DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) has hundreds of channels and can offer high-definition programming, but, because satellite signals do not work two-way, getting into the "on demand" business has been impossible. That has given…
24/7 Wall St. interviewed Verizon (NYSE: VZ) CEO Ivan Seidenberg about the wireless and broadband industries.When asked about the concern among investors that wireless saturation rates and new cellular price plans are…
Douglas A. McIntyre The short interest on the NYSE hit an all-time record for the period ending February 29. Figures by company compare to shares sold short on Ferbruary 15. Financial firms had significant increases…
Several brands which were extremely powerful during the last few decades are about to disappear. Many of them no longer drive big sales. Some are a part of companies that are in…
According to Reuters, Google (GOOG) lost a key executive to Facebook.Reuters reports that losses at Credit Agricole were worse than expectedReuters reports that OPEC indicated that it would leave production unchanged.Reuters writes…
Use of mobile broadband, PCs connected to the internet over cellular networks spiked up 154% from the Q4 06 to Q4 07. The total number of unique computers hooked up at the…
No matter how bad the markets were in February, they were worse for some stocks than for others.Shares in Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) dropped 16% during the second month of the year, which…
Shares of telecom company Qwest (NYSE: Q) are up almost 8% on news that it wants a better deal with Sprint (NYSE: S) for providing wireless service in its region which includes…
Industry-wide price wars are like the old Western range wars. They don’t happen often but when they do they are violent and have sudden onsets. A new home-phone program from T-Mobile is…
Verizon (VZ) bottomed at $33.30 after downgrades due to cellular service price wars.HCC Insurance (HCC) Weak quarterly results. Trades down to $24.25 from 52-week high of $24.45.AT&T (T) drops to $32.95 from…
Now that its rivals (AT&T NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless have gone to $99.99 a month unlimited calling plans, Sprint (NYSE: S) needs to get it in gear. It has had trouble…
These are not the only analyst calls today, but these are the top ten calls that 247WallSt.com is looking at this morning: AT&T (NYSE: T) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit…
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has been the cock of the walk, but that has changed. Yesterday, the shares hit a 52-week low at $35.19.The large run-up in Verizon’s stock last year was based…
Verizon (VZ) Bad news on broadband set-top delays and price cutting for cellular service. Falls to $35.37 from 52-week high of $46.24.Idearc (IAR) New CEO appointed after weak earnings. Not much of…
"For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost."After a highly successful roll-out of its fiber-to-the-home broadband and TV product, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has run into a snag. It cannot get enough…
