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The electric car is nothing new. In fact, electric cars were first seen in the 1800's, but the internal combustion engine became so efficient and gasoline so cheap, electric cars quickly lost favor. When the highway syst...

Did you know you can fight back if your real estate tax bill is unfairly high?

People 55 and over are considered active adults. Like everyone else, they have to live somewhere. Some of these people are moving to "55 and over" communities. These are the folks who are creating this market.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.'s 6.500% Cumulative Quarterly Income Preferred Securities, Series 2004 (NYSE: HE.PRU) were yielding above the 6% mark based on its quarterly dividend (a...

In trading on Tuesday, shares of CapLease Inc's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: LSE.PRB) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.0938), with shares c...

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Wells Fargo & Co.'s Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series O (NYSE: WFC.PRO) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.2812), wit...

On 5/29/13, State Street Corp.'s Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C (NYSE: STT.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3281, payable on 6/17/13. As a percentage of STT.PRC's recent s...

On 5/30/13, RAIT Financial Trust's 8.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (NYSE: RAS.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.5234, payable on 7/1/13. As a percentage of RAS.PRB's rec...

On 5/29/13, MetLife Inc's 6.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: MET.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4062, payable on 6/17/13. As a percentage of MET.PRB's recent share price ...

On 5/29/13, iStar Financial Inc's 7.8% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: SFI.PRF) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4875, payable on 6/17/13. As a percentage of SFI.PRF's recent...

On 5/29/13, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s 6.60% Series D Preference Shares (NYSE: RNR.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.4125, payable on 6/3/13. As a percentage of RNR.PRD's recent share price...

On 5/29/13, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s 6.08% Series C Preference Shares (NYSE: RNR.PRC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.38, payable on 6/3/13. As a percentage of RNR.PRC's recent share price o...

On 5/30/13, Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s 4.50% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (NYSE: CHK.PRD) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $1.125, payable on 6/17/13. As a percentage of CHK.PRD's recent sha...

On 5/29/13, NextEra Energy Inc's Equity Units (NYSE: NEE.PRO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.7361, payable on 6/3/13. As a percentage of NEE.PRO's recent share price of $54.88, this dividend wor...

On 5/29/13, Webster Financial Corp's 6.40% Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: WBS.PRE) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.40, payable on 6/17/13. As a percentage of WBS.PRE's r...

On 5/29/13, Bank of Montreal's 6.20% Non-Cumulative Dollar Preference Shares, Series A (NYSE: HBC.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3875, payable on 6/17/13. As a percentage of HBC.PRA's recen...

On 5/29/13, HSBC Holdings plc's 6.36% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (NYSE: HSBC.PRB) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3975, payable on 6/14/13. As a percentage of HSBC.PRB's recent shar...

On 5/29/13, Wells Fargo & Co.'s Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series O (NYSE: WFC.PRO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.3203, payable on 6/17/13. As a percentage of WFC.PRO's r...

Ferrari have absolved driver Felipe Massa from any blame after he crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix, saying the collision was caused by car failure.

Analysts foresee Joy Global (JOY) announcing decreased profits on Thursday, May 30, 2013, when it reports its second quarter earnings. Despite this, they are generally optimistic about the stock.

OmniVision Technologies (OVTI) reports its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, May 30, 2013.

The controversy over used games has erupted ever since the unveiling of the new Xbox One by Microsoft. In my analysis, Microsoft is purposely creating this confusion about used games.