The One Dividend Stock You Should Be Listening To

By Chris Hill – Updated Apr 6, 2017 at 6:17PM

NYSE: BRK.A

Berkshire Hathaway

Market Cap

$882B

Today's Change

(-0.28%) -$1,755.00

Current Price

$613,420.00

Price as of April 24, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

The following video is part of our daily MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill and advisors Joe Magyer and James Early discuss the day's business and investing news. Caterpillar made headlines today for big earnings and for its economic forecast. Joe and James discuss strong dividend stocks, as well as the companies that truly act as economic bellwethers for the United States.

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Chris Hill owns no shares of any of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of Johnson & Johnson, FedEx, Berkshire Hathaway, and Waste Management. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Berkshire Hathaway, 3M, Johnson & Johnson, FedEx, and Waste Management, creating a diagonal call position in Johnson & Johnson, and creating a write covered strangle position in Waste Management. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.