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Top 5 dividend stocks that have gotten crushed

Chevron Corporation (CVX)- Chevron Corporation operates as an integrated energy company worldwide. The company’s petroleum operations include the exploration, development, production, and marketing of crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing, and transportation operations comprise refining crude oil and converting natural gas into finished petroleum products; marketing crude oil and products derived from petroleum; and transporting crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and rail car.

France Telecom (FTE)- France Telecom provides fixed telephony and mobile telecommunications, data transmission, Internet, and multimedia services to consumers, businesses, and other telecommunications operators in France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, and the rest of the world. It operates in three segments: Personal Communication Services (PCS), Home Communication Services (HCS), and Enterprise Communication Services (ECS). The PCS segment provides mobile telecommunications services. The HCS segment offers the fixed-line telecommunications services, including fixed-line telephony, Internet services, and services to operators, as well as engages in the distribution activities and support functions.

ConocoPhillips (COP)- ConocoPhillips operates as an integrated energy company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Exploration and Production (E&P), Midstream, Refining and Marketing (R&M), LUKOIL Investment, Chemicals, and Emerging Businesses.

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (OTE)- Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications and related services to residential and small business customers in Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania. The company provides fixed-line voice telephony, Internet access services, and mobile telecommunications services. Its services include local, long-distance, and international fixed-line telecommunications services; and integrated IP-based telecommunications solutions, as well as other telecommunications services, including value-added services, IN services, IT application development and IP-based hosting services, leased lines, public telephone services, operator assistance services, sale of equipment, directory services, and satellite telecommunications services.

In addition, the company offers telecommunications services on a wholesale basis to other telecommunications providers and ISPs in Greece, including wholesale ADSL access services, interconnection services, leased lines, data telecommunications services, and local loop unbundling services. Further, it provides maritime telecommunications, e-commerce, financing, consulting, real estate, insurance brokerage, training, marketing, and retail services.

Barnes & Noble (BKS)- Barnes & Noble, Inc. operates as a bookseller in the United States and the District of Columbia. The company sells trade books, mass market paperbacks, children’s books, bargain books, magazines, gift, café products and services, and music and movies directly to customers. It also publishes a range of non-fiction and illustrated books consisting of subjects, such as crafts, food and wine, mind/ body/spirit, photography, puzzles and games, current affairs, and children’s books.

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Transocean (RIG)- Transocean Ltd. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. It offers deepwater and harsh environment drilling, oil and gas drilling management, and drilling engineering and project management services.

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