Rumors have floated of the possibility of a merger between DirecTV and DISH Network on and off for some time. The Comcast acquisition of Time Warner Cable is bound to create buzz…
The announced merger between the largest U.S. cable operator, Comcast, and the second largest, Time Warner Cable, will create a media goliath with 33 million cable subscribers. But this is in an…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.A company can become broadly hated if it alienates a large enough group of people. It may frustrate customers with poor service, anger employees with unpleasant working conditions…
ThinkstockDish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) did all it could, first to acquire Clearwire, then to prevent SoftBank from acquiring a majority position in Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S). Neither plan worked out, but…
Jon Ogg in NYCThe merger gods have their worshipers yearning for more deals going into year-end. The proposed merger of Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile US (NYSE: TMUS) is not exactly…
ThinkstockCharter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) is reported to be preparing an offer to acquire larger competitor Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) at a price below $135 a share. Time Warner has…
Jim Henderson, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 2013 annual Nasdaq rebalance occurs on the close Friday December 20 (triple witching date as well as rebalance date for other indices in the U.S.). During this…
ThinkstockIf Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) are seriously going to do a joint offer (or individually) for Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC), 24/7 Wall St. cannot…
ThinkstockThe country’s two largest cable operators, Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) have reportedly had discussions in the past few months related to a combination. Time Warner…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows…
ThinkstockMany Wall Street analysts and strategists are forecasting a rise in corporate earnings for the rest of the year and throughout 2014. That is music to the ears of stock investors. Rising…
ThinkstockThe fate of T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSEE: TMUS) is uncertain. It is not an uncertainty of earnings, but one of who will own it going forward. We have written about the possibilities…
ThinkstockIn the world of big telecom mergers, it is getting ever harder to imagine any big deals in the United States. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) was able to buy out the…
ThinkstockA true monopoly is when only one major player remains in an industry, even if tiny competitors exist here and there. So ask yourself what it would mean if the two satellite…
ThinkstockAs the saying goes, “It ain’t over til it’s over,” and the bankruptcy auction for the assets of LightSquared L.P. may never be over. But at least it is a step closer.…
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