Even though AT&T’s (NYSE: T) offer to pay $39 billion for the T-Mobile USA unit of Deutsche Telekom (OTC: DTEGY) is being contested in court by the US Department of Justice, DT’s…
Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) does not deserve the money it soon will request from Wall St. The company caused consternation among investors last week when its management said the firm would need more…
AT&T (NYSE: T) sold 200,000 Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S smartphones in the first 12 hours it was available (Reuters) Fitch cut its ratings of Spain and Italy (Reuters) Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S)…
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) had been taking heat this week for what many have called an overpaying or losing money to carry the new iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The…
The launch of the new iPhone disappointed Wall St. But Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) decision not to significantly upgrade the smartphone is a signal that it believes the first half of 2012 will…
The many problems facing Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) are nearly enough to sink the company without any more help. A shrinking subscriber base, an expensive network upgrade, operating losses, and junk-rated…
Some boards of directors of America’s largest public companies have shown such poor judgment guiding their troubled corporations that they have long stopped being effective. Just recently, the misguided actions of the…
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) posts strong earnings due to corporate IT strength. (Reuters) Federal Reserve probably will ease monetary policy to help a struggling economy. (Reuters) GM’s (NYSE: GM) labor deal will create…
Debt and credit rating agencies made a number of changes yesterday, led by the downgrade of Italian sovereign debt by Standard & Poor’s. The agencies also issued changes to debt ratings for…
The largest US wireless carrier, AT&T (NYSE: T) is set for a marketing launch of its fourth generation network, LTE or Long Term Evolution. The five lucky cities are Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas,…
The chairman of China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) has said that the world’s largest mobile carrier, with more than 610 million subscribers, does not have a timetable to begin offering the iPhone…
The 30-Year Treasury auction, the so-called Long Bond, had a strong participation for what is technically a 29-year and 11-month bond. The participation rate was strong enough that this still shows a…
Smartphone adoption in the US market has reached 35% of US adult mobile phone users, and 42% of all mobile phone owners. In Europe’s five leading markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and…
Obama proposes a $447 billion job stimulation package. (Reuters) Economic problems to be the focus of G7 meetings. (Reuters) One Super Congress member threatens to quit over concerns about military budget cuts.…
Updated throughout the day Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) offices in South Korea were invaded by government officials (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) may be able to lower its offer for T-Mobile if regulators force…
