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Bitcoin and crypto stocks are rising in tandem Thursday, the first trading day of U.S. exchange-traded funds holding the largest digital currency.Bitcoin surged nearly 9% in the past 24 hours to $48,871 Thursday morning, according to CoinDesk. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, jumped 12% to $2,675.Crypto exchange Coinbase Global, which serves as the bitcoin custodian for eight of the 11 funds, rose 3%. MicroStrategy, a bitcoin-buying software intelligence firm, was up 5%.Bitcoin miners Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms soared 17% and 13%, respectively.This item is part of a Wall Street Journal live coverage event. The full stream can be found by searching P/WSJL .

In this article, we discuss top 30 dividend achievers according to dividend yield. You can skip our detailed analysis of dividend growers and their performance over the years, and go directly to read Dividend Achievers List Ranked By Yield: Top 10.Dividend Achievers are a group of companies known for consistently increasing their dividends for 10 years or more. These companies often attract investors seeking stable income and long-term growth potential. The ability to consistently increase dividends is seen as a sign of financial strength and stability, indicating that the company is generating enough cash flow to reward shareholders while still reinvesting in its business. Historically, dividend growers have shown a tendency to outperform the broader market over certain periods. According to a report by Abrdn PLC, for the past two decades, companies that started paying dividends or regularly increased them did better than the overall global index. These dividend growers and initiators