HCP, Genuine Parts and Bemis offer good, consistent paydays.
The warehouse retailer reports same-store sales, while the conglomerate is delaying plans to build a solar factory.
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Domestic production, which is shifting toward much more complicated sources, now has a well-defined floor that smart investors can watch for.
Because of investor pessimism they are cheap, but they boast high dividend yields and returns on equity.
With 2 decades of consistent performance, this is the quintessential buy-and-hold stock.
These shares offer regular dividends, a key to steady income. And most are rated as low risk.
Based on historic patterns of yield, these blue-chip stocks now offer excellent total return potential.
Chesapeake reaches an agreement with Icahn. Exxon considers exporting liquefied natural gas.
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