ThinkstockAhead of the shareholders meeting schedule for this Friday, MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) may be getting an improved offer from Deutsche Telekom AG for the proposed merger with DT’s T-Mobile USA…
Short sellers may be getting smarter about all the inflows of capital heading into dividend stocks. The short interest fell in many of the names, but investors should understand that this short interest had…
courtesy of General MotorsThe press made a great deal of noise about General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) decision to test Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) as an advertising medium. When the car company…
Jon Ogg24/7 Wall St. wants some insight from readers ahead of earnings season. We have grouped four rival sectors to see which ones investors are more excited about this earnings season. This is…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe research team at Bank of America Corp.’s (NYSE: BAC) Merrill Lynch is out looking for the market strength to continue. Keep in mind that this is not…
Wikimedia CommonsAfter years of flourishing, some of America’s largest public corporations have stopped growing. In several cases, this trend began years ago. The companies that cannot grow fall into two categories. The…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and its partners HTC Corp. and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today launched the eagerly-anticipated Facebook Phone. The device will be manufactured by HTC and sold…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessShares of Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) are down more than 3% this morning following a denial from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) that it and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessA tie-up between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) is once more making news. A report today at the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog cites “usually…
ThinkstockAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is yet another company that has given up on opportunities for innovation and has lost its appetite for large M&A transactions. Instead, it will use the power of…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockAT&T to Buy Back Shares AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is yet another company that has given up on opportunities for innovation and lost its appetite for large M&A transactions. It will use…
Douglas A. McIntyre Short sellers have kept their attack up against the high-dividend stocks, perhaps indicating that many investors believe that the bull market may turn back toward growth rather than paying a higher premium…
courtesy of Apple Inc.T-Mobile began to offer its “no contract” phone plan and said it will sell the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 starting next month. A debate has begun about…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsJ.C. Penney Flip-Flop J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson is either lowering prices on much of the troubled retailer’s store inventory or raising those prices…
courtesy of AOL, IncCarl Icahn may join Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) in a joint effort to buy Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters) The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 begins test flights…
