This week's dividend activity included increased payouts from Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) as well as declarations from companies such as Nike (NYSE:NKE) and Unilever (UL).

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The new payout, equal to $2.10 a year, represents an annual yield of about 0.3% based on Thursday’s closing price of $728.56.