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The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Dana Stuck in Neutral The auto parts maker struggles with large losses, poor cash flow, and a weakening balance sheet. The company reported a loss of $8.50 per share, or $1.27 billion, which far exceeds its current $5.45 share price and $816 million market cap.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2011 Brendan Byrnes	Another Reason to Buy Ford Now Ford delivers a dividend, and its stock gets cheaper?
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Pier 1 Casts Its Dividend Aside This dividend cut had been a long time coming. Since free cash flow is the lifeblood of a business, cutting a dividend can be the best thing for a company to do.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Dividend Traps The allure of a large dividend isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Here is a look at companies with large dividends and the traps that await investors if they ignore how a company funds its dividend.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Blame It on Hollywood Movie Gallery suspends its dividend. Could investors have seen it coming?
The Motley Fool August 25, 2008 Ilan Moscovitz	The Next 2 Dividend Blowups? Nearly 100 companies cut their dividends during the second quarter, the biggest quarterly decline since 1991. Who might be next?
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Which Dividends Can You Count On? Some dividends are safe; while others are at risk.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Joe Magyer	Avoid the Next Dividend Implosion Dividend stocks may have a reputation of being safe or stodgy, but sometimes they're anything but. Here are three keys to help you spot a dividend cut from a mile away.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	GM Sputters Again Can this American giant turn things around, or is the latest news just another gurgle on its way to oblivion? The problems at GM are legion. Stay far away from this stock.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 W.D. Crotty	GM's Giant Miss General Motors reports a massive third-quarter loss. The automaker faces formidable competition that lacks difficulties like a poor credit rating, an unearned dividend, and an inability to lucidly articulate capital expenditures and other major expenses.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Rex Moore	Avoid Dividend Time Bombs If you're looking for income, there's no reason to stray into dangerous waters. Here are a few examples of dividend-payers with plenty of cash flow to cover their payouts and little chance of significant revenue loss: Jefferson-Pilot... Allstate... etc.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2011 Eben Esterhuizen	Profit Payouts: Companies Offering Sustainable Growth While Boosting Dividends These companies are firing on all cylinders: Republic Bancorp... First Commonwealth Financial... Commerce Bancshares... Hormel Foods...
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Growth Rules A solid investment is a rising and well-funded dividend.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 Todd Wenning	Avoid the Dividend Trap Have you ever had the dividend cut on one of your stocks, seemingly out of the blue?
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The Motley Fool January 13, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	High Yield Isn't Always High Risk Time to change your thinking about high-yielding stocks. Investors who assume all high-yielding stocks carry with them higher levels of risk are shutting themselves out of profitable investment opportunities.
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The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Ben McClure	AT&T's Kindest Cut A big dividend cut at Ma Bell is long overdue. Without it, shareholders could be headed for even more trouble.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Optimizing Dividends Look for solid and growing yields -- especially when stock prices fall.
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The Motley Fool September 15, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	The Little Engine That Might With the automotive industry in shambles, can Dana's new technologies salvage its stock price?
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Should You Dump These Dividend Stocks? After the market's big rally, many stocks have seen their dividend yields drop sharply. Do those falling yields mean that you should get out of these dividend stocks now before it's too late?
The Motley Fool November 2, 2004 Phil Wohl	Citizens Communications' Enticing Yield The telecom carrier is making internal changes while still paying a lofty dividend yield.
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