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Companies and Brands
Altria Dividend Hike Brings Telecom Yield Ambitions
Altria is at it again with a dividend hike. The news looks great ... on the surface.
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Telecom & Wireless
Sprint’s New Subscription Offer: Double the Data, Double the Confusion
Provided customers can figure out exactly what they’re getting from the Sprint's new Family Share Pack pricing, the deals might be pretty good. The offer certainly has a nice headline sound.
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Telecom & Wireless
Sprint Has America’s Worst Wireless Network
Sprint has the worst performing wireless network in the United States by far in the first half of 2014, according to a new study by research firm RootScore.
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Media
The Attraction of YouTube’s Multichannel Networks
When Disney agreed in March to pay up to $950 million for Maker Studio, the acquisition was looked at as a testament to the value of a multichannel network -- an MCN…
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Telecom & Wireless
Sprint CEO’s Plan: Cut Prices, Slash Costs
courtesy of Sprint Corp.The surprise ending to merger discussions between Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) included a housecleaning, at least in the corner office at Sprint. Long-time…
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Investing
Insider Buying This Week Dominated by Pharma and Yield Chasers
ThinkstockInvestors love to see insiders at high corporate levels purchasing their own companies’ stock. That is particularly true if the stock has performed well and has traded to higher levels. With the…
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Media
Cable Company Broadband Subscribers Now Outnumber Pay TV Subscribers
ThinkstockIt had to happen sometime, but the cable guys probably didn’t expect it to happen so soon. The top U.S. cable companies now claim 49.915 million broadband subscribers compared with 49.910 million…
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Telecom & Wireless
AT&T Makes an iPad Offer You Can Refuse
courtesy of Apple Inc.Wireless carrier AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) came out with a new offer Thursday morning that may be better for the company’s inventory levels than for its consumers. With the…
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Investing
Key Short Interest Changes in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
The short interest data is out for the July 31 settlement date. We often review the higher-yield defensive dividend stocks for a barometer of what short sellers may be thinking. The trends…
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Investing
NYSE Stocks With Most Short Interest
Wikimedia CommonsHere’s a look at the five NYSE-traded stocks with the largest number of shares held short as of July 31st. Of the five, short interest of two had decreased. Short interest…
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Special Report
America’s Fastest-Growing Retailers
After the recession, retailers are growing once again and, increasingly, moving online. In the first quarter of 2014, retail sales were 2.4% higher than the same time the year before, largely helped…
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Telecom & Wireless
52-Week Low Proves Sprint Needs T-Mobile — or Something!
With the news that Sprint is giving up on its merger plans with T-Mobile came the news the Sprint CEO Dan Hesse was being replaced on Monday with Sprint board member Marcelo…
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Telecom & Wireless
Sprint Dumps CEO Hesse for Entrepreneur Board Member
When this week started, T-Mobile was being pursued by two suitors, one a brash, young French upstart and the other an older, wiser, richer company looking for one last chance at glory.
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Media
What Will Happen to Tiger Woods’s Sponsors?
What will happen when the Nike Swoosh that sits on Tiger Woods's golf bag is not seen as often on TV as last season, when he won five PGA events?
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Companies and Brands
Facebook’s Market Value Tops AT&T
ThinkstockOne company’s sales are huge. Those of the other are not. Despite AT&T’s (NYSE: T) substantial lead in revenue, its market cap is now below Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB). The story is almost…