What happens if the government kills the proposed combination of Time Warner Cable and Comcast? Cable service will remain poor. Customer satisfaction with cable companies will remain awful. Attempts to raise rates…
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…
In the past several weeks, several content providers have pressed wireless carriers to offer their services free from the normal fees for access to their products or services. Facebook is the latest…
ThinkstockMagicJack VocalTec Ltd. (NASDAQ: CALL) has been surging on Monday, on what appears to be no real news. The driving force is a newsletter plug from fund manager Whitney Tilson. What is…
Jon C. Ogg These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on is Friday, February 7, 2014. They include AOL, Echelon, Fairway, LinkedIn and Lululemon.
On the company's earnings call last week, Amazon.com said that it may raise the price on its subscription shipping service, Amazon Prime, from its current level of $79 a year to as…
Jon OggIf the January Barometer is any guide, stocks could be in for a rough 2014. The 2013 gain of over 29% in the S&P 500 and the gain of over 26%…
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Moody’s gave some confirmation that the debacles that plagued Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) in late 2012 and crippled its share price are well behind the company. Its relationship with…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, January 31, 2014. They include Amazon.com, Citrix Systems, Google, LabCorp and Raytheon.
As Microsoft's revenue reaches the high-water mark in its history, and does so because it has been able to change the way it conducts business, Steve Ballmer has become the best person…
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has delivered, not on DVDs but on earnings. The video streamer reported earnings that blew away estimates. On top of that, CEO Reed Hastings is…
Jon C. Ogg Three key technology companies are reporting earnings after the close of trading on Wednesday: eBay, Netflix and SanDisk. Here is what analysts expect and the outlook for what lies ahead.
The recent Golden Globes had the best viewership it has had in years. One of the reasons is the exciting and provocative new programming coming out. 24/7 Wall St. took a look…
The 2013 brands rankings are out, and many of the names on the BrandIndex list are iconic American companies and products. It makes sense for investors to buy stocks that resonate well…
Monday’s announcement by AT&T that it would allow rich companies that push a lot of bits through AT&T's pipes to subsidize costs to end users is an end-run around the long-standing debate…
