AT&T Offers T-Mobile Users $450 to Switch
Wireless phone giant AT&T is offering current customers of T-Mobile US up to $450 to switch carriers. The offer is meant to steal a bit of thunder from next week's expected T-Mobile announcement.
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Union local 751 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will vote Friday on whether to accept the revised contract offered by Boeing for its 31,000 members.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: GE, Groupon, Micron, Sirius XM and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms for Friday January 3.
J.P. Morgan’s Top Cable, Telecom, Satellite and Tower Stocks for 2014
With entertainment exploding, cell phone usage increasing at a breakneck pace and the demand for spectrum growing with each quarter, the top stocks to buy for 2014 merit a very close look by investors.…
Biotech Stocks Under $10 With Huge Upside Potential for 2014
24/7 Wall St. ran a screen of the Wall Street firms we cover looking for biotech stocks trading under $10 that had big upside potential for 2014. These are potentially the next great growth…
Microsoft, Amazon Slice Into iPad Market
While Apple's iPhone showed gains in its post-Christmas share of usage, its iPad did not fare as well. The iPhone was the only smartphone to post a usage share gain in the days after…
Could Lawsuit Hamper Facebook’s Targeted Ad Efforts?
A lawsuit filed by two Facebook users gets at the heart of what the social media giant does. Its business model depends largely on its ability to target individuals sought by advertisers.
Walmart Recalls: Donkey Meat and Collapsing Table and Chairs
Retail giant Walmart has issued a recall notice for about 73,400 folding table and chair sets in the U.S., and in China it recalled donkey meat following tests that showed that the product had…
Forbes vs. Bloomberg Billionaire Lists
Which billionaires list is better, the one produced by Forbes, which is decades old, or the new list created by Bloomberg? The answer is that neither is better than the other, or perhaps neither…
The Five-Year-Old iPad: When Will People Stop Upgrading?
At some point, products become so advanced that further revolutionary enhancements become limited, and consumers begin to question the need for the next generation of products that have historically been upgraded rapidly.
Wealthiest 3% Control One-Fifth of World Income
Globally, it is not the richest 1%, but the wealthiest 3% who control one-fifth of the world's income, according to Gallup poll results. Income inequality levels are highest in sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia.
The 5 Stocks That Moved the Market on Thursday
thinkstockJanuary 2, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday likely due to some profit taking following an end-of-the-year buying spree. Trading volume was light again as traders presumably continued their holiday vacations. The DJIA closed…
The Best and Worst Run Cities in America
ThinkstockA federal judge granted Detroit’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing earlier this month, making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Bankruptcy is frequently the product of a history of problems. The unrelenting decline…
U.S. Regulator Warns That Bakken Crude Is More Flammable
ThinkstockIn a safety alert issued Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) said it was “reinforcing” its requirement to test, characterize, classify, and degasify hazardous materials prior to…
Martha Stewart, Macy’s Settle Differences, but No Deal With J.C. Penney
ThinkstockIn a brief press announcement issued Thursday, Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) said that it has resolved its breach-of-contract suit with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO). The terms of the settlement were not…