Healthy, growing companies are the best possible source of interest and dividends. There are many ways to establish solid cash streams, including traditional equities and fixed-income securities.

A mid-June vote by the FCC sets the regulatory agency on a potential collision course with Internet heavyweights AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), Congress and the federal courts.

A sovereign debt scare in Europe has stoked fears of new global lending freeze and a relapse into recession.

The recent rush to sell new debt and the voracious consumption of these issues raises questions about whether bond buyers really are more savvy than equity investors. Today's yield simply don't adequately compensate you for prevailing risks.

Exxon Mobil's takeover of XTO Energy has cleared federal antitrust hurdles, but Comcast is encountering resistance in its effort to buy NBC Universal. Here's what's new in the mergers-and-acquisitions game.

A permanently low tax rate on dividend income: That’s by far the biggest positive for income investors in President Obama’s proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2011.

Seven years ago the power industry was on a precipice. Pushed by a credit squeeze, regulatory uncertainty and weak market conditions, two dozen companies were one false step from bankruptcy or had already fallen in.

The Florida Public Service Commission staff has issued its recommendation on Progress Energy’s (NYSE: PGN) request for a $500 million rate hike. The $174 million proposal includes numerous disallowances and a much lower allowed return than the company initially proposed.

The Electric Power Research Institute estimates “smart grid” improvements could reduce energy usage by 4 percent by 2030, saving $20.4 billion prospective generation spending and customer bills.

Part of a rate hike is better than none: That’s a lesson a growing number of utilities are taking to heart at a time of high unemployment and rising political pressure on regulators.