A high profile private equity deal highlights the hidden value of good dividend-paying REITs.

Equity Office Properties Trust (EOP), the nation's largest publicly traded office-building owner and manager, was the target of a $19 billion buy-out offer by private-equity firm Blackstone Group. The stock price soared $3.42 to close at $48.14.

Let me preface this entry by saying I have no position in the dry bulk shippers, so by association one could paint me with “I missed the boat” (oh, puns are so fun). With that said, I partook in a similar mania in late 2005 with the oil tanker stocks, many of which skyrocketed for [...]

Beth Gaston Moon takes a look at activity in the options pits.

<a href="http://www.exit50.com/images/mn1/TigerKennedywoods.jpg"><img src="http://www.exit50.com/images/mn1/_TigerKennedywoods.jpg" width="300" height="122" alt="" title="" /></a> Intel [INTC] might open up a semi conductor plant in Dalian China. Same place Jim Rogers “The Adventure Capitalist” is living part time with his family. FT:Nice picture of Hilary Clinton comparing Barack Obama to Tiger Woods and JFK. Chemicals on a run as oil dips. Dow Feb 45 calls. Pelosi is opening up the “green debate and China factories and carbon traders game the European Union’s trading scheme by using “scrubbers” American Idol stock [CKXE] is being sold into by W.R Huff a money manger that owns 15m shares.DR J: Harley Davidson [HOG] is off on earnings and Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE: HIW) is in play like the Equity Office properties [EOP] Listen live to coffeygrinds at www.mn1.com 9am CST

Tom Dorsey and Tammy Derosier talk about your Cargo Container for 2007

Owning commercial properties is not only a great source of tax-favored income, but it can be way to pile up some sumptuous capital gains.

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