Madison Investments, an investment advisor, released its “Madison Small Cap Fund” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The second quarter started as a continuation of the first quarter. As the liberation day tariffs were catastrophic, sending both equities and treasuries steeply lower. Later, the administration set a pause in the tariff implementation, which led equities to rebound, supported by better-than-expected macroeconomic data, particularly regarding infl ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Companies with a long history of paying dividends and consistently hiking them remain appealing to income-focused investors. Avista, Cogent Communications, and Mondelez International have rewarded shareholders for years and recently announced dividend increases. These companies currently offer dividend yields of up to 11%. Avista  Avista Corp. (NYSE:AVA) is an electric and natural gas utility company in th ...