EasyResearch Weekly Dividends Update

Earnings are still rolling in, and this week features announcements from companies like American BNPL (buy-now-pay-later) firm Affirm, leading cannabis company Canopy Growth, travel and leisure giants Marriott International and Airbnb, and automotive pioneers Ferrari and Toyota.

Additionally, Sony, iRobot, Microchip, Novo Nordisk, Rivian, Moderna, and Super Micro Computer will also be announcing their earnings this week - all available on EasyEquities. 

In terms of upcoming dividends, Southern Copper Corp, one of the world’s largest copper miners, is set to pay a dividend as well as a stock dividend - investors won’t need to take action in this payout process.

Turning to global wallets on EasyEquities, BP, Unilever, and ArcelorMittal SA will be paying dividends to shareholders in various markets:

• Unilever: A multinational consumer goods company, paying dividends to shareholders in American, British, and European markets.
• BP PLC: A global oil and gas company, paying dividends to shareholders in American and British markets.
• ArcelorMittal SA: A global steel and mining company, paying dividends to shareholders in American and European markets.

South Africa 

Bytes Technology Group plc will be paying £0.03 per share. 

• Last trading date - 05 November 2024 
• Exchange rate date - 04 November 2024
• Payment date - 22 November 2024

PSG Financial Services Limited will be paying R0.17 per share. 

• Last trading date - 05 November 2024 
• Payment date - 11 November 2024

United Kingdom

Unilever Plc will be paying £0.36 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 November 2024
• Payment date - 06 December 2024

Airtel Africa PLC will be paying $0.02 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 November 2024
• Payment date - 13 December 2024

HSBC Holdings PLC will be paying $0.10 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 November 2024
• Payment date - 19 December 2024

BP PLC will be paying $0.08 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 November 2024
• Payment date - 20 December 2024

European

Unilever Plc will be paying €0.43 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 November 2024
• Payment date - 06 December 2024

ArcelorMittal SA will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 08 November 2024
• Payment date - 04 December 2024

Australian

Resmed Inc will be paying $0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 November 2024
• Payment date - 12 December 2024

Champion Iron Limited will be paying CA$0.10 per share. 

• Last trading date - 08 November 2024
• Payment date - 28 November 2024

Macquarie Group Ltd will be paying AU$2.60 per share. 

• Last trading date - 08 November 2024
• Payment date - 17 December 2024

American

Southern Copper Corporation will be paying $0.70 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 November 2024
• Payment date - 21 November 2024

EQT Corporation will be paying $0.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 05 November 2024
• Payment date - 02 December 2024

Paychex Inc will be paying $0.98 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 November 2024
• Payment date - 27 November 2024

Ford Motor Company will be paying $0.15 per share.

• Last trading date - 06 November 2024
• Payment date - 02 December 2024

Main Street Capital Corporation will be paying $0.24 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 15 November 2024

MPLX LP will be paying $0.95 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 15 November 2024

Cheniere Energy Inc will be paying $0.50 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 18 November 2024

Energy Transfer LP will be paying $0.32 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 19 November 2024

J.B.Hunt Transport Services Inc will be paying $0.43 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 22 November 2024

WW Grainger Inc will be paying $2.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 01 December 2024

Wells Fargo & Co will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 01 December 2024

ConocoPhillips will be paying $0.78 per share.

• Last trading date – 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 02 December 2024

Pfizer Inc will be paying $0.42 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 02 December 2024

Unilever PLC will be paying $0.47 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 06 December 2024

United States Steel Corp will be paying $0.05 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 11 December 2024

Exelon Corporation will be paying $0.38 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 13 December 2024

BP PLC will be paying $0.48 per share.

• Last trading date - 07 November 2024
• Payment date - 20 December 2024

Delek US Holdings Inc will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 November 2024
• Payment date - 18 November 2024

D.R. Horton Inc will be paying $0.40 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 November 2024
• Payment date - 19 November 2024

Visa Inc will be paying $0.59 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 November 2024
• Payment date - 02 December 2024

American Water Works Co Inc will be paying $0.76 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 November 2024
• Payment date - 03 December 2024

ArcelorMittal SA will be paying $0.25 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 November 2024
• Payment date - 04 December 2024

International Business Machines Corp will be paying $1.67 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 November 2024
• Payment date - 10 December 2024

Organon & Company will be paying $0.28 per share.

• Last trading date - 11 November 2024
• Payment date - 12 December 2024

With the festive season approaching, tourists head to holiday destinations, presenting a market opportunity as money flows into the tourism sector.

Last week, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) kept the repo rate at 8.25% for the seventh consecutive meeting in July 2024, as expected. Two policymakers favoured a 25 basis point cut. 

The year 2024 is poised to become a landmark moment in history, with over 2 billion people worldwide preparing to cast their votes in elections spanning countries like the US, India, the European Union, Mexico, and South Africa, as highlighted by the World Economic Forum.