The key player in the Southeastern U.S. utility market has made it a priority not just to have an impressive dividend yield but also to give shareholders regular increases to the company’s quarterly payout over time. With a streak that goes back nearly to the turn of the millennium, investors want to know whether Southern will be able to keep pushing its dividend payments higher this year.

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Emerging markets exchange traded funds are looking to notch another round solid performances this year, extending some of the bullishness established in 2016. However, there are multiple factors that will impact the performances of ETFs such as the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and other diversified emerging markets funds.

With a slew of high-profile franchise releases on deck, Disney also have films releasing that are likely to wind up on the year’s list of 10 highest-grossing films. 10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen.

Reality star Kim Kardashian has been back in the social media scene for over a week now, after taking a 13-week hiatus beginning October of last year, when she was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room. A social media expert says that break could have cost her almost $4 million.

Automakers are shifting away from hybrid vehicles and pouring resources into electric vehicles in the race to develop the next generation of environmentally friendly automobiles. The shift is being pushed by stronger emissions rules in Europe, the United States and China, as well as lower manufacturing costs for electric vehicles.

October’s flash crash in sterling was caused by several factors – including the time of day – according to a report by the international banking body, the Bank for International Settlements. In the early hours of 7 October, the pound fell by about 9% against the dollar – an abnormally large swing in two such widely traded currencies – before then largely recovering.

Paris prosecutors opened a preliminary probe into emissions by Renault SA vehicles weeks after fraud watchdogs said their research found enough material to require further investigation, sending the automaker’s shares sliding. The investigation into unidentified people was opened on Thursday and will look into suspected fraud which could have made the cars a safety hazard, a spokeswoman for the prosecutors office said by telephone.

The ” Trump rally ” is carrying over into 2017. We’re just a couple weeks into the New Year and the big market averages have already hit new all-time highs, kicking off the best start for stocks since 2012.

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