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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE:NRG) NRG Energy is proud to announce its partnership with the FIFA World Cup 26 Houston™ Host Committee and bring seven exciting international soccer matches to Houston at our namesake stadium. NRG is excited to support this monumental sporting event and the expansion and development of local soccer communities to inspire the next generation of players. "Our partnership with the World Cup Houston Host Committee marks an important moment for NRG an.

The market leaves investors with plenty of hints when volatility spikes, and recently, after the technology sector's shaky price action, it looks like the sentiment is clear. Not only that, but the tariffs being implemented by President Trump have created a volatile environment for the foreseeable future.

UTRECHT, The Netherlands and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merus N.V. (Nasdaq: MRUS) (Merus, the Company, we, or our), a clinical-stage oncology company developing innovative, full-length multispecific antibodies (Biclonics® and Triclonics®), today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published results of the registrational phase 2 eNRGy trial for Bizengri® (zenocutuzumab), the first and only treatment indicated for adults with pancreatic adenocarcinoma or non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that are advanced unresectable or metastatic and harbor a neuregulin 1 (NRG1) gene fusion who have disease progression on or after prior systemic therapy.

This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields about 3.67%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 8%.

Sixteen companies are boosting their dividends, with an average increase of 8.2%, signaling financial health and stability, particularly among regional banks. My investment strategy focuses on companies with consistently rising dividends and outperforming benchmarks, aiming for long-term wealth accumulation. I use data from the "U.S. Dividend Champions" spreadsheet and NASDAQ to identify companies with at least five years of dividend growth.

NRG (NRG) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

NRG Energy (NRG) closed at $112.37 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.66% move from the prior day.

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.44 per share, or $1.76 per share on an annualized basis. This dividend represents an 8% increase from the prior year, in line with the Company's previously announced annual dividend growth rate target of 7-9% per share. The dividend is payable on February 18, 2025, to stockholders of record as of February 3, 2025. About NRG NRG Ener.