Wikimedia CommonsNike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) was just about the only sponsor to stay with Tiger Woods after his career meltdown in late 2009. He has proved that the sponsors who left him should…
July 15, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning but the report on U.S. retail sales pushed shares into the red early. A later report on business inventories helped pull stocks out…
Wikimedia CommonsLast Friday’s announcement that AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) would acquire Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) for a total of $1.2 billion in cash ($15 a share) is not a done…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Monday, July 15, 2013. They include NetApp, J.P. Morgan, UPS and Bank of New York.
Wikimedia CommonsAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) will buy Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) in a deal that 24/7 Wall St. anticipated months ago when Leap was put on the “Ten Brands That…
Douglas A. McIntyre Short sellers are continuing to keep their bets against many of the top defensive high-yield dividend stocks. Increased volatility in June and rising interest rates are obviously making short sellers get aggressive…
courtesy of SamsungT-Mobile has set a plan to turn itself around in the United States. The effort will not be a success. Its service record it too poor and the public’s perception…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) is closing on its acquisition of Clearwire on Tuesday, and the company is still becoming a part of Softbank. Some investors may only consider…
ThinkstockThe price that Softbank has agreed to pay for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has killed its credit rating, which will make it more difficult to raise money. S&P cut its Softbank…
courtesy of Leonid Mamchenkov, via WikimediaJust over a decade ago, Sony Ericsson was one of the hottest cell phone makers in the world. Similarly, Cingular was one of the most popular wireless…
ThinkstockThe Dow Jones Industrial Average is still technically in a bull market with gains of 13.7% so far in 2013. Despite a rough market in June, the DJIA is up so far…
ThinkstockOnce Japan’s SoftBank received stockholder approval for its acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), it was only a matter of time before Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) gave up its bid…
Short sellers have really made some big changes in their bets against the key high-yield dividend stocks that had been the darling of Wall Street. Many of these stocks are members of…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.You can try to interpret the news line by line, or you can just watch the ticker tape to see what it is telling you. When you have…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) dropped its bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), which means it is probable that Japan’s Softbank will get a 78% controlling interest in…
