Composites Holdings BV (DowAksa) to its 50/50 joint venture partner Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş. Proceeds will be used to support Dow's balanced capital allocation approach MIDLAND, Mich.

These are tricky times for investors. Oh, the market's never exactly easy to navigate.

This Dogs of the Dow list from DowJones&Co appeared January, 2025 on YCharts, and Dogs of The Dow websites. Here is your June update from that data. 28 of 30 current Dow-listed-stocks pay dividends. As of 5/28/25, the top-ten ranged 2.64%-6.26% by annual-yield, and another top-ten ranged 18.06%-46.15% in broker-estimated target-price-upsides. Analyst-estimated top-ten net-gains from Dow's June dividend dogs ranged 21.02%-45.96% from HD, AMZN, CVX, MSFT, MRK, NKE, CRM, DIS, UNH, and NVDA, per YCharts.

U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index edging higher on Friday.

The modern-day Dow Jones Industrial Average contains a variety of industry-leading companies across stock market sectors -- making it an excellent way to discover blue chip companies to build a portfolio around. Here's why Apple (AAPL -0.54%), Microsoft (MSFT 0.00%), Visa (V 0.43%), and American Express (AXP -0.34%) are particularly compelling Dow stocks to buy in June and hold for decades to come.

Dow tackles weak demand with cost cuts and cash actions, while DuPont gains from acquisitions in healthcare and innovation.

On 5/30/25, Cabot, Dow and Stepan will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Cabot will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.45 on 6/13/25, Dow will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.70 on 6/13/25, and Stepan will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.385 on 6/13/25.

Stocks were largely flat on Wednesday as investors digested recent earnings reports while awaiting the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes and Nvidia's quarterly results. The S&P 500 edged up 0.3%, matching gains in the Nasdaq Composite.

Blue-chip dividend stocks are truly hard to find, particularly when investors start looking for names with big dividend yields that also provide relative stability (and Wall Street analysts think have significant upside potential).

Dow jumps 500 points after Trump delays EU tariffs. Tech stocks and blue chips like Nike and Caterpillar lead today's US stock market rally.