courtesy of Apple Inc.T-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The wireless carrier posted revenues of $6.69 billion, compared with revenues of $6.15 billion in…
ThinkstockIn the world of big telecom mergers, it is getting ever harder to imagine any big deals in the United States. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) was able to buy out the…
Courtesy ZTE Corp.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has released the Nexus 5 at its Google Play website, using words like “stunning,” “powerful,” “colorful” and “slim.” It is, in other words, like almost every other…
ThinkstockIf you thought that the Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) deal with Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) was massive this year, there is talk that AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is now considering…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The country’s third largest wireless carrier posted revenues of $8.68 billion and an operating loss of…
We have seen the short interest reports for the October 15 settlement date. It turns out that short sellers have been getting out of the way of the bull market after previously…
Wikimedia CommonsAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has reported its third quarter earnings showing earnings growth, followed by gains in wireless and a record in its Uverse numbers. Earnings rose more than fourteen percent…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of Apple Inc.Display Search, which is a worldwide leader in global market research and consulting, says that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has cut back iPhone 5c orders by 35%. Many on…
Jon OggThe S&P 500 Index is hitting all-time highs and we are now deep into earnings season. This week will mark the second week of the earnings floodgates being open. 24/7 Wall…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsNow that Congress and the White House have managed to cobble together a compromise on the government shutdown and the debt ceiling, investors can get back to planning…
Wikimedia CommonsThe general investing public will spend much of its energy waiting for earnings from famous companies such as Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP). These are…
ThinkstockShort sellers have increased their bets against the stable high-dividend stocks that are in most Americans’ retirement accounts and mutual funds. The end-of-September short interest saw year highs in a few cases.…
ThinkstockA true monopoly is when only one major player remains in an industry, even if tiny competitors exist here and there. So ask yourself what it would mean if the two satellite…
ThinkstockThe number of companies paying dividends in the S&P 500 is at a 15-year high. According to FactSet, just over 80 companies in the index do not pay dividends. Paying dividends has…
ThinkstockLess than 10 years ago, just about everybody had a cell phone. However, at that point nobody had a smartphone. The smartphone revolution grew out of the ill-fated Palm idea for a…
