Dividend Payments Jumped by $26.5 Billion in 2010

U.S. companies added $26.5 billion to dividend payments in 2010 — a far cry from 2009’s $42.4 billion decline — and analysts predict an even better year for dividends in 2011, a windfall to investors that could lift equity m…

Signs on Wall Street Point to Job Growth Ahead

Many Wall Street pundits are surprisingly bullish about the U.S. economy for 2011, but high unemployment continues to ravage Main Street. Still, with corporate profits booming and the stock market rallying, some indicators say …