LONDON -- If you want to be eligible for a dividend payment, or if you're watching for possible share-price falls, keeping up with ex-dividend dates can prove beneficial. So long as you hold the shares...... (read more)

LONDON -- The FTSE 100 is tentatively creeping back up a little today after managing a rise of just 22 points yesterday. By 7:45 a.m. EDT today it has put on a further 48 points, or 0.76%, to reach 6,...... (read more)

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) – Options traders appear to be snapping up out of the money call options on Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) this morning ahead of the company’s third-quarter...... (read more)

Ever wonder what the world's most remote islands are? Can you honestly say that you’ve never dreamt of leaving your busy life behind you and retreating on a remote island, somewhere in the middle of...... (read more)

Electric utilities care about price more than fuel source, so natural gas and coal use will continue to seesaw back and forth for years. You can protect yourself by buying companies with exposure to both...... (read more)

Given the recent boost in bond yields, let's compare dividend yields to bond yields for the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average . For each of the 30 stocks, I found notes with about 10 years...... (read more)

The world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, is based in Westport, Connecticut, and was founded by super-investor Ray Dalio in 1975. From the firm's headquarters in the heart of hedge fund...... (read more)

Blue-chip stocks were slightly lower today in anticipation of the Federal Reserve's 2 p.m. EDT announcement about whether or not it would continue with QE3 or begin tapering its purchases of securities...... (read more)

People are living longer and longer lives. That's a medical miracle, but also a social problem. The human body becomes increasingly frail as it ages, thus requiring more and more care. Here are a few...... (read more)