TULSA, Okla., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Williams' (NYSE:WMB) board of directors has approved a regular dividend of $0.30 on the company's common stock, payable June 25, 2012, to holders of record at the close of business on June 8.

By Robert Powell, MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) - With 10-year Treasurys paying less than 2% and the average one-year CD yielding next to nothing, few would blame you for hunting for higher yields.

In the last few years, Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), have been a great investment tool for the income driven investor. One of the great things about an MLP is that One of the most crucial criteria that must be met in order for a partnership to be ...

TULSA, Okla., May 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Williams Partners LP (NYSE:WPZ) plans to report its second-quarter 2012 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, Aug. 1. The earnings package to be released on Aug.

MLPs provide investors, the limited partners, with distributions that are similar to dividends, but which are taxed differently. Most energy MLP analysts estimate that the distribution growth of pipeline MLPs can grow at a rate at or ahead of inflation ...

Although it went in the opposite direction of the market today, the ETF tracked closer to the overall market today than over the past month.

Williams Partners LP (NYSE: WPZ) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday.

In trading on Monday, shares of Williams Partners LP (NYSE: WPZ) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $57.31, changing hands as high as $57.35 per share.

The past week was the busiest week for dividend increases that I have noticed in my four and a half years as a dividend blogger. There were 66 companies which raised distributions.