ThinkstockDividend payments by S&P 500 companies reached an all-time high last year, totaling some $330.8 billion, according to FactSet. As of this March, 418 of the 500 companies in the index paid…
ThinkstockWhen you get the players in any possible deal in one room or area, and you get them to start talking a bit, you sometimes may get a little closer to what…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsShort sellers continue to hold large positions not only in troubled companies like J.C. Penney, but also in blue chips like Bank of America and AT&T. As of…
ThinkstockEvery time the economy gets good again, and every time the stock market gets high again, waves of mergers and acquisitions begin taking place. The stock market’s bull run is now more…
ThinkstockThe remote control in the hand of an average American now has a selection of 189 TV channels available for viewing. That is an increase of almost 50% in the past six…
In a new report from UBS, not only is the deal DirecTV-AT&T scrutinized, but the case is made that the company that ends up the winner in this gigantic merger may very…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday, May 22, 2014. They include CenturyLink, Facebook, Keurig Green Mountain, SodaStream and Sprint.
Jon C. Ogg Several things are taking place ahead of the end of May, and the number of pundits getting more worried about the markets seems to be on the rise. The problem is that…
Now that AT&T has agreed to acquire satellite TV provider DirecTV, the nation's other large satellite service, Dish Network, needs to find a partner or risk being marginalized to the point of…
Not only are Comcast and Time Warner Cable the worst providers of both cable TV and Internet service, the two industries in which these companies operate are the most hated by American…
ThinkstockBig news from two of the market’s biggest names is making waves across Wall Street today as stocks advance through a quiet start to the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has…
While the attention around the AT&T buyout of DirecTV has centered on the new angle of the company, it seems fair to wonder if income investors should be worried about AT&T's dividend…
24/7 Wall St. is operating under the assumption that a DirecTV and AT&T tie up is not just a game changing event for the convergence of media and communications.
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, May 19, 2014. They include Altria, CenturyLink, Micron, GoGo and AT&T.
When word got out in early May that AT&T was considering a buyout of DirecTV, the satellite company's stock was trading at around $75 to $78 a share. Shares closed on Friday…
