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GM Shares Just Won't Quit

That's really funny. I recall when Delta was in Ch 11, its stock went to $3 when during the later part of 2006 and early 2007, US Airways Group, holding company for US Airways, proposed an acquisition of Delta Air Lines. The combined entity would have been operated under the Delta name. This attempt was withdrawn after failing to gain support from Delta's major creditors and opposition by Delta management. Old Delta Airlines stock fell to zero, and the company emerged from bankruptcy in 2007. The "old shareholders" were wiped out. I think old GM is still trading at $1 since it is almost impossible to sell short the stock.

Four Dividend Stocks to Avoid

He said Nokia cut its dividend, not that it eliminated it. Learn to read before you jump to conclusions.

25-to-1 Leverage Earns Banks an 'A' on the Stress Test

25 to one is not unreasonable if you have a traditional bank that gets deposits at up to 3% and then lends them out at 6%.

Dividends: Yields Are Rising, But Will Growth Continue?

Last time I checked oil prices were over 50% lower than what they were in July. In addition oil is lowest since 2007.

Notsosmart, I like your choice of a handle :-)

Five Signs of a Market Bottom

GM has already cut their dividends guys. Keep up with the news before posting info that's not timely.

A Fresh Look at Shipping Company Stocks

If we truly are going into a major recession where the commodities boom and emerging markets boom are turning into a bust and there is much less demand for shipping, putting your money into an FDIC insured deposit yielding 4-5% might be the best thing for the short term..

Price Dividend Ratio: Lessons From History

Of course one of the reasons why the P/D was so high ( or the yields were so low) is because of the tech bubble in the 1990's early 2000s which caused a lot of non dividend paying stocks to be added to S&P 500

5 Stocks With Increased Dividends in This Tough Market

Notsosmart,

The difference between CD's and dividend growth stocks is that your dividend payment could increase smoothly over time, whereas your CD's yield will stay the same no matter what. As for FRO, the dividend is not stable at all and it fluctuates a lot.