Replies to post #23618 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[Biowatch]

Non sequitur: Re Razor Blade:No_doubt_sales_down

Although basic consumer staples holding steady, I would assume fewer people are shaving given that there is little need if you work from home and only do the occasional Zoom meeting.

[DewDiligence]

DE boosts_annualized_dividend_18%:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/deere-company-raises-dividend-18-160500256.html

DE had to boost the dividend to keep up with the soaring share price, else the yield would have fallen below 1%. At the current share price ($345.55), the new annualized payout of $3.60 (up from $3.04) equates to a yield of 1.0%.

[DewDiligence]

US farmers planting record-high crop acreage:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-farmers-are-planting-more-row-crops-than-ever-11614258008

[DewDiligence]

DE (LOL):

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/03/02/is-john-deere-actually-a-tech-stock/

[DewDiligence]

DE hits (yet another) all-time high (eom).