Below is a long-term dividend history chart for CLF, which Dividend Channel stressed as being of key importance.

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After the dot-com collapse in 2001, for example, his screens picked up a collection of steel companies such as Cleveland-Cliffs (nyse: CLF - news - people ), Metals USA, Oregon Steel Mills and Quanex (nyse: NX - news - people ).

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