Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) may have just accidentally become more like the Yellow Pages in a new local search effort. Google is set to launch Places, which gives more information online about…
The third largest wireless phone company in the US, Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) continues to add customers, but they must not be paying their bills. The company reported a third-quarter EPS loss…
Bank stocks will rebound and telecom shares will rise. That is, at least, the prevailing opinion among short sellers as of October 15. Telecom and telecom equipment shares will benefit from an…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
AT&T (NYSE:T) turned in strong wireless numbers but its fiber-to-the-home numbers were anemic. The drop in its consumer landline business continues to damage the company’s prospects For the quarter ended September 30,…
Douglas A. McIntyre Earnings season is well under way. The floodgates are open wide and we still have 6 more of the 30 DJIA components left to report this week. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Caterpillar…
If one assumes, as does Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), that the availability and quality of country’s broadband penetration reflects that country’s preparedness for the future, then the US lags behind 14…
The week of October 18 to 22 is jam-packed with earnings. It also happens that eleven of the thirty DJIA components reporting earnings will be delivered next week. On deck are such…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has many winners and losers through time in its partnership suppliers. The announcement that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is going to begin selling the iPad along along…
The elderly are different than you and me, and it is not just because they are over 65. The habits of older Americans are, in many cases, much different from younger Americans.…
There doesn’t seem to be too much excitement among the technorati for the new Windows Phone 7 operating system from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT). The comments generally replay the “too little, too late”…
Reuters: CNOOC offered $1.1 billion for a part of Chesapeake Energy, a deal the US may not approve. Reuters: Pressure to investigate mortgage practices has begun to build for banks. Reuters: South…
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Verizon Wireless will begin to market the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone next year, if media reports are correct. The large cellular provider will also launch a super-fast 4G LTE wireless network…
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) may finally be getting the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The Wall Street Journal is flashing headlines without much detail and we would not that these…
