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Telecom & Wireless
Verizon’s Earnings Have Some Soft Spots
Verizon Communications reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
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Telecom & Wireless
Verizon and AT&T Earnings Previews: Different Paths to Profit Growth
Before U.S. markets open Tuesday, telecom giant Verizon Communications is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings per share that are nearly 24% higher than in the same period a year ago.
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Infrastructure
Verizon Accuses Netflix of Misleading Public
Netflix has been, according to its management, the champion of an open and free Internet. Without a fast Internet connection for everyone, its streaming movies will freeze and buffer until they are…
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Market
thinkstockJuly 11, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday as the blue chips lagged on lower crude prices and a weakish report from the first major financial institution reported second-quarter earnings this morning.…
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Investing
Short Sellers Get Aggressive in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
The short interest data for the June 30 settlement date is out, and there were selectively an increasing number of shares short in our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are…
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Tanked the Market
thinkstockJuly 8, 2014: Markets opened down on Tuesday following a down-day Monday. The Nasdaq was particularly hard hit as the tech and biotech sectors were absolutely hammered. Shortly before the closing bell…
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Confused the Market
thinkstockJuly 2, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday with the S&P 500 starting just barely in the red based on Tuesday’s close. None of the major indexes made a big move today,…
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Companies and Brands
Free TV Over the Air Is Dead
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that mini-antenna service Aereo does indeed infringe the copyright of TV broadcasters, some are saying free over-the-air television may be dead.
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Telecom & Wireless
FTC Goes After T-Mobile USA Over Third-Party Billing
ThinkstockT-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) may have won over many new wireless customers as portraying itself as the ‘uncarrier’ for wireless subscribers. Now it turns out that a Federal Trade Commission complaint…
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Consumer Electronics
Walmart Cuts iPhone Prices — Is Demand Falling?
Walmart unexpectedly slashed what it charges for Apple iPhone 5 models. Is this because the iPhone 6 is on its way, or has iPhone 5 demand dropped sharply and only discounts can…
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Telecom & Wireless
Verizon Losing German Government Contracts
Verizon Communications reportedly will lose its contract with the German government due to fear of letting intelligence agencies from the United States listen in on sensitive communications.
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Investing
Short Interest Screams Higher in Defensive High-Yield Stocks
The short interest data for the first two weeks of June show that short interest was higher in almost all our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are not utilities.
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Apps & Software
Google’s One Set-Top Box Too Many
Google will release a set-top box into a market that is already crowded, so Google's chance of taking market share from incumbents is low.
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Technology
Level 3-TW Merger, Poison Pill in Reality
Global Internet provider Level 3 Communications announced Monday morning that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire TW Telecom for $40.86 per share in cash and stock.
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Investing
Deutsche Bank Prefers These Low P/E Stocks in a Market Correction
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyTwo factors are about ready to collide, and if history is any guide, the outcome could be ugly, at least for the short term. Since 1960, there have…
