ThinkstockInvestors love to see insiders at high corporate levels purchasing their own companies’ stock. That is particularly true if the stock has performed well and has traded to higher levels. With the…
ThinkstockIt had to happen sometime, but the cable guys probably didn’t expect it to happen so soon. The top U.S. cable companies now claim 49.915 million broadband subscribers compared with 49.910 million…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Wireless carrier AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) came out with a new offer Thursday morning that may be better for the company’s inventory levels than for its consumers. With the…
The short interest data is out for the July 31 settlement date. We often review the higher-yield defensive dividend stocks for a barometer of what short sellers may be thinking. The trends…
Wikimedia CommonsHere’s a look at the five NYSE-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of July 31st. Of the five, short interest of two had decreased. Short interest…
After the recession, retailers are growing once again and, increasingly, moving online. In the first quarter of 2014, retail sales were 2.4% higher than the same time the year before, largely helped…
With the news that Sprint is giving up on its merger plans with T-Mobile came the news the Sprint CEO Dan Hesse was being replaced on Monday with Sprint board member Marcelo…
When this week started, T-Mobile was being pursued by two suitors, one a brash, young French upstart and the other an older, wiser, richer company looking for one last chance at glory.
What will happen when the Nike Swoosh that sits on Tiger Woods's golf bag is not seen as often on TV as last season, when he won five PGA events?
ThinkstockOne company’s sales are huge. Those of the other are not. Despite AT&T’s (NYSE: T) substantial lead in revenue, its market cap is now below Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB). The story is almost…
Imagine if telecom giants such as AT&T and Verizon could break up into an operating company and into a real estate investment trust (REIT). This sounds crazy, but now there is a…
When Amazon.com reported second-quarter earnings after the markets closed Thursday, the first highlight it listed for its just-ended quarter was its introduction of the Fire phone.
The short interest data for the July 15 settlement date is out and we have compared the defensive dividend stocks, aside of utilities, to what has happened since the June 30 settlement…
Wikimedia CommonsCBS saw a sharp rise in short interest between the June 30 and July 15 settlement dates, lifting it into the top five most shorted stocks on the New York Stock…
thinkstockJuly 24, 2014: Markets opened mixed again on Thursday as the DJIA once more lagged on weakness among some of the heavy-hitter blue chips. All three major indexes hovered around the flat…
