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Telecom & Wireless
Will the iPhone 6 Cost $500?
When Apple launches the iPhone 6, its management needs to struggle with the balance between the product's features and the price it charges. It may have to trade off price to gain…
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Media
Would a Dish and DirecTV Merger Be a Monopoly Today?
ThinkstockShares of DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) are both gaining on a Bloomberg TV report that Dish’s Charlie Ergen has approached DirecTV about a possible merger. While this…
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Investing
Telecoms Liven Up Short Interest in Big Dividend Stocks
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the first two weeks of March is out, and the results among the top high-yield safe dividend stocks are mixed. The biggest changes took place in the…
9:41am ET
Infrastructure
Why AT&T Rejects Netflix’s Video Streaming Plan
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) video streaming service consumes a huge amount of broadband. No wonder. Video data takes up more network capacity than text or voice. And Netflix has more…
9:01am ET
Technology
With Symantec a Mess, Four Data Security Leaders to Watch
Shares of Symantec tanked Friday after the company said it had ousted its chief executive officer. But its woes highlight the emergence of a new generation of security-protection companies, such as privately…
10:35am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Bargain Hunters Returning to AT&T for Dividends and Defense
AT&T has been a very unloved telecom stock for some time now. But most high-yield stocks that are Dow Jones Industrial Average members rarely stay down and out forever. Bargain buyers have…
2:32pm ET
Media
Annual Video Subscriber Totals Fall for the First Time Ever
ThinkstockBy the end of 2013, the 13 largest pay TV providers had lost 105,000 video subscribers for the year. That marks the first year that pay TV posted an annual loss according…
8:35am ET
Investing
Top High-Yield Analyst Stocks With the Most Upside Potential
24/7 Wall St. reviewed Wall Street's top research calls over the past week, on the hunt for the best dividend ideas with big upside. Here are the top three high-yielding stocks to…
11:20am ET
Investing
Short Interest Generally Wanes in High-Yield Dividend Stocks
ThinkstockThe short interest data for the final two weeks of February is out, and the results are somewhat surprising when it comes to the top high-yield safe dividends out there. Some of…
9:00am ET
Investing
Low P/E High-Dividend Blue Chip Leaders to Buy Now
The pricier the stock market gets, the more important it is for investors to keep a close eye on what they are paying for stocks. Flashy momentum stocks are great for traders,…
6:46am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Sprint Merger With T-Mobile No Match AT&T and Verizon
Even on the long chance that regulators would approve a merger of Sprint and T-Mobil, it is hard to see why the merger would be good for shareholders or customers. Putting together…
8:50am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Verizon Buyback Trumps Its Dividend News
Verizon's new share buyback plan might not sound like huge news on the surface, but you have to recall that the company was tied up for quite some time in its purchase…
9:21am ET
Telecom & Wireless
T-Mobile Raises Unlimited Data Plan to $80
Courtesy BlackBerryOne of the keys to the recent success of T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) has been its aggressive pricing. The company’s management believes it can draw customers for the number four wireless…
6:27am ET
Telecom & Wireless
How Soon Will the iPhone 5 Be Free?
The $29 iPhone is on the market now. Prices have continued to drop since the smartphone was first introduced. To clear inventory, the iPhone 5c will be free soon, and Apple products…
6:34am ET
Investing
The Five Stocks That Could Cause the S&P to Fall
Some experts believe the S&P 500 has risen too much, because the increase has little support from the general economy and corporate earnings. A sudden weakness of a few large cap stocks…