The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is the mammoth company in personal products, far outweighing its competitors in terms of market value.  Most big companies provide a dividend on their stock and P&G is one of them.  So, let’s analyze their dividend a little further.

TraderMark who writes at his blog FundMyMutualFund.com talked up Brazilian chemical maker Braskem SA (ADR) (NYSE:BAK) today, thus its worth noting his comments and checking out this stock trading in the mid $15 range.

Something Amazing is Happening With the Payroll Figures. The February non-farm payroll showed a further loss of 36,000 jobs, versus an expected loss of 75,000, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7%.

World investors have been buying the Dollar and one way to piggy-back on their efforts is going long on the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE:UUP).

For safer investing, it is always wise to consider stable stocks that pay a good dividend.  Five companies for consideration are Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE:Q), Frontier Communications Corp (NYSE:FTR), Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ:WIN), Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX), and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ).  Read on for more information.

Toyota Motor's (NYSE:TM) problems with their Prius brand continue to pile up, let's review which models have been recalled and what you should be aware of as a Prius owner such as the floor mat recalls.