Excess drinking can raise triglycerides in addition to raising your blood pressure and providing you with extra calories. You don't need to be a big drinker to see its effects, according to the American Heart Association, as even small amounts of alcohol can cause large changes in your triglyceride levels.
Shares in Australiaâs biggest bio-pharmaceutical company, CSL Ltd [ASX:CSL] slumped by 7.8% today, to close at $82.95. The slump puts the brakes on an impressive rally from $65 mid last year. The company produced a net profit rise of 7.1% for the half-year ending in December.
CenturyLink, Inc. ( CTL) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 24, 2017. A cash dividend payment of $0.54 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 11, 2017. Shareholders who purchased CTL prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 19th quarter that CTL has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $14.53, the dividend yield is 14.87%. The previous trading day's last sale of CTL was $14.53, representing a -47.37% decrease from the 52 week high of $27.61 and a 3.34% increase over the 52 week low of $14.06.