5:40am ET
Investing
Cablevision (CVC) LBO Is Toast
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…
T Coverage Page 169
4:52pm ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft (MSFT) To Battle Cisco (CSCO) For Business Communications Dollars
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…
11:53am ET
Investing
Would AT&T (T) And Verizon (VZ) Follow GM (GM) And Off-Load Liabilities?
"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…
5:07am ET
Media
As HDTV Moves In, Cable’s House Gets Trashed (CMCSA)
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…
10:06am ET
Investing
Get Spint (S) To Merger With Clearwire (CLWR)
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.…
7:14am ET
Telecom & Wireless
AT&T (T) Buy Aloha, Ups Wireless Video Capacity
AT&T (T) is paying $2.5 billion to buy wireless spectrum from Aloha Partners. According to The Wall Street Journal, Aloha’s footprint covers 196 million people. The spectrum blankets 72 of the nation’s…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:36pm ET
Investing
Sprint (S): Gary Forsee Goes To The Guillotine
Gary Forsee, the CEO of Sprint (S), is gone. He had been in management at the company in the 80s. He came back as head of the company in 2003. He lead…
Douglas A. McIntyre 10:56am ET
Investing
Morningstar’s Seven Stocks To Sell
Morningstar has hit the market with "The Market’s Most Overvalued Stocks". They cover a wide range of industries, and some of them, like Schlumberger (SLB), would appear to be "buys" right now.…
1:28pm ET
Investing
Will CEO Change At Sprint (S) Ruin Clearwire (CLWR)?
Clearwire (CLWR), the WiMax IPO run by telecom legend Craig McCaw, has been up and down over the last six months. It hit $33 in July, but now trades closer to $20.…
10:17am ET
Investing
NYSE Month End Short For September Month’s End
Below are the major changes in short interest in NYSE listed companies comparing the figures on September 28 with those on September 14. Largest Short Positions Company …
3:08am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/5/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, RIM (RIMM) posted strong earnings and added it 10 millionth subscriber. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart (WMT) is already getting ready for holiday price wars by beginning to drop prices.…
3:08am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/5/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, RIM (RIMM) posted strong earnings and added it 10 millionth subscriber. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart (WMT) is already getting ready for holiday price wars by beginning to drop prices.…
6:12pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Has Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Lost More Business?
The FT is reporting that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) may have lost a big piece of the AT&T (T) wireless business. According to the paper "Ericsson is capitalising on Alcatel-Lucent’s severe difficulties to strengthen…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:57pm ET
Investing
Sprint (S) To Get New CEO
The pressure of poor performance and a falling share price finally got to Sprint’s (S) board of directors. CEO Gary Forsee is being forced out, and the company will begin looking for…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:06am ET
Investing
Rumors And The Stock Market
Do public companies have an obligation to tell the market when there are baseless rumors driving up their stock prices? Probably not. Although, most will make announcements when their shares are falling…