Not even a week after the US Department of Justice filed a complaint to block the proposed $39 billion merger of AT&T (NYSE: T) and the T-Mobile USA division of Deutsche Telekom…
Jon OggThe recovery has been stalling and it is becoming easier and easier to argue that the next recession (often mislabeled as a double-dip recession) is afoot. Friday’s net-zero in August non-Farm…
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has just delivered on another dividend hike, making this the fifth consecutive year that the telecom giant has boosted its payout. The boost is by $0.0125 to…
Yesterday’s filing by the US Department of Justice in the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T (NYST: T) and T-Mobile may be, in the words of Winston Churchill, just “the end of…
comScore has just released its smartphone market share and the data continues to support an exodus away from the Blackberry from Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM). RIM phones as a percentage…
LG, the third largest handset maker in the world, is about to release its new 4G-enabled Thrill. It will be marketed by AT&T (NYSE: T). The Thrill is another in a flood…
Will Hurricane Irene cost the United States $10 billion? $15 billion? Or even more? It really depends upon whom you speak with on this front. The expected damage count is growing now…
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares remain fairly steady in support of new management. (Reuters) The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner officially launches. (Reuters) The CEO of AIG (NYSE: AIG) talks with senior management…
If there is one thing that we have been wondering about time after time, it is this: WHEN WILL SPRINT SELL THE IPHONE??? Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is reportedly set to…
Back in February, Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) acquired two bankrupt satellite communications companies, TerreStar Network Corp. and DBSD North America, Inc., for $1.375 and about $1 billion respectively. At the time…
We have many carryover issues this Monday from last week and the weekend that will be feature issues to watch this week. These are “The Unusual Suspects” for the week ahead. Our…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be in the midst of the development of a 4G iPhone. It is not clear when the product will be released, but if it is in the next…
The Federal Reserve to make a modest number of steps to keep the economy moving higher. (Reuters) Wall St. layoffs, already begun, will hurt morale as the industry tries to recover. (Reuters)…
ClearwireThere is an interesting notion this morning regarding the fate of the real 4G in America and it is both fascinating and complicated. A report from Bloomberg this morning is causing a…
SABMiller makes a hostile bid for Foster’s Group. (Reuters) The Swiss National Bank says the franc is overvalued. (Reuters) News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) management under more pressure as a reporter says News…
