By Dane Bowler:There is a fair amount of market skepticism when it comes to mREITs. Many have paid dividends in excess of the sustainable magnitude, which temporarily props up the stock price and erodes book value, leading to the eventual crash. Nort

Vodafone used to talk about big dividends from its stake in U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless as a luxury. Now, they are starting to look like more of a necessity.

Bernstein's Robin Bienenstock issued a note Tuesday morning suggesting a deal by Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) to sell its Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) stake is "highly unlikely" in the next two years.

In his May market commentary Bill Gross of PIMCO compared the risk of investing today to a Sweeney Todd haircut. Losing one's head in the market isn't a very promising outlook, but you can't collect dividends if you aren't invested. Gross suggests th

May 21 (Reuters) - *Goldman Sachs sees S&P 500 at 1,750 by year end 2013 *Goldman Sachs sees S&P 500 at 1,900 by 2014; 2,100 by 2015 *Goldman Sachs forecasts dividends will rise by 30 pct in next two years, dividend yields likely to stay around 2 pct

* U.S. Senate subcommittee says Apple paid no tax on $29.9 bln dividends

There are two certainties in life, death and taxes, and there are two certainties when it comes to income investing. First, dividends are great. Second, steadily rising dividends are even better.

Search Jim Cramer's "Mad Money" trading recommendations using our exclusive"Mad Money" Stock Screener.NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- We want dividends from stocks, not coupons from bonds, Jim Cramer told his "Mad Money" TV show viewers Monday as he offered

Search Jim Cramer's "Mad Money" trading recommendations using our exclusive "Mad Money" Stock Screener. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- We want dividends from stocks, not coupons from bonds, Jim Cramer told his "Mad Money" TV show viewers Monday as he offer

These three companies provide not only a nice dividend yield, but also solid competitive advantages and unquestionable financial strength, which should translate into growing dividends over time.

While the integrated oil majors might seem identical on the surface, they have differences in dividend yields and dividend growth rates that investors would be wise to consider.

GE plans to return $18 billion to shareholders in 2013 including $10 billion stock repurchase.

May 20 (Reuters) - Plains Exploration & Production Co shareholders approved the oil company's takeover bymining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, afterboth companies sweetened the more than $6 billion deal with twospecial dividends.

May 20 (Reuters) - Plains Exploration & Production Co shareholders approved the oil company's takeover by mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, after both companies sweetened the more than $6 billion deal with two special dividends.

May 20 (Reuters) - Plains Exploration & Production Co shareholders approved the oil company's takeover by mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, after both companies sweetened the more than $6 billion deal with two special dividends.

Johnson & Johnson shares have jumped sky-high as Obamacare rolls into reality. And the company isn't shy about turning this windfall into fatter dividend yields.

ByMarshall Hargrave:With the homebuilding stocks on a tear over the past twelve months, what are some other industries that could be big benefactors from the surge in housing? One industry I find intriguing is in the specialty REIT space, specificall

* Dividend payment part of plan to reduce GE Capital's size

* Dividend payment part of plan to reduce GE Capital's size

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and Plains Exploration together sweetened the miner's roughly $6 billion takeover bid for Plains by around 8 percent by offering to pay two special dividends if shareholders approve the

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and Plains Exploration together sweetened the miner's roughly $6 billion takeover bid for Plains by around 8 percent by offering to pay...

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and Plains Exploration together sweetened the miner's roughly $6 billion takeover bid for Plains by around 8 percent by offering to pay two special dividends if shareholders approve the

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & GoldInc and Plains Exploration & Production Co together sweetened the miner's roughly $6 billion takeover bidfor Plains by offering to pay two special dividends ifshareholders approve the deal.

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and Plains Exploration & Production Co together sweetened the miner's roughly $6 billion takeover bid for Plains by offering to pay two special dividends if shareholders approve the deal

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and Plains Exploration & Production Co said they would pay shareholders more in dividends if they approved the miner's roughly $6 billion takeover offer for Plains.

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & GoldInc and Plains Exploration & Production Co saidthey would payshareholders more in dividends if they approvedthe miner's roughly $6 billion takeover offer for Plains.

NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and Plains Exploration & Production Co said they would pay shareholders more in dividends if they approved the miner's roughly $6...

(Reuters) - GE Capital Corp's board has approved a plan to pay $6.5 billion in dividends, including a special dividend of $4.5 billion, to parent General Electric Co in 2013.

(Corrects headline and first paragraph to say GE Capital plans to pay $6.5 bln to GE, not $11 bln)

(Corrects headline and first paragraph to say GE Capital plans to pay $6.5 bln to GE, not $11 bln)

GE Capital will pay even more in dividends to General Electric than it did last year, feeding a huge capital return to shareholders. Click to view a price quote on GE. Click to research the Industrial industry.    

GE Capital Corp's board has approved a plan to pay $6.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - GE Capital Corp. plans to pay parent General Electric Co. $6.5 billion in dividends and another $4.5 billion in special dividends in 2013, GE announced Monday. The payments, which are subject to GECC Board and GE Board Risk C

GE Capital to pay $6.5 bln dividends, $4.5 bln special dividents to GE in 2013

JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - Vodacom Group Ltd : * Says active customer base grew to 51.7 million * Says headline earnings per share (heps) up 23.0% * Says final dividend per share of 430 cents; total dividends per share for the

JOHANNESBURG, May 20 (Reuters) - African Bank Investments Ltd : * Says H1 headline earnings per share of 125,7 cents versus 170,4 cents) * Says ordinary dividends per share of 25 cents (H1 2012: 85 cents) * Says 25% growth in advances to R59 billion

Is your money sitting around in these three dividend stocks, when it could be working harder for you?

Operating in the shadows of the juggernauts of the technology sector, these smaller technology companies offer their investors solid dividends and balance sheets.

Will make payout on its two classes of preferred shares.

ByThomas Furda:Dividends are not always an objective for emerging market investors. Capital appreciation would be just fine - if only it would come. For investors still perplexed about broader emerging market underperformance, a look at distribution

MOSCOW, - E.On Russia, the Russian subsidiary of Germany's E.On, has recommended a dividend of 0.29 roubles per share for 2012, worth 18.3 billion roubles ($583 million), General Director Maxim Shirokov said on Friday.

The company keeps its common stock payout steady.

Elliott Management has expressed a belief that the computer storage company NetApp could do a lot more to raise a stock price, including by issuing special dividends or even by selling itself.

The company will pay a pair of distributions in quick succession next month.

Chief executive Steve Holliday says agreements struck with UK and US watchdogs will also ensure company can secure financing for investment

CARACAS, May 16 (Reuters) - Venezuela's state-run oil firm PDVSA said on Thursday its U.S.-based refining subsidiary Citgo will pay a record first-quarter dividend of $461 million, helped by a...

LONDON (Reuters) - Thomas Cook unveiled a 1.6 billion pound ($2.4 billion) refinancing plan on Thursday designed to cut debt and enable it to resume paying dividends in the latest stage of a turnaround at the world's oldest travel firm.

Lloydshopes to restart dividend payments as soon as possible and the government will be able to sell its shares in the part-nationalized bank "over time", its chairman said on Thursday.

EDINBURGH, May 16 (Reuters) - Lloyds hopes to restart dividend payments as soon as possible and the government will be able to sell its shares in the part-nationalised bank "over time", its chairman said on Thursday.