When looking at income-oriented investments, consistency is one of the keys. And on that front, there aren’t many companies that have been as consistent as Realty Income (O -0.38%). The real estate investment trust (REIT) has increased its dividend for 29 straight years, announcing its 643rd consecutive common stock monthly dividend in January. To determine […]
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Ever since it opened its giant infrared eye on the cosmos after its December 2021 launch, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found a shocking surfeit of bright galaxies that stretch back to the very early universe. Their brightness—a proxy for their numbers of stars and hence their mass—is deeply puzzling because galaxies shouldn’t
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Zoe Price Zoe Price has been with ISG for 12 years, with roles including group director for public sector frameworks, COO for UK Construction, and most recently as group COO. She has been a member of ISG’s statutory board since 2020. Zoe Price, aged 48, has a degree in marketing and before joining the construction
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America has always been a suspicious society, famed for its persecution of imaginary subversives, from witches to commies hiding under the bed. But that terrible history almost seems quaint today when disinformation experts agree we now live in the Golden Age of Conspiracy Theories. This movement has even swept up pop idol Taylor Swift and
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In the distant future—about six billion or seven billion years hence—the sun will start to die, swelling up into a bloated red giant. In a span of several hundred million years it will blow away its outer layers, lose about half its mass and leave behind its überhot, überdense, super small core: a white dwarf.
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Tech stocks have been some of the most lucrative investments in the stock market in recent decades. We’ve seen valuations skyrocket, industries disrupted, and many happy (and well-paid) investors along the way. Despite how fast recent developments seem, most of these successes were decades in the making, not overnight wonder stories. That’s why the importance
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Roughly every month I receive an e-mail from a parent somewhere in the world asking for help with a child who is violent, angry or aggressive. Some people describe being physically beaten or having their life threatened by their son or daughter. These families may spend thousands of dollars on special schools and treatments. Often
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February 9, 2024 2 min read The Tsimane’ language divides the rainbow into blackish, reddish and whitish. But bilingual Spanish and Tsimane’ speakers are changing that By Elise Cutts Like the ancient Greek of Homer’s time, the Tsimane’ language has no set word for the parts of the color spectrum English speakers call “blue.” Although
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PayPal (PYPL -11.24%) has been one of the worst performers of the past couple of years. After the company experienced massive growth during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, its numbers started to slow down quickly, and investors realized that management’s goal of reaching 750 million active users in the next few years was
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Clara Moskowitz: For Scientific American’s Cosmos, Quickly, I’m Clara Moskowitz. On April 8, we’re in for a treat. A total solar eclipse will be visible across a broad swath of North America, giving us a view of the edges of the sun as the moon passes in front of its face. Here to talk about
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