AT&T (T) and T-Mobile are about to introduce portable e-mail devices that work just like the RIM (RIMM) Blackberry. According to Reuters AT&T said its new Pantech "duo" runs on Microsoft Corp’s…
Douglas A. McIntyre Most cable company stocks are already trading at 52-week lows. Last week, Comcast (CMCSA) reported earnings and subscriber growth that were below Wall St. expectations. And AT&T (T) came out with earnings…
When word came though that Vonage (VG) had settled its patent suit with Verizon (VZ), the VoIP company’s shares moved up 70% to over $2. The small company has settled another action…
According to Reuters, Apple’s (AAPL) rose 67% in the last quarter/Reuters writes that the UAW has a secret deal with Chrysler to make certain products in the US in the hope of…
Strategy Analytics reports that AT&T (T) and Apple (AAPL) will deliver 1.1 million iPhones in Q3, bringing total sales of the handset to 1.325 million units. "The iPhone has become AT&T’s top…
According to Reuters, Halliburton (HAL) increased its third quarter profit by 19%.Reuters writes that Wal-Mart (WMT) will buy the part of its Japanese operations that it does not own for $350 million.The…
Following is the short interest in stocks of major companies traded on the NYSE. Figures are as of October 15 and compare to numbers on September 28, 2007. Most of the large…
AT&T (T) became the third big telecom company to file a patent suit against Vonage (VG). It follows actions by Sprint (S) and Verizon (VG). Those suits have been settled at a…
As today is the 20th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash, 24/7 Wall St. wanted to go back in time to review how the individual DJIA components held up around the…
If you can’t beat them, copy them. Sprint (S) will begin to offer a touch-screen phone that looks great deal like the Apple (AAPL) iPhone. It should be available for the holiday…
Most LBO’s these days get killed because buyers develop remorse over a high price and the tough borrowing environment. At Cablevision (CVC) all of that has been turned on its head. The…
Microsoft (MSFT) said it expects its unified communications product — the company’s effort to link e-mail, instant messaging and phone systems over Internet networks — to become one of the fastest-growing segments…
"AT&T Inc.(T), the biggest U.S. phone company, and No. 2 Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) may follow General Motors Corp. (GM) in trying to shift retiree health-care liabilities to a union-run fund, a…
Cable companies had all of the competitive advantages. They could offer broadband, TV, and voice service in one package. Satellite TV could only offer television. Telecom companies had slow DSL, and building…
Red Herring suggested that Sprint (S) hire telecom pioneer and Clearwire (CLWR) CEO Craig McCaw to replace exiting chief Gary Forsee. But, McCaw has a day job, so that probably won’t happen.…
