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…
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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…
AT&T believes that once its customers migrate to the company's new plans, equipment upgrades and data usage revenues will rise. That belief will be tested over the next several quarters.
Wikimedia CommonsAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) reported second quarter 2014 results after markets closed Wednesday. The telecom giant reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.62 on revenues of $32.6 billion.…
Paul Ausick Analysts now expect that AT&T will report earnings per share of $0.63 after markets close Wednesday. That is a penny less than the consensus estimate just two days ago.
