With all the talk of natural gas and the ineluctable pull of King Coal, oil still matters and will for a very long time to come.
These stocks offer decent dividends and low volatility for the buy-and-hold investor.
Data show the country's manufacturing sector may be starting to recover.
In this video, experts deliver their stock picks in the manufacturing, energy and business services industries.
They won't keep outperforming, but the dividends are lush.
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The master limited partnership can offer cash distribution even in periods of losses.
Pipelines and processing plants put this MLP in the sweet spot as US gas production ramps up.
The energy company had a great third quarter boosted by new development projects and key deals.
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