After reaching a near 20-year high of 5% in mid-October, the 10-year Treasury rate dipped back down to 4.5% on Tuesday as investors cheered the prospect that inflation might have peaked and the Federal Funds Rate hikes may be nearing an end.

This significant decline in the 10-year rate means that investors can now get a higher yield from dividend stocks like Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), Dow, Inc. (NYSE: DOW), and (NYSE: BP) than they can from a 10-year Treasury note.

Here's why all three dividend stocks could be worth buying now.

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