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Opposition Mounts to Verizon Spectrum Acquisition (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, S, PCS, DTV, DTEGY)

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 2:31 pm

The $3.6 billion acquisition by Verizon Wireless of advanced wireless services licenses from SpectrumCo LLC is generating some stiff opposition from Verizon’s competitors. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon ...
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Mobile Data Traffic to Grow at CAGR of 78% Through 2016 (CSCO, VZ, VOD, T, S)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 9:54 am

The latest report from Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) on mobile data traffic offers any number of ‘gee whiz’ moments, but perhaps the most telling is the absolute explosion expected ...
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Media Digest (2/13/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 13, 2012 at 6:52 am

Greece’s parliament passes austerity measures as people riot. (Reuters) President Obama’s new budget plan will be based in part on taxation of the rich. (Reuters) Olympus forecasts a $412 million ...
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AT&T Looking Again at Dish? (T, DISH, DTEGY, VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, PCS, LEAP, S)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 1:09 pm

Will AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) finally make an offer for Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) now that the merger with the T-Mobile USA unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTC: DTEGY) ...
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Shame on Them… Proposing A Verizon Wireless & Vodafone Merger (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC)

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 10:00 am

In early December, Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group plc (NASDAQ: VOD), paid $3.6 billion for wireless spectrum licenses owned SpectrumCo LLC. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGCO, APOL, BSX, CECO, DNDN, FDX, GS, HUN, ITW, INTC, KSS, SNDK, AMTD, TRV, UPS, URBN, VOD, HOGS)

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 8:19 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday morning. AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) Maintained Outperform as Bull ...
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Deutsche Telekom’s Windfall May Come Up Short (T, DTEGY, S, VZ, VOD, AAPL)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 1:17 pm

When AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) killed the $39 billion deal for T-Mobile USA it had agreed to with Deutsche Telekom AG (OTC: DTEGY), the $4 billion break-up fee going to ...
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Verizon’s Spectrum Purchase Being Investigated (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, T, DTEGY, S)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 9:07 am

Earlier this month Verizon Wireless, the joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone plc (NASDAQ: VOD), paid $3.6 billion for spectrum licenses belonging to SpectrumCo LLC, a ...
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Best Ideas For 2012: Mostly Dividends & Value (BRK-A, CMCSA, FCX, MET, PG, STX, RDS.A, VOD, SNY, AAPL, GOOG, IBM)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 12:59 pm

This last weekend brought the first waves of picks for 2012.  Barron's issued its "10 Favorite Stocks For 2012" and the stocks were just about all lower on Monday with ...
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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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Media Digest (11/8/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 6:20 am

Olympus says it concealed losses for decades. (Reuters) Italy’s sovereign debt interest rates rise sharply. (Reuters) Toyota’s (NYSE: TM) profits fall and it withdraws its full-year forecast. (Reuters) Greece cannot ...
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Latest Wireless Earnings, Court Ruling Weigh on Telecom Merger (LEAP, PCS, T, DTEGY, S, VZ, VOD, HRB, INTU)

Posted: November 1, 2011 at 11:01 am

Wireless phone companies Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) and MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) have now reported quarterly earnings, and their results cast more of a shadow over the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, AGP, E, JBHT, JNPR, KR, NWSA, RES SWY, CRM, SNDK, SKT, TMS, VOD, WPI, WY, WFM)

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs. AMERIGROUP ...
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Sprint Loses Less… Back in the Barrel (S, AAPL, T, VZ, VOD, CLWR, PCS, LEAP)

Posted: October 26, 2011 at 10:41 am

When Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) announced earlier this month that it would bet the company on its sales of the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), investors pounded ...
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Deutsche Telekom CEO Thinks AT&T Deal is Safe (T, DTEGY, VZ, VOD, S, LEAP, PCS)

Posted: October 10, 2011 at 10:08 am

Even though AT&T's (NYSE: T) offer to pay $39 billion for the T-Mobile USA unit of Deutsche Telekom (OTC: DTEGY) is being contested in court by the US Department of ...
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