Intel Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor chips, as well as in the development of advanced integrated digital technology platforms for the computing and communications industries worldwide. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

The dollar amount of dividend cuts in the third quarter of 2008 total $22.5 billion. These cuts come from 138 of the approximately 7,000 companies that report dividend information to S&P. Two-thirds of the cuts came from the financial sector.

At some point in the future will we look back on our actions today and refer to them as our greatest missed opportunity? There is a lot of fear in the market. Not all companies are created the same. While the market roars as a bear to frighten the weak, some prominent companies stand strong.

ProLogis a real estate investment trust (formerly ProLogis Trust) is the largest publicly held, U.S.-based owner and operator of distribution facilities, with operations in North America, Europe and Asia. Linked here is a detailed stock analysis and commentary.

Sometimes a cash rich company will declare a special one-time dividend to eliminate surplus cash. These special dividends are generally ignored when evaluating a company's dividend growth performance. The situation is more complicated when a company distributes the excess cash via its regular dividend.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. is a diversified manufacturer operates a portfolio of about 750 industrial and consumer businesses located throughout the world. Linked here is a detailed stock analysis and commentary.

For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network (DIV-Net) over the past week:

Have you ever pondered the concept of forever or infinity?

Johnson Controls Inc. supplies building controls and energy management systems, automotive seating, and batteries. Linked here is a detailed stock analysis and commentary.

Investors have long enjoyed a love-hate relationship with pharmaceutical stocks. This sector is unique in that their products are effectively scheduled for obsolescence via expiring patents. As such, a pharmaceutical company's pipeline of new products is just as important, or maybe more important, than the company's current offerings.

V.F. Corp is a global apparel company with leading shares in denim and daypacks. The company is transforming into a designer and marketer of lifestyle apparel brands. Linked here is a detailed stock analysis and commentary.

For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network (DIV-Net) over the past week:

GLW makes high technology fiber optics for the global telecom industry and high performance glass components for the personal computer and television maker industries. GLW has very solid financials, they had $3.5 billion in cash and $1.5 billion in debt as of the end of June 2008.

Sometimes when companies are tight on cash, they will declare and pay a stock dividend in lieu of a cash dividend. Most shareholders feel like they are getting something. But are they really? Below are several select companies that recently decided to create real value for their shareholders by raising their cash dividends:

Pitney Bowes Inc. is the world's largest maker of mailing systems, also provides production and document management equipment and facilities management services. Linked here is a detailed stock analysis and commentary.