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Royal Dutch Shell slashes its dividend: what now for income investors?

Shell's dividend cut – its first since WWII – has come as a nasty surprise. And it leaves income investors wondering where to turn now. John Stepek looks at what's behind the move and what it means for you.

by: John Stepek
1 May 2020
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