ThinkstockWhen customers get slow, intermittent or no service at all from their wireless service provider, the initial reaction is that the company has lousy service and there is just nothing to be…
Paul Ausick Before U.S. markets open Tuesday, telecom giant Verizon Communications is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings per share that are nearly 24% higher than in the same period a year ago.
courtesy of Alex Proimos, via Wikimedia CommonsWhen it comes to companies we dread dealing with, we all know who they are. Let’s put it this way, would you rather go to the…
A new survey from Consumer Reports indicates that people queried prefer food from Chipotle Mexican Grill over what is offered by McDonald's. Sales numbers would show otherwise.
ThinkstockWeyerhaeuser saw a sharp rise in short interest between the June 13 and June 30 settlement dates, lifting it into the top five most shorted stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.…
The short interest data for the June 30 settlement date is out, and there were selectively an increasing number of shares short in our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are…
BlackBerry Ltd.Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 American brands that we predict will disappear before the end of the next year. This year’s list reflects the fact that mergers and acquisitions…
BlackBerry Ltd.Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 American brands that we predict will disappear before the end of the next year. This year’s list reflects the fact that mergers and acquisitions…
thinkstockThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has named its investigative teams to review whether or not the massive media mergers that have been announced are actually in the public interest — as the…
ThinkstockWe might have a little trouble defining what we mean when we say that a brand is “patriotic,” but the fact is most Americans know it when they see it. Or at…
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that mini-antenna service Aereo does indeed infringe the copyright of TV broadcasters, some are saying free over-the-air television may be dead.
ThinkstockT-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) may have won over many new wireless customers as portraying itself as the ‘uncarrier’ for wireless subscribers. Now it turns out that a Federal Trade Commission complaint…
Walmart unexpectedly slashed what it charges for Apple iPhone 5 models. Is this because the iPhone 6 is on its way, or has iPhone 5 demand dropped sharply and only discounts can…
The short interest data for the first two weeks of June show that short interest was higher in almost all our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are not utilities.
Bank of America saw a sharp rise in short interest between the May 30 and June 13 settlement dates. Other most heavily shorted NYSE stocks also saw growing short interest in the…
