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Investing
NYSE Month End Short For September Month’s End
Below are the major changes in short interest in NYSE listed companies comparing the figures on September 28 with those on September 14. Largest Short Positions Company …
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AT&T Inc
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Media
Media Digest 10/5/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, RIM (RIMM) posted strong earnings and added it 10 millionth subscriber. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart (WMT) is already getting ready for holiday price wars by beginning to drop prices.…
3:08am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/5/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, RIM (RIMM) posted strong earnings and added it 10 millionth subscriber. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart (WMT) is already getting ready for holiday price wars by beginning to drop prices.…
6:12pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Has Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Lost More Business?
The FT is reporting that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) may have lost a big piece of the AT&T (T) wireless business. According to the paper "Ericsson is capitalising on Alcatel-Lucent’s severe difficulties to strengthen…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:57pm ET
Investing
Sprint (S) To Get New CEO
The pressure of poor performance and a falling share price finally got to Sprint’s (S) board of directors. CEO Gary Forsee is being forced out, and the company will begin looking for…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:06am ET
Investing
Rumors And The Stock Market
Do public companies have an obligation to tell the market when there are baseless rumors driving up their stock prices? Probably not. Although, most will make announcements when their shares are falling…
3:24am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/4/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, the four largest players in global financial markets have grown at a breakneck pace in the last six years, and the assets they manage are expected to double to…
7:25pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Sprint (S) CEO Forsee Under Seige
Sprint Nextel (S) CEO Gary Forsee may be lingering in his office these days. Heading outside could be dangerous. Relational Investors LLC, which owns almost 2% of Sprint’s shares, is being less…
5:06am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Verizon Wireless Says It Will Kill The Apple (AAPL) iPhone
You have to love marketing guys. They’re they best. Over at Verizon Wireless they’re over the top. Describing a new Apple (AAPL) iPhone knock-off from LG,, Verizon Wireless Chief Marketing Officer Mike…
5:15am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Nokia (NOK): Pushing Further Into Portable Software?
There is word from The Wall Street Journal that Nokia (NOK) is in negotiations to buy Navteq (NVT), a navigation software company. The paper describes the company "as is one of the…
12:42pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Telecom Stocks Hit Highs Across The Globe
Telecom was supposed to be a business that time had passed by. VoIP, cable, and wireless internet technology like city-wide WiFi was going to bury the phone companies. But, last week AT&T…
4:58am ET
Technology
Why is Yahoo! (YHOO) So Successful In Japan?
Unlike Yahoo! (YHOO) in the US, Yahoo! Japan shares are in the middle of their 52-week trading range. And, the Yahoo! sites lead all others in terms of total unique visitors, According…
3:24am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/28/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barrons
According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs (GS) offered $1.5 billion for reinsurance broker Benfield Reuters writes that Alan Greenspan thinks the chance of a US recession is still below 50/50. Reuters reports that…
1:48pm ET
Media
Resurfacing EchoStar & AT&T Discussions? (DISH, T)
Today’s rally in shares of EchoStar Communications (NASDAQ:DISH) can probably hold its thanks to TheStreet.com putting out an article and video noting that AT&T (NYSE:T) may be closer to acquiring the satellite…
9:15am ET
Telecom & Wireless
AT&T And Verizon Keep Move Up As Comcast Hits 52-Week Low
Comcast (CMCSA), the nation’s largest cable company, hit a 52-week low today at $23.13. AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) are within pennies of their annual highs. It was not supposed to work…