Here's What's New In The World Of Investing...

Global Ship Lease, Inc. ($GSL) Raises Dividend By 19%

Do you ever buy shipping stocks?

Most shipping stocks are highly cyclical with very poor buy and hold performance. But, bought at the right time, they deliver market-beating returns.

Global Ship Lease, Inc. is no different. Over the past decade, this stock is only up a paltry 27%. But from November of 2020 to today, Global Ship Lease is up over 343%.

Global Ship Lease operates a fleet of 70 mid-sized and smaller container ships.

Yesterday, the company announced a 19% dividend increase.

Global Ship Lease, Inc. will now pay a $0.625/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 11/21/25

• Payout date: 12/4/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 7.21%

ICL Group Ltd ($ICL) Raises Dividend By 12.7%

Did you know that ICL Group Ltd produces approximately one-third of the world's bromine supply?

This is a company that manufactures phosphate-based fertilizers, flame retardants, bio-stimulants, and other specialty chemicals. ICL dates all the way back to 1968. And yesterday, the firm announced a 12.7% dividend raise.

ICL Group Ltd will now pay a $0.048/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 12/2/25

• Payout date: 12/17/25

• Forward starting dividend yield: 3.39%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ($ADP) Raises Dividend By 10.4%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides payroll and HR services to over 1.1 million small, midsized, and enterprise businesses.

This is a stock Peter Lynch recommended back in 1989 when he wrote One Up on Wall Street. Over 35 years later, Automatic Data Processing still delivers solid returns and double-digit dividend growth.

Yesterday, the company announced a 10.4% dividend raise. This marks 51 years of consecutive dividend increases, an impressive accomplishment!

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. will now pay a $1.70/share quarterly dividend.

• Ex-dividend date: 12/12/25

• Payout date: 1/1/26

• Forward starting dividend yield: 2.66%