In a world with a total population of about 7 billion, cell phone subscriptions numbered about 6 billion at the end of 2011, according to a report from the U.N.’s International Telecommunications…
The plot is thickening on the Sprint-Softbank talks. David Faber on CNBC has said that talks between Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and Softbank are advanced, but they are for a stake…
Jon C. Ogg The coming fiscal cliff represents a huge hurdle for America. Government and private sector forecasters have warned that the expiration of tax cuts, along with hundreds of billions of dollars in government…
Samsung may be losing the patent battle with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the courts, buy based on expert preference, the edge is not so clear. Consumer Reports rated the new Apple…
MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) saw its shares recover handily and shares were halted briefly after Bloomberg reported that Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) was likely to try to make a counterbid…
Jon C. Ogg AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is coming to the aid of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK). As it no longer has the exclusive for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, AT&T has been free…
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) is about to get a boost from AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T). Reports indicate the huge wireless service network will launch the new Lumia 920 and 820 smartphones. Each…
Macau Gambling Revenue Macau gambling revenue came in short of expectations. Macau has become the Mecca of gaming firms as activity has slowed, particularly in places like Las Vegas and Atlantic City.…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might have expected that its successful patent suit against Samsung and the launch of the iPhone 5 would dampen demand for Samsung’s flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III.…
China begins to use its currency for cross-border transactions — a challenge to the dollar. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is denied summary judgement in a patent fight with Vringo. (Reuters) The head…
So the boards of Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) have approved a deal for a merger of the latter with the former’s U.S. subsidiary, T-Mobile USA. The deal will…
Trey Thoelcke AppleJust when you thought the flap over the new mapping app from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) would be laid to rest, the company has taken another hit to its shining armor over…
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has just initiated its fourth payment of a $0.44 per common share quarterly dividend. We were not expecting a dividend hike this month, but we are formally setting…
Short sellers are still active in the high-dividend names out there. Apparently many are under the impression that the dividend bubble is worth betting against. Still, it takes keen conviction to short…
Germany begins talks to set a permanent bailout fund for Europe as high as 2 trillion euros. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) asks a court for an additional $707 million from Samsung,…
