courtesy of Verizon WirelessVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is out with its first-quarter earnings, and the company says that the wireless segment has seen expanded margin as its customer base grew. The…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a downturn in Europe and mixed markets in Asia. Data releases were limited everywhere today as well. In Asia, a weaker yen boosted the…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Now that Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) has made a better offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) than the one on the table from Japan’s Softbank, we might…
ThinkstockThe announcement this morning of a $25.5 billion offer from Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has pushed Sprint stock up by double digits. Part of Sprint’s…
Jon OggInvestors and traders seem to always be looking for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find…
ThinkstockAhead of the shareholders meeting schedule for this Friday, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) may be getting an improved offer from Deutsche Telekom AG for the proposed merger with DT’s T-Mobile USA…
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of March 28 in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:…
Short sellers may be getting smarter about all the inflows of capital heading into dividend stocks. The short interest fell in many of the names, but investors should understand that this short interest had…
Jon Ogg24/7 Wall St. wants some insight from readers ahead of earnings season. We have grouped four rival sectors to see which ones investors are more excited about this earnings season. This is…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessShares of Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) are down more than 3% this morning following a denial from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) that it and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:…
ThinkstockThe Chinese services PMI rises to 55.6 in March — a recent high — from 54.5 in February. (Reuters) The Securities and Exchange Commission says public companies may release information over social…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessA tie-up between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) is once more making news. A report today at the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog cites “usually…
The end of March brought on the last trading of the quarter, with the S&P Index hitting new all-time closing highs in what felt like a very choppy couple of weeks. While…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of March 15 in the following large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:…
Short sellers have kept their attack up against the high-dividend stocks, perhaps indicating that many investors believe that the bull market may turn back toward growth rather than paying a higher premium…
