Quantcast

Verizon Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

Rumors Image

Tech and Online Companies Disclose NSA and Government Security Requests

Posted: June 17, 2013 at 10:10 am

Now that the news behind PRISM has scared millions of consumers about privacy issues, companies are releasing figures covering how many requests local, state and federal governmental agencies have made. The ...
Read Full Story »
Stock Split Image

Short Sellers Missed the Boat in Top High Dividend Stocks

Posted: June 12, 2013 at 9:30 am

Short sellers could have cleaned up by betting against the high dividend stocks in May and into June. Investors got a whiff of what rising interest rates might mean to ...
Read Full Story »
stock symbol ticker

Among Actively Traded Stock Market Shares, Short Interest Wanes

Posted: June 12, 2013 at 7:20 am

We have tracked the key short interest changes as of May 31 in the following large cap stock market shares: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank ...
Read Full Story »
AT&T logo

AT&T Adds More Wireless, Broadband Subscribers

Posted: June 7, 2013 at 8:05 am

Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) said last night that it expects to add 500,000 new postpaid wireless subscribers to its rolls in the second quarter. The company also said ...
Read Full Story »
Internet spying

Is Government Spying Actually Good for the Companies Caught in the Middle?

Posted: June 6, 2013 at 3:33 pm

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is finding itself in the middle of some uncomfortable public relations on Wednesday. Reports that the NSA has forced Verizon to share much of the ...
Read Full Story »
iPhone_5_FrontBack

Apple iPhone Trade-In Effort May Flop

Posted: June 6, 2013 at 3:00 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking for any and every way that it can to bring customers into newer and newer products. The newest effort is a reported trade-in program ...
Read Full Story »
Cell Tower detail

Mobile Internet Forcing Big Changes in Media Business

Posted: June 5, 2013 at 12:52 pm

The explosive global growth of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets has led to equally explosive growth in demand for mobile bandwidth to feed the ever-hungrier devices. Growth in demand ...
Read Full Story »
Stock Split Image

Market Demand Dividend Folly: Altria Stock Yields Less Than AT&T

Posted: June 4, 2013 at 11:55 am

Dividend stocks have come under fire of late as investors have started paring down their equity investments, which may have been treated like bonds. The risk of rising interest rates ...
Read Full Story »
Apple logo

iPhone Market Share Growing Faster Than Android

Posted: June 3, 2013 at 8:40 am

The Android mobile device operating system (OS) from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to hold more than half the smartphone OS market, with a 51.7% share for the three-month period ...
Read Full Story »
131772836

Short Sellers Become Tactical in the Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks

Posted: May 28, 2013 at 10:15 am

Short sellers are have previously been all over the place when it comes to the high-yield dividend stocks. The May 15 settlement date is during what should have been (or could ...
Read Full Story »
Cell Tower detail

Top Ten U.S. Wireless Trends in 2013 for Investors to Bank On

Posted: May 22, 2013 at 7:55 am

The intense battle for the wireless customer and the consumer dollar heated up in the first quarter of 2013. Surprisingly, smartphone activation, which is a key data point for the ...
Read Full Story »
Cell Tower detail

Oppenheimer Offers Communication, Wireless and Cloud Stocks to Buy

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 8:00 am

Wireless continued to be a strong performing sector in the first quarter. While competition continues to squeeze margins, the need for speed and data is becoming the most important part ...
Read Full Story »
Money, US, $100 bills

Value Investors, Meet John Paulson’s New Stock Positions

Posted: May 15, 2013 at 7:33 pm

John Paulson made a fortune during and after the recession, but he and his investors have not been as successful since (to say the least). Paulson has been taking some ...
Read Full Story »
Verizon wireless logo

Verizon Wireless Dividend Creates Smoke Screen over Verizon and Vodafone Merger

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 10:15 am

Verizon Communication Inc. (NYSE: VZ) should be a story all about the dividend news today after it said that it would pay out a $7 billion dividend. However, it is ...
Read Full Story »
95992888

Short Sellers Positions in Top Dividend Stocks

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 12:01 pm

On the surface it looks like short sellers are all over the place in the latest short interest report. The April 30 settlement date is after many companies had their ...
Read Full Story »