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Dyadic International, Inc. ('Dyadic” or the 'Company”) (Nasdaq: DYAI), a global biotechnology company focused on the scalable ...

FRISCO, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / July 16, 2025 / GameSquare Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GAME) (the “Company” or “GameSquare”) a next-generation media company with roots in gaming and creator entertainment ...

Vistra (VST) has declared a quarterly dividend of 22.6c per share of Vistra’s common stock, an approximate 3% increase in the company’s quarterly ...

Celcuity Inc. (Nasdaq: CELC) (the 'Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pursuing development of targeted ...

A common stock, referred to as share, is a small piece of a company that represents a fraction of ownership. Learn more about how it works.

Unfortunately, like common stock, a company is not required to pay dividends. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies paused, cut or eliminated monthly or quarterly dividends to save cash.

Some, however, issue both common stock and preferred stock. If you’re like most people, “preferred” probably sounds a whole lot better than “common” — and for some people it is.