Analysts at Jefferies weighed in on the outlook for the four major U.S. wireless carriers. A saturated market and commoditization of wireless services promise more turbulence.
While things for 2017 actually look solid, and earnings actually should improve, the bottom line is we are way overbought and need a sell-off to take some of the air out.
AT&T announced two unlimited data plans this morning, joining the other three major U.S. carriers that already offer similar plans.
Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, UnitedHealth, and Verizon lifted the DJIA on Thursday.
T-Mobile may be first among the four largest mobile carriers based on subscriber additions, but in terms of network performance nationwide, it ranks last, which may be a hurdle to its future…
Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Apple, Dynegy, Flowserve, Lear, Nokia and Verizon Communications.
With a possible tie-up of Sprint and T-Mobile a new possibility, deal-hungry AT&T may reappear to reverse its largest M&A failure.
Although there is a big fight in the wireless space to grab as many customers as possible, the question remains which company is actually offering the best unlimited data plan.
Verizon and T-Mobile run neck-and-neck in high-speed data network connectivity and speed.
While the stock picks and holdings of Warren Buffett and his portfolio managers are always followed closely, the number of changes for the 2017 portfolio was huge.
Berkshire Hathaway has released its public equity holdings as of December 31, 2016, and the number of changes in the equity portfolio were nothing short of massive.
These five stocks pay solid distributions, are not trading at all-time highs and are rated Buy at Merrill Lynch. They make good sense should a big sell-off hit the market.
With long-term rates looking like they will stay at historically low levels for the next couple of years, dividend-paying stocks make even more sense than ever.
Verizon, Home Depot, UnitedHealth, and Intel sink DJIA on Monday.
The worst performing Dow stock so far in 2017 is Verizon. The telecom giant's stock is down 9% year to date.
Paul Ausick 
