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FCC Still Concerned with Verizon’s Spectrum Acquisition (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWX, PCS, S, DTEGY, LEAP, T)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 11:46 am

When Verizon Wireless made its initial $3.6 billion offer to acquire wireless spectrum from SpectrumCo LLC, most observers didn’t think the deal would run into any opposition. Which only goes ...
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Media Digest (5/8/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:30 am

The GAO says the government could make $15.1 billion on its AIG (NYSE: AIG) bailout investment. (Reuters) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg begins the company’s IPO road show. (Reuters) Comscore says ...
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Frontier Communications Hits New Low (FTR, PCS, LEAP, VZ, VOD, T, S, DTEGY, AAPL, CTL)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 12:33 pm

Frontier Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: FTR) missed its consensus first quarter EPS estimate this morning and the company’s shares are getting pummeled. The miss was close: EPS of $0.05, a penny ...
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The Troubled Tenure of Sprint Chairman James H. Hance

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 6:23 am

When it comes to failures and strategic mistakes at Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S), the spotlight has focused mainly on CEO Dan Hesse. He has held the reins at the nation’s third ...
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Sprint CEO Takes Pay Cut To Exclude iPhone Gains… Is An Ouster Next? (S, AAPL, PCS)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 5:49 pm

It is no secret that Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is in trouble.  CEO Dan Hesse has been under pressure by holders on and off during his tenure.  Many of ...
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American Companies with the Most Customers

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 6:37 am

Last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it sold 35.1 million iPhones worldwide in the latest quarter. The figure is large, but not extraordinary. Some consumer products and consumer electronics ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (GD, ABB, HOG, COP, S, ALU, MO, PEP, TLAB, XOM, AET, BMY, BG, JBLU, LIZ, MJN, REGN, SWY, SWC, TASR, UPS, YNDX, NRGY, SPH, LEAP, AKAM)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 4:06 pm

Markets opened a few ticks lower this morning after a poor report on new claims for unemployment benefits in the US (our coverage here). The report that pending home sales ...
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The Cracks Form In Prepaid & No-Contract Cellular (LEAP, PCS, S, T, VZ)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 9:56 am

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is being treated rather poorly after its earnings report missed expectations.  Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) is being treated even worse.   Competition from Sprint Nextel ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABB, APD, AKAM, COP, GD, HOG, HES, INFY, MAN, MAR, SAP, S, TRV, WPI)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 8:20 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan. Air Products ...
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Caution Rules In Clearwire (CLWR, S, RSH)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 10:46 am

Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) seems that it cannot win.  A downgrade today is putting even more pressure on a pressured situation.  The ties to Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) are ...
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Media Digest (4/24/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:39 am

Facebook reports that its revenue grew to more than $1 billion and its membership to 900 million. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sells some of the patents it bought from AOL ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/20/2012) French Elections, iPhone 5, Ford in China

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:41 am

The amount the International Monetary Fund can raise, primarily to help to create a sovereign firewall for Europe, stands at $320 billion. Although, several nations have said they will help ...
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Media Digest (4/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:40 am

BRICs want more of a say in the International Monetary Fund before they make their next contributions. (Reuters) French president Nicolas Sarkozy almost certainly will be voted out of office, ...
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iPhone 5 In October

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:26 am

The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5, which was supposed to be released in June, July, or August--depending on the rumor--will be out in October according to famous Apple watcher Piper ...
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Google’s Failed Due Diligence on Android

Posted: April 16, 2012 at 6:35 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) released its open source operating system in September 2008. It is too bad Google’s patent counsel did not look more carefully at whether the software violated patents and the ...
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