The big news lately on Wall Street has been the recent rally that put the S&P 500 roughly flat on the year after significant declines in March and April. Specifically, the S&P 500 is up about 9% in the past month.
That said, many investors are still gun shy after the volatility experienced since Election Day and are more interested in staying safe right now than making big moves for short-term gains. And given the pace of change in White House policies, which in large part sparked those recent declines, the lingering uncertainty is perhaps to be expected.
There are some companies that have what it takes to hang tough regardless of the latest headlines out of Washington. The following large-cap stocks all have market values of $10 billion or more and generous dividends of at least 2% based on current payouts. Neither scale nor a sizable dividend make any of these a sure thing, but they are indicators of companies that have significant scale and profitability to fall back on if things stay rocky.
This post originally appeared at U.S. News & World Report.