U.S. Long-Term Interest Rate History From 1831-2011 And 10-Year T-Bond Yield History Since 1900

Here are two interest rate charts of the long-term finance costs in America. They also include the 15-year mortgage rates history. The historical data of the interest rates via charts is a good indicator to judge the development over decades.

Dividend Stocks With Increasing Profits And Interest Coverage

9 Dividend Stocks With Improving Profitability and Interest Coverage By Kapitall. We ran a screen on dividend stocks paying dividend yields above 2% and sustainable payout ratios below 35%. We screened this universe for stocks seeing significant improvements in profitability, comparing trailing-twelve-month EBITDA/common equity to the company’s five-year average.

Here are 9 dividend shares with increasing profitability and interest coverage:

1. ConocoPhillips (COP)
Dividend yield at 3.52%

2. Safeway Inc. (SWY)
Dividend yield at 3.01%

3. Foot Locker, Inc. (FL)
Dividend yield at 2.90%

4. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)
Dividend yield at 2.89%

5. Autoliv, Inc. (ALV)
Dividend yield at 2.61%

6. Harris Corp. (HRS)
Dividend yield at 2.31%

7. KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC)
Dividend yield at 2.27%

8. Brinker International Inc. (EAT)
Dividend yield at 2.18%

9. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG)
Dividend yield at 2.01%


Related Stock Ticker:
SMG, EAT, KLAC, HRS, ALV, NOC, FL, SWY, COP

Source: Seeking Alpha