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The Motley Fool March 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Does Petrobras Deserve Parity? Should one of South America's largest oil companies trade at such a discount to other large oil companies?
The Motley Fool March 6, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	2 Ideas to Fuel Your Portfolio Renewed production growth, superior reserve replacement rates, expanded share repurchases, and increased dividends equal a golden investment opportunity. Investors, here's a look at ExxonMobil and BP.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2011 Todd Wenning	What Does United Technologies Do With Its Free Cash? United Technologies is a well-entrenched company with solid competitive advantages that generates plenty of free cash flow to fund buybacks and dividends.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2005 Bill Mann	Stock Madness 2005: PetroKazakhstan vs. Total SA It's a crude battle: A bargain brand tapping into China's market vs. stellar financials and a hefty dividend in "Stock Madness 2005," a contest based loosely on the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, a.k.a. March Madness.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Eni Meeny Miney Mo Italy's Eni is one of the few major oil companies with improving reserves and production. It makes an interesting opportunity for investors.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Total Growth Story The French oil giant Total SA was one of the few oil companies to benefit from higher prices after the Gulf hurricanes. While this stock has already been an outperformer among its large brethren, investors shouldn't be in a hurry to sell just yet.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Ralph Casale	Dueling Fools: Dividends Investing is generally fraught with future promise. Dividends can be an island of stability in a turbulent market, helping investors achieve long-term outsized gains.
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The Motley Fool August 18, 2011 Todd Wenning	What Does Medtronic Do With Its Free Cash? Is it a good steward of shareholder capital?
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The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 Robert Aronen	Totally French? In light of increased oil prices, the French government has pressured the major oil companies in Europe to lower prices.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	ExxonMobil Floats On The oil giant needs to work on production, but it's a cash flow giant nonetheless. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Jeremy Myers	Dividends Aren't Enough: Fast-Food Stocks This simple secret can reveal a company's true generosity. Here are the net payout yields for a few fast food industry companies.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Morgan Housel	How Microsoft Could Double Good news for Microsoft shareholders. Your stock could double.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Tim Beyers	Big Blue's Big Buy IBM bumps its dividend 50% and boosts share buybacks. This move has all the markings of smart capital allocation that's likely to be rewarding for patient investors.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2006	Foolish Fundamentals: Payout Ratios If you're an investor interested in dividends, you should understand the dividend payout ratio.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Richard Gibbons	Share Buybacks Aren't All Equal In the right circumstances -- when a company has excess capital and undervalued shares -- share repurchases are great for shareholders. But if the company is repurchasing overvalued shares, the buyback can actually be a sign of poor management.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Total Tops the Charts Production growth and good cash flow make this an energy stock worth watching.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Selena Maranjian	When Dividends Are Dicey A hefty dividend yield isn't always something investors can count on.
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The Motley Fool August 19, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Dividends or Share Repurchases? Share repurchases can be beneficial, but dividends reward shareholders in every environment.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2008 Rich Duprey	Don't Buy the Buyback Hype Are share buybacks little more than a tool for management to massage earnings? As for the benefit to individual shareholders, is it all it's cracked up to be?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The Best Dividend Stock You Can Buy Don't let dividends confuse you. Once you understand why stocks pay dividends, you'll be able to separate the best from the rest and buy stocks that work for your needs.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Chuck Saletta	Get Raises for Doing Nothing There is a way to get paid increasing amounts of money for doing absolutely nothing. By buying shares of stock and becoming a partial owner of companies that pay and have regularly raised their dividends and look likely to continue that trend, you can be in just that enviable position.
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The Motley Fool April 18, 2005 Mark Whistler	Mobilizing Oil Dividends What will prices over $50 a barrel mean for ExxonMobil investors?
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The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Rich Smith	American Standard Still Clogged American Standard reported strong results, but debt remains a factor.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2010	The One Thing Beginning Dividend Investors Overlook Asked for the biggest mistake beginning dividend investors make, Motley Fool advisor James Early pointed to ignoring the quality of the dividend.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dueling Fools: Buybacks Aren't dividends a form of surrender? Isn't a company simply shrugging its shoulders and passing the buck when it distributes owned or leveraged greenbacks? The buyback's the thing.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Emil Lee	Are Buybacks Best? Without a doubt, share repurchases are one of the best uses of a company's excess capital. Here's why investors should get interested anytime they hear a company's planning to buy back its own shares.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Smucker Grows, But at What Price? Given the company's low (and declining) return on equity, additional acquisitions may give the illusion of prosperity but won't necessarily add shareholder value.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Diageo: Cash, Dividends on Tap This adult-beverage company puts up some very impressive numbers. The stock is up almost 2% to $57.50 a share today.
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The Motley Fool August 27, 2009 Dan Caplinger	This Could Be Better Than Earning Dividends With the market down, share buybacks don't look as dumb as they used to.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	Cliffs Natural Resources' Dividends May Not Last Forever Cliffs Natural Resources' payout ratio compared to its peer average, is a lower percentage, which illustrates that its dividend is probably more sustainable.
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The Motley Fool August 20, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	How Long Will Telefonica's Dividends Last? Telefonica, which operates in the integrated telecommunication services industry, currently pays a dividend of 7.41%. But is it sustainable?
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Joie de Vivendi An eclectic mix proves lucrative for this French media giant. The stock market can certainly be forgiving if investors believe the company is back on the right track.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Look Beyond the Headlines For dividend investors, the recent news that Stanley Works hiked its dividend for the 41st straight year sounds downright enticing. But the headlines alone don't tell the whole story. Read on for more.