Crypto

XRP Is Down 50% in a Year. Zcash Is Up 2,361% and Just Cleared $1,000

The XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) price trades at $1.41, down 50% in the twelve months to September 5, while Zcash (CRYPTO:ZEC) has climbed 2,361% over the same period and cleared $1,000 for the first time on September 4. Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) is also down 28% over the year at $79,657, so two…

52-week highs
5stocks hit new 52-week highs this week
  • DELLDell Technologies$524.14+6.0%
  • SNOWSnowflake$337.18+5.7%
  • BOXBox$35.19+3.5%
  • PFEPfizer$28.45+1.6%
  • CVXChevron$208.6+1.2%

Five stocks cleared 52-week highs this week: Dell topped its prior peak by 6% at $524.14, with Snowflake close behind at 5.7%. Box, Pfizer and Chevron rounded out the list with narrower breakouts.

GOOGGoogle
Dividend raised$0.22ex-date 2026-09-04 · 0.32% yield · 2 yrs paying · +4.8% YoY

Alphabet lifted its quarterly payout 4.8% to $0.22, its second raise in the two years since it started paying at all. A company spending heavily on AI infrastructure is still committing more cash to shareholders.

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GMGeneral Motors
Dividend raised$0.18ex-date 2026-09-04 · 0.96% yield · 8 yrs paying · +20% YoY

General Motors raised its quarterly payout 20% to $0.18, a cash-flow vote of confidence through the EV spending cycle. The appeal here is the raise trajectory rather than the income. The ex-date is today.

PEPPepsiCo
Dividend raised$1.48ex-date 2026-09-04 · 5.25% yield · 7 yrs paying · +4% YoY

PepsiCo lifted its quarterly payout 4% to $1.48 a share, locking in a 5.25% yield for anyone who owns it before today's ex-date. That is a rare payout level for a megacap staple, and it says management sees no need to defend cash.