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High Dividends Turn Telecom Stocks Into Market’s New Haven Play
YahooApr 8, 2026
(Bloomberg) -- An uncertain economy and dangerous geopolitical backdrop have investors buying into technology’s most popular haven trade: dividend-rich telecommunications stocks.After a dismal 2025, telecom is one of this year’s top performing sectors in the S&P 500 Index, rising 9.6% while the broad benchmark is down 3.3%. Shares of Verizon Communication Inc. are up more than 19% in 2026, and AT&T Inc. has gained 13%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq 100 Index fell into a correction in March, and a Bloomb
