Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, May 15th:Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (USNZY) : This company which is Latin America's biggest flat steel complex and it ranks among the world's largest twenty steel producers, has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 50% over the last 60 days.This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 4.7%, compared with the industry average of 1.7%.Ban ...