The importance of dividend yield to a buy-and-hold investor cannot be overstated. A strong dividend yield allows you to build income over the long term while also enjoying the capital appreciation on...... (read more)

For investors looking to play the natural gas industry, some of the best companies are in the oil and gas transport industry. The Energy Information Administration expects U.S. liquid fuels consumption...... (read more)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is generating a lot of buzz around its big Xbox reveal Tuesday. And the buzz is simply coming from the company being tight-lipped, only saying "lots of surprises" when...... (read more)

This morning's movements in the Dow Jones Industrials look eerily familiar to those who have been watching the day-to-day movements of the average in recent months. The stock market opened modestly lower...... (read more)

With consumer staple stocks continuing their grind higher, so far with no end in sight, it’s becoming difficult to find stocks in the sector that are still trading at low valuations. With the sector...... (read more)

Besides buying rental property and becoming a landlord or investing in the obvious (home builders and home improvement centers), one way is to invest in the trend is through real estate investment trusts...... (read more)

In the media business, more than in most others, relevance and success go hand in hand with scale. Three giants in particular, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX), and News...... (read more)

During the tough economic times of the last few years, restaurants got crafty in attracting cash-strapped customers. McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) began marketing its dollar menu and other fast food...... (read more)

AllThingsD is reporting that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)'s board of directors has approved an all-cash deal to buy the social blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. At first glance, purchasing a company...... (read more)