• The Tortoise Strategy: Part 7 - Buy Altria For 5.0% Yield; Add 11.35% Boost With Calls

  By Richard Berger: This is part 7 in a continuing series of articles discussing building a portfolio of dividend income equities. The strategy seeks to use value investing principles and apply them to stable companies offering reliable dividends. Further safety is sought by diversifying thorough a…

• Vodafone agrees Ono deal for €7.2bn

  British group granted access to Spanish cable group's books this month when it gave an indication of its offer, which was subject to due diligence

• Stock Market Pothole Or Precipice?

  By Cam Hui : Well that didn't take long! The stock market goes down for a week and the bears are coming out of hibernation. We are starting to see more posts like Hale Stewart's More signs of a US equity market top . For bulls and bears alike, it was time to take the weekend, relax, and…

• European stocks steady after Crimea vote

  Stocks struggling for meaningful momentum after Crimea voted overwhelmingly to rejoin Russia in a referendum condemned by the EU and US as illegal

• Postcode database sale was 'mistake'

  The inclusion of a valuable database of postcodes and addresses in the Royal Mail flotation is criticised by an influential group of MPs.

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• Vodafone agrees $10 billion deal to buy Spain's Ono

  LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone Group Plc has agreed to buy Spain's largest cable operator Ono for 7.2 billion euros ($10 billion), in the latest move by the British group to rebuild its European operations with a broadband offering.

• Union Pacific: Demographic Megatrends Ensure This Company's Prosperity

  By Adam Galas : As part of my research effort into building an experimental dividend growth portfolio I have started researching railroad stocks. As one of the largest and oldest railroad companies, Union Pacific ( UNP ) represents a great dividend growth play on two future megatrends that will…

• Vodafone agrees to buy Spain's Ono

  Vodafone agrees to buy Spanish cable operator Ono for 7.2bn euros ($10bn; £6bn), in a deal aimed at expanding its interests in Europe.

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• Manufacturers 'optimistic' for 2014

  UK manufacturers have reported a buoyant start to the year, according to the industry body, the EEF.

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• Build HS2 quicker, says project boss

  HS2 chairman Sir David Higgins calls on the government to "accelerate" the northern section of the £50bn high-speed rail project.

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• Motoring ban starts in polluted Paris

  Ban on all private vehicles with petrol or diesel engines whose number plates end in an even number. It will then apply to number plates ending in odd number on Tuesday

• General Mills Delivers Consistent Dividend Increases To Shareholders

  By Dividend Growth Investor : General Mills, Inc. ( GIS ) produces and markets branded consumer foods in the United States and internationally. Over the past week, the Board of Directors approved an 8% increase in the quarterly dividend to 41 cents/share. This marked the 11 consecutive annual…

• Toyota suspends India car production

  Toyota, the world's largest car maker, halts production at its two factories in India amid a labour dispute regarding wages.

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• Shares hit as Crimea vote to spur sanctions against Moscow

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares hovered around one-month lows on Monday as Western countries issued fresh warnings of more sanctions on Moscow after Crimea voted overwhelmingly to break from Ukraine to join Russia, as expected.

• Hewlett-Packard Is No Longer A Turnaround

  By Marshall Hargrave: Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ ) has been a turnaround story for a number of years. However, it could now be a growth story. It has a broad product portfolio of printers, PCs and services related to technology infrastructure. It's also still the second-largest player in the global…

• Sprouts Farmers Market Has Been Sprouting Its Earnings Growth Potential

  By Abba's Aces: Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. ( SFM ) is a specialty retailer of natural and organic food focusing on health and wellness while offering fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, grocer, meat and seafood, baker, dairy, frozen foods, body care and natural household…

• Honda Has Value, But Investors Should Be Cautious

  By Jeremy LaKosh : Like all auto stocks, shares of Honda Motor Company ( HMC ) have struggled in 2014. (click to enlarge) Source: Yahoo Finance Furthermore, shares of Honda have performed noticeably poorer than many of their peers. (click to enlarge) Source: Yahoo Finance Honda's latest…