--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42511993.md" description: "$Coca Cola(KO.US) and $Diageo(DEO.US) both rose slightly by one or two points today, while $Verizon(VZ.US) and $Charter Comm(CHTR.US) also edged higher. When the tech sector was weighed down by concerns over AI estimates, funds clearly shifted towards stocks with high dividends and stable cash flows.In a soft-landing environment where the VIX has converged to just above 15 and the 2-year to 10-year yield spread has turned positive to +46bp, the defensive side is benefiting from funds' risk-aversion rotation. Telecom stocks like $Verizon(VZ.US) and $Charter Comm(CHTR.US), which usually get little attention, have instead become ballast in the volatile market." datetime: "2026-07-08T10:44:52.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42511993.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/42511993.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/42511993.md) author: "[风铃木](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/27514700.md)" --- # $Coca Cola(KO.US) and $Diageo(DEO.US) both rose sl… ### Related Stocks - [KO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KO.US.md) - [DGE.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DGE.UK.md) - [DEO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DEO.US.md) - [VZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VZ.US.md) - [CHTR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CHTR.US.md)