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AT&T Dividend Hike, Even More Attractive Than Verizon (T, VZ, S)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 1:16 pm

The 24/7 Wall St. 2012 Model Portfolio has been on a roll with dividend hikes, ahead of plan in some cases.  AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is one we have felt offers ...
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Nokia Picks Wrong Carrier for U.S. Return

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 6:39 am

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has returned to the U.S. smartphone market. Unfortunately, its partner is also-ran wireless provider T-Mobile. That will make it very difficult for the smartphone to get adoption. ...
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LightSquared Is Doomed

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 6:38 am

Its struggle against the federal government to gain acceptance of its high-speed internet product is nearly over. LightSquared, the ambitious national wireless provider, is doomed. In an announcement, the company praised ...
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NTSB Recommends Ban On Driver Phone & Device Use (VZ, T, S, LOGI, AMT, CCI)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm

Have you been hit or almost been hit by a car driver talking on their cellphone?  Thousands of Americans have died as a result of phone-use related accidents.  Thousands more ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (12/8/2011) Macy’s vs. Martha Stewart, Apple Grand Central

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 6:25 am

Still No Eurozone Rescue. The rescue of the financially weak eurozone nations becomes more confused by the day. U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner continues to tour the region. He wants to convince area ...
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Media Digest (12/2/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 6:22 am

Auto sales reach a two-year high. (Reuters) Tom Glocer, the head of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), resigns and will be replaced by the COO. (Reuters) The intellectual property battle between ...
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Sprint Locks in Clearwire, Avoids Restructuring For Now (S, CLWR)

Posted: December 1, 2011 at 9:40 am

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) has decided not to leave Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) in the dust.  The two companies have had a history of tie-ups and the risk that ...
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Will Deutsche Telekom Buy Sprint-Nextel (S)?

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 6:05 am

Deutsche Telekom will receive a $4 billion break-up fee if AT&T (NYSE: T) cannot engineer a buyout of the Germany company’s T-Mobile unit. That would create a large war chest. ...
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Beyond the T-Mobile Charge… AT&T’s Big Dividend Conundrum (T, VZ, S)

Posted: November 25, 2011 at 12:23 pm

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has been in the news because of what is turning into a more and more likely failed acquisition of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom.  While a $4 ...
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Sprint, Clearwire Boast Long-Term Upside (S, CLWR, AAPL, VZ, VOD, T)

Posted: November 23, 2011 at 12:10 pm

To say that Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has had a tough go lately is an understatement. To even whisper the same thing about Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is a ...
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Amazon Unloads Smartphones For $0.01… Literally (AMZN, VZ, T, S, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: November 22, 2011 at 4:20 pm

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is back with some dirt cheap offers in smartphones, and some of these may seem to be good to be true.  While this may include Verizon ...
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Expected Upside in the Telecom Sector in 2011 and Beyond (T, VZ, S, FTR, CTL, LEAP, PCS)

Posted: November 15, 2011 at 1:45 pm

The earnings reports from telecom players are now mostly out and 24/7 Wall St. is looking up and down through the high-dividend sector to see which telecom players offer the ...
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Sharp Discounts Hit Consumer Electronics Markets

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 6:25 am

Amazon.com (NYSE: AMZN) has set the price of the Kindle Fire so low that many analysts believe each unit sold will lose money for the e-commerce company. Amazon will offer ...
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Sprint’s Note Offering Rescues Clearwire (S, CLWR)

Posted: November 4, 2011 at 10:19 am

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is coming to the aid of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR).  Sprint has been known (or thought of) to be a capital raising entity and this ...
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Where Was Kodak’s Board of Directors?

Posted: November 4, 2011 at 6:23 am

Eastman Kodak’s (NYSE: EK) board of directors has been invisible as the company first intimated it would not need new funds, and then a short time later said it had ...
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