Netflix has been, according to its management, the champion of an open and free Internet. Without a fast Internet connection for everyone, its streaming movies will freeze and buffer until they are…
thinkstockJuly 11, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday as the blue chips lagged on lower crude prices and a weakish report from the first major financial institution reported second-quarter earnings this morning.…
The short interest data for the June 30 settlement date is out, and there were selectively an increasing number of shares short in our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are…
thinkstockJuly 8, 2014: Markets opened down on Tuesday following a down-day Monday. The Nasdaq was particularly hard hit as the tech and biotech sectors were absolutely hammered. Shortly before the closing bell…
thinkstockJuly 2, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday with the S&P 500 starting just barely in the red based on Tuesday’s close. None of the major indexes made a big move today,…
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that mini-antenna service Aereo does indeed infringe the copyright of TV broadcasters, some are saying free over-the-air television may be dead.
ThinkstockT-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) may have won over many new wireless customers as portraying itself as the ‘uncarrier’ for wireless subscribers. Now it turns out that a Federal Trade Commission complaint…
Walmart unexpectedly slashed what it charges for Apple iPhone 5 models. Is this because the iPhone 6 is on its way, or has iPhone 5 demand dropped sharply and only discounts can…
Verizon Communications reportedly will lose its contract with the German government due to fear of letting intelligence agencies from the United States listen in on sensitive communications.
The short interest data for the first two weeks of June show that short interest was higher in almost all our go-to list of defensive high-yield stocks that are not utilities.
Google will release a set-top box into a market that is already crowded, so Google's chance of taking market share from incumbents is low.
Global Internet provider Level 3 Communications announced Monday morning that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire TW Telecom for $40.86 per share in cash and stock.
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyTwo factors are about ready to collide, and if history is any guide, the outcome could be ugly, at least for the short term. Since 1960, there have…
Amazon.com has released numbers showing that Kindle Fire HDX customers who used the Mayday button to get customer service enjoy a response time of an average of 9.75 seconds.
A new report from the Portfolio Strategy team at Oppenheimer makes the case that large cap names are the only place to be now and going forward.
