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NEW YORK, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced the commencement of two related transactions to repurchase 10 series of its outstanding notes listed in the tables below.

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Many blue chip stocks pay attractive dividends. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.25%) is loaded with blue chip stocks.

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Verizon Communications (VZ) closed at $44.13 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.1% move from the prior day.

Coincident to the June 5, 2025 annual launch of their Fortune 500, Fortune also partnered with Indiggo to measure Return On Leadership, called the ROL100. Arnold research focused on those 100 using YCharts 6/6/25 data on Dividends from 78, which hereafter are referred to as the Fortune Return on Leadership Dividend Dogs (FROLD). ReturnOnLeadership is based on four fundamental factors: Connection to Purpose, Strategic Clarity, Leadership Alignment, and Focused Action.

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The telecom company Verizon Communications (VZ -0.34%) enjoyed a solid first half of 2025, with its stock up nearly 9%, soundly beating the broader benchmark S&P 500 index, which is up 1%. It's been a difficult last five years for the stock, as the company tries to rejuvenate growth and forge a path ahead.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks 30 large, publicly traded blue chip stocks. These companies are some of the strongest and most well-known in the country.

The premise makes enough basic sense -- dividend income is good, so more dividend income is better. Therefore, if you want dividend income, make a point of buying higher-yielding stocks.