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Williams Cos. and Williams Partners are two of America’s best long-term dividend stocks. However, two risks threaten to crash shares in the months ahead.

Japanese and U.S. ministers said that bilateral trade negotiations got off to a good start on Sunday and the two nations would continue to discuss remaining issues, such as farm and auto trade, on Monday. Japan’s Economy Minister Akira Amari and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman made the comments after they kicked off two days of negotiations that could pave the way for a broader trans-Pacific trade deal. Access to Japan’s farm market and the U.S. car market remain obstacles to a bilateral deal, vital to the success of a long-delayed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact.

Shanghai GM, a joint venture between General Motors and Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp , plans to spend 100 billion yuan over the next five years to develop new vehicles, Shanghai GM President Wang …

Toyota Motor Corp , the world’s largest automaker by sales volume, plans to launch two hybrid cars in China this year as part of efforts to launch vehicles that will help to reduce pollution in the country. The gasoline-electric hybrid cars, called Levin Hev and Corolla, will be launched in China in the second half of the year, the Japanese company said on Sunday on the eve of the Shanghai autoshow. Toyota’s joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile Group (2238.HK) will make the Levin Hev, while its joint venture with FAW Group will manufacture the Corolla.

The energy industry is known for its cyclicality. However, underlying the recent down-cycle are five megatrends that could lead to very robust returns for investors in the decades ahead.

Ackman says Herbalife’s top executives are seeking the services of criminal defense attorneys.

The initial reaction to the chip king’s earnings report was again based on PC results, which is great news for long-term investors.