Investors occasionally use a stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the technique of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets.If you are interested in buying dividends, there are many stocks in many different industries to choose from. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks.All of the following stocks have market caps over $500 million, and yield over 2%. Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited ( NAT ) The stock is going ex-dividend on 11/18/2008 and pays a yield of ...

Indiana is perhaps best known by its world famous Indianapolis 500 motorsports race, but there is indeed much more to this state. It is also a fast growing and very diverse state. The following are interesting facts about Indiana:1. Livestock and poultry occupations employ over 42,000 in Indiana.2. There are three biodiesel plants in Indiana, and one under construction.3. There are 12 ethanol plants operating within the state and together they produce over 1 billion gallons of ethanol.4. A third of Indiana’s soybean production is exported.5. Indiana’s tourism industry contributes almost $7 billion to the economy.6. Indiana’s top manufacturing industries are: transportation equipment, chemicals, and primary metals.7. The manufacturing industry employs approximately 640,000 workers in the state.8. Indiana’s coal industry provides the state with over 2,000 jobs.9. International manufacturing firms with operations in Indiana employ ...

Westport Innovations engages in the research, development, and marketing of high-performance engines and fuel systems. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, their engines use gaseous fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG). The company began in 1995 and is part of the Pollution and Treatment Controls Industry. They trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol (WPRT) and trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol (WPT.TO)

Westport’s engine technologies reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). They do all of this while preserving the power, torque, and fuel efficiency of diesel engines. The company’s experience and expertise is in helping commercial fleets and cities transition themselves from oil usage to natural gas usage. Along with their engine development knowledge and their work with gaseous fuels, they also provide fuel tanks and

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Cummins, Inc. (CMI) is set to benefit from fuel economy improvement, new emission trends, market share gains, growing international markets and increased prices. The company’s financials are also rapidly improving. Cummins expects high gas prices and environmental concerns to increase demand in the U.S. for light-duty diesel engines, which are about 30% more fuel efficient than gasoline engines.

Management anticipates a 15% rise in sales for the full year 2008, up from the previous guidance of 12%. It expects to earn an EBIT margin of 10%. However, the slumping U.S. economy and a softening heavy-duty truck market, which forms over 50% of the company’s business, raise concerns. As a result, we rate the shares a Hold with a target of $70.

There are market share gains in North American markets and continued strong demand from international markets. The global diesel engine market grows at 6-7% per year as gasoline engine markets

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To say that trading energy stocks has been difficult in recent months is a major understatement. When you see that even an industry giant like Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) lost money in its hedging activities, you know that trading activity during that quarter was extremely wild. At Friday’s closing price of $48.40, Chesapeake Energy shares are down 35% from their 12-month high of $74. But the cause is clear. When crude oil shot up from about $100 per barrel to $135 per barrel a few months ago - and natural gas skyrocketed from $10 per billion cubic feet (bcf) to $13.50 per billion cubic feet at the same time, prompting all sorts of investigations into speculative activities by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and in turn prompting calls for Congress to make it harder for financial investors to buy energy ...