Telecom & Wireless

Does Verizon Deserve More Credit for Q2 Earnings?

Posted: August 1, 2019 at 9:55 am

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) reported its most recent quarterly results before the markets opened on Thursday. The telecom giant posted $1.23 in earnings per share (EPS) and $32.1 billion ...
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Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Comes Closer to Decision

Posted: July 29, 2019 at 3:19 pm

The ongoing merger saga between T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) finally may be coming to a close. Investors were bidding up shares of both ...
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Are Comcast Earnings Enough for Investors?

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 10:10 am

When Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported its most recent quarterly results before the markets opened on Thursday, the company said that it had $0.78 in earnings per share (EPS) and ...
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Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Comes Closer to Decision

Posted: July 24, 2019 at 10:15 am

The ongoing merger saga between T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) finally may be coming to a close. Investors were bidding up shares of both companies ...
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Verizon First, Sprint Stomped in New Wireless Performance Study

Posted: July 17, 2019 at 10:35 am

The proposed merger between Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) will, if approved, put together the two U.S. wireless carriers with the overall lowest scores for ...
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T-Mobile Prepares to Join the S&P 500

Posted: July 10, 2019 at 10:00 am

T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) shares jumped on Wednesday after the announcement that the company would be joining the S&P 500 later this month. T-Mobile will be taking the place ...
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Why One Analyst Sees a Slowdown Ahead for Sprint

Posted: July 8, 2019 at 10:50 am

Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) has had a relatively positive 2019 so far, but one analyst believes that its luck is running out. Although Nomura Instinet is not overtly negative on ...
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Why the AT&T Super-High Dividend Yield Still Seems Safe

Posted: June 30, 2019 at 12:02 pm
Last updated: July 3, 2019 12:03 pm

It's no secret that investors love dividends, but what investors really cherish is when a company has a high dividend yield and is able to keep growing that payout ...
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Why the AT&T Super-High Dividend Yield Still Seems Safe

Posted: June 28, 2019 at 6:40 am

It's no secret that investors love dividends, but what investors really cherish is when a company has a high dividend yield and is able to keep growing that payout over ...
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It May Finally Be Safe to Buy CenturyLink (and Its Massive Dividend Yield)!

Posted: June 27, 2019 at 3:35 pm

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has been a down and out stock for quite some time. In fact, its shares had lost about 75% of their value since 2011. Even the ...
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AT&T’s Extraordinary 6.3% Yield

Posted: June 26, 2019 at 2:07 pm
Last updated: June 28, 2019 2:08 pm

There are junk bond funds that have a yield of less than 7%. They are comprised of bonds in companies that are below investment grade, which means they carry ...
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AT&T’s Extraordinary 6.3% Yield

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 7:50 am

There are junk bond funds that have a yield of less than 7%. They are comprised of bonds in companies that are below investment grade, which means they carry considerable ...
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FedEx Has Another Problem Delivering A Package From China Tech Company Huawei

Posted: June 23, 2019 at 8:41 am

FedEx (NYSE: FDX) came under pressure from the Chinese government a month ago when freight from telecom company Huawei was not delivered to the correct address. The U.S. government has ...
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The T-Mobile Merger With Sprint Could Still Be Killed

Posted: June 23, 2019 at 7:42 am

The deal to combine the third and fourth largest wireless companies in the U.S. appears to be close to approval by the federal government. But, the ranks of states attorneys ...
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More Bad News for Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Ambitions

Posted: June 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

The proposed acquisition of Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) by T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) has been handed some more bad news. As far as regulators looking out for consumers, this ...
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