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LSE:BATS (British American Tobacco p.l.c.)

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British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 as a joint venture between the UKs Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. It is second only to Philip Morris in the World cigarette market, with more than 300 brands sold in around 180 markets.
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At today’s price, buying 1,000 British American Tobacco shares generates a second income of…

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

Tobacco companies may not be popular, but the British American Tobacco share price is on the rise, along with its…

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3 reliable UK dividend stocks that investors own for passive income

| Zaven Boyrazian, CFA

These are some of the most popular dividend stocks in the UK with long track records of reliability. But are…

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Here’s how much passive income a 21-year-old investing £60 a week could earn by 35!

| Christopher Ruane

A 21-year-old putting this passive income into action today could realistically target a four-figure passive income by their mid-thirties. Here's…

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Here’s how big a second income we could target from a Stocks and Shares ISA

| Alan Oscroft

Want to invest regularly to build up a second income to provide comfort in retirement? Let's see what we might…

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£17,000 in savings? Here’s how investors could target £8,453 of annual passive income from this FTSE 100 heavyweight!

| Simon Watkins

Shares in this FTSE 100 stock have a much higher dividend yield than the index average and can generate potentially…

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Down 38%, is this one of the FTSE 100’s greatest value shares?

| Royston Wild

British American Tobacco shares look cheap despite their recent price jump. Should investors seeking FTSE 100 value shares pile in?

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This FTSE 100 stock goes ex-dividend on 26 June — time to bag a 6.9% yield?

| Charlie Carman

British American Tobacco shares offer one of the highest dividend yields in the FTSE 100 index. Passive income investors should…

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Here’s a way to aim for a £5,000 or more annual income from a Stocks and Shares ISA

| Alan Oscroft

Dreaming of retiring on a comfy income from a Stocks and Shares ISA? Many investors have turned such dreams into…

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2 FTSE 100 stocks with low P/Es and huge dividend yields!

| Royston Wild

These FTSE 100 stocks have dived in value over the last 10 years. But does their extreme cheapness make them…

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How much passive income could a £20k ISA generate in a year?

| Stephen Wright

The FTSE 100 could turn £20,000 into an investment returning £680 per year. But for passive income investors, that’s just…

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ChatGPT thinks these are the 3 best high-yield dividend stocks to buy today

| Paul Summers

High-yield dividend stocks are a great source of passive income. But what does our writer make of the AI bot's…

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Here’s the forecast for 3 top dividend shares on the FTSE 100

| Mark Hartley

Mark Hartley outlines the dividend forecast for three top FTSE 100 shares and evaluates their future prospects as part of…

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