Companies that invest billions in long-term projects can’t afford “short-termism.” Neither can their investors. Read More

"Selling short" is nothing more than a bet that a given stock price is going to go down. The goal is to sell high first, then buy stock later at a lower price to "cover" the short position. Read More

Fee-generating energy infrastructure assets and the companies that own them comprise a great way to make money in the stock market. Read More

Government oversight of income-generating essential-service companies, at both the state and federal levels, continues to be broadly supportive of healthy long-term growth. Read More

Do voters know enough about the nature of base-load power supply and how to achieve it to make educated choices among competing policy choices debated during the campaign season? Read More

A bad jobs report drove the final day of the market’s fifth straight down week. What still matters more is what’s happening on a company-by-company basis. Read More

Consolidated Communications (NSDQ: CNSL) continues to add connections and generate new cash flow to support its generous dividend. Read More

NuStar Energy LP (NYSE: NS) is more than 10 times bigger today than it was when it was spun off from its parent. It's now priced for the taking after an overreaction to new rumors of MLP taxation. Read More

One company comes off the Dividend Watch List, while two join the ranks of essential-service stocks whose payouts deserve a little extra scrutiny. Read More

A safety review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission undertaken in the aftermath of Japan's Fukushima-Daiichi meltdown reveals positive result in its early days, though costs are still likely to rise for some US operators. Read More