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Concerns about the sustainability of the company's dividend are fading fast.

AT&T (NYSE:T) is exciting the entertainment business and selling its remaining 30% stake in DirectTV to Dallas based private equity group TPG.

Lower interest rates are expected to benefit attractively valued dividend stocks like Verizon and Cisco, making them appealing for investors moving from low-risk investments. Verizon's high yield and potential for price appreciation, driven by lower interest expenses and strategic deals, make it a strong investment candidate. Cisco's solid fundamentals, AI growth potential, and shareholder returns position it for long-term upside, despite its lower yield compared to Verizon.

With their high yields and strong underlying businesses, these stocks are hard to pass up.

DirecTV is merging with Dish as it tries to stay competitive in a market that has been dominated by streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.

Pre-market futures are down this morning following a modest up-week across major indexes. Nothing major at this hour — it looks like a slight roll-back ahead of a new Jobs Week, which gets underway tomorrow.

DirecTV agreed to buy satellite rival Dish network Monday, ending decades of on-and-off talks in a deal that will create one of the country's largest pay TV distributors with a combined 20 million subscribers.

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.

The telecom has agreed to sell its 70% stake to private equity firm TPG Inc.