RWE seeks to slash dividend in response to renewables boom

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German utility proposes halving existing dividend and lowering future payouts in response to drop in conventional power output

The boom in renewable energy and declining demand for conventional power could force RWE to slash payouts to investors. The German utility proposed a dividend of €1 per common and preferred share, compared...

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