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Many stocks don't offer particularly high yields. The stocks in the S&P 500, for instance, average a yield of just 1.3%. That's not a terribly exciting rate of return on dividends for income investors.

Investors prompted to seek shelter as DeepSeek rocks the stock market may want to skip bonds and seek out dividend stocks. They offer attractive yields without some of the problems lately dogging the fixed-income market.

The annualized dividend paid by AbbVie is $6.56/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 01/15/2025

AT&T has been focused on reducing its debt over the past few years. A big chunk of that debt is the legacy of the company's misguided media acquisitions, which have now been largely unwound. The last piece of AT&T's media exit will be the sale of its remaining stake in DirecTV, which is set to close later this year.

As global markets experience an upswing, with major indices like the S&P 500 reaching new heights amid optimism over trade policies and AI investments, investors are increasingly looking for stable income sources in a fluctuating economic landscape.

With the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) yield at just 1.2%, it has become more challenging to find companies or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that can provide a steady and sizable stream of passive income.