AT&T Inc (T) 33.60 $T

Final Glance: Telecom companies
AP - 1 hr 14 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies were up at the close of trading:
T: 33.60 (+0.05), VZ: 47.04 (+0.47)

Is Verizon Mulling AOL Takeover or Joint Venture? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 1 hr 53 mins ago
Acquisition of AOL or forming a joint venture will not only expand Verizon's mobile-video offerings, but will also provide access to AOL's state-of-the-art advertising technology which enables automated buying and selling of ads online.
T: 33.60 (+0.05), AOL: 46.25 (+1.51), INTC: 35.28 (-0.67), VOD: 32.62 (-0.21), VZ: 47.04 (+0.47)

2014 Portfolio Review And Reflections On The Last 7 Years
Larry Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 2:44PM CST

KO: 42.46 (+0.32), KMI: 40.83 (-0.82), T: 33.60 (+0.05), WBA: 74.69 (+0.19), DTV: 85.14 (-0.47), XOM: 89.81 (-0.48), MCD: 92.40 (+0.17), MSFT: 45.65 (-0.68), VTR: 75.32 (+1.64)

US Cellular (USM) to Offer Samsung Galaxy Note Edge - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jan 06, 1:20PM CST
Wireless service provider United States Cellular Corp. (USM) has announced that Samsung's latest smartphone, the Galaxy Note Edge, will now be available with the carrier effective Jan 7, 2015.
T: 33.60 (+0.05), S: 4.19 (-0.02), TMUS: 26.87 (-0.06), USM: 35.40 (-0.27), TDS: 23.69 (-0.26)

Buy Re-Emerging Telecom Stocks Ciena, Adtran and Finisar
at The Street - Tue Jan 06, 12:49PM CST
The expected surge in carrier spending should fuel growth for these three companies this year,
FNSR: 18.57 (-0.35), T: 33.60 (+0.05), ALU: 3.36 (-0.09), VZ: 47.04 (+0.47), CIEN: 19.07 (-0.47), NOK: 7.54 (-0.12), ADTN: 21.42 (-0.32)

Midday Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Tue Jan 06, 12:17PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
T: 33.60 (+0.05), VZ: 47.04 (+0.47)

3 Dividend Growth Stocks I'm Not Buying in 2015
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jan 06, 9:39AM CST
Investing in solid dividend stocks can be one of the simplest and most effective strategies to obtain market-beating returns over time. However, investors need to be careful when picking dividend stocks. A solid trajectory of dividend payments is a...
T: 33.60 (+0.05), PM: 81.10 (+0.69), CMG: 664.38 (-3.31), DTV: 85.14 (-0.47), MCD: 92.40 (+0.17)

Early Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Tue Jan 06, 9:37AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 10 a.m.:
T: 33.60 (+0.05), VZ: 47.04 (+0.47)

Apple Offers Unlocked iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Smartphones for All U.S. Carriers
at The Street - Tue Jan 06, 9:14AM CST
Apple begins selling iPhones without SIM cards or pre-determined monthly service plans from a U.S. carrier.
T: 33.60 (+0.05), S: 4.19 (-0.02), TMUS: 26.87 (-0.06), VZ: 47.04 (+0.47), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01)

Satellite Firms Dish, DirecTV Target Streaming Video
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jan 06, 8:50AM CST
The pricing of Dish Network's (DISH) new stand-alone Internet streaming video service, called Sling TV, will be "genuinely disruptive," said telecom and media research firm MoffettNathanson. Sling TV will cost $20 monthly for a dozen channels,...
NFLX: 325.51 (-5.67), T: 33.60 (+0.05), AMZN: 295.29 (-6.90), DTV: 85.14 (-0.47), DIS: 91.89 (-0.49), GOOGL: 506.64 (-12.82), TWC: 145.00 (-2.02), MSFT: 45.65 (-0.68), INTC: 35.28 (-0.67), CMCSA: 55.23 (-0.73), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01), DISH: 68.67 (-1.77), TWX: 82.30 (-0.94)

AT&T to Power LoJack's Telematics Solutions for Commercial Equipment Fleet and Automotive Industries
PR Newswire - Tue Jan 06, 8:30AM CST
AT&T*and LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN), a leader in vehicle theft recovery and advanced fleet management solutions, announced today a collaboration to power LoJack's current and future telematics solutions. The alliance is resonant of both company's commitment to providing machine-to-machine and telematics solutions to the automotive and fleet industries.
T: 33.60 (+0.05), LOJN: 2.53 (+0.06)

AT&T Expands Eco-Ratings To Include Tablets And Social Factors In Rating Criteria
PR Newswire - Tue Jan 06, 8:30AM CST
At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada AT&T1 today unveiled its next generation Eco-Rating 2.0, an updated rating system that provides consumers an easy way to understand environmental - and now social - factors associated with their devices. With expanded and more aggressive goals, the ratings also now apply to tablets.
T: 33.60 (+0.05)

11 Worst-Rated Stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
at The Street - Tue Jan 06, 8:13AM CST
Just because a stock is in the Dow Jones Industrial Average doesn't mean it's a winner all the time. Check out which Dow stocks have the worst ratings.
T: 33.60 (+0.05), GE: 24.07 (-0.53), AA: 15.07 (+0.11), IBM: 156.07 (-3.44), XOM: 89.81 (-0.48), MCD: 92.40 (+0.17), BAC: 16.86 (-0.52), CAT: 86.47 (-0.56), CVX: 108.03 (-0.05), VZ: 47.04 (+0.47), HPQ: 39.27 (-0.30)

5 Internet of Things Companies Investors Shouldn’t Overlook
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jan 06, 8:03AM CST
There are plenty of technology companies adding the Internet of Things (IoT) to their repertoire of devices and services, or betting everything they have on the segment. That leaves investors with a wide-range of options for Internet of Things...
AMBA: 52.88 (+2.21), GPRO: 64.85 (-1.34), IHS: 107.04 (-2.13), BRCM: 41.12 (-1.23), INVN: 16.77 (+0.21), INTC: 35.28 (-0.67), GOOG: 501.96 (-11.91), T: 33.60 (+0.05), SAP: 65.68 (-1.52), QCOM: 72.88 (-1.05), CHL: 56.70 (-0.92), GOOGL: 506.64 (-12.82), FSL: 24.32 (-0.31), AAPL: 106.26 (+0.01), ACN: 86.71 (-0.63)

AT&T Modio Smartcase To Provide 4G LTE Connectivity For iPad With Wi-Fi Models
PR Newswire - Tue Jan 06, 8:00AM CST
AT&T1 will be offering the first U.S. smartcase of its kind that can help you connect Wi-Fi only models of iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini to the network with the nation's strongest 4G LTE signal.2 AT&T Modio(TM) smartcase will be available in AT&T stores and www.att.com for iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini with Wi-Fi models initially, followed by iPad Air 2 and iPad Air with Wi-Fi models. The durable smartcase will initially provide 4G LTE connectivity with a Mobile Share plan to iPad with Wi-Fi models only. More information regarding pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.
T: 33.60 (+0.05)

AT&T: A Junk Bond Fooling Investors Who Expect More
Anthony Ruben - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 7:48AM CST

T: 33.60 (+0.05)

Dow Dividend Dogs: Yahoo Finds 2.83% Edge For 5 Lowest Price High Yield January 2 Issues
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 6:46AM CST

KO: 42.46 (+0.32), T: 33.60 (+0.05), GE: 24.07 (-0.53), PFE: 31.42 (+0.26), MRK: 60.32 (+2.28), XOM: 89.81 (-0.48), MCD: 92.40 (+0.17), CAT: 86.47 (-0.56), CVX: 108.03 (-0.05), VZ: 47.04 (+0.47)

My Investment Worries: The Dollar, Large Caps, And More
Mike Lipper, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 6:31AM CST
Originally published on Dec. 28, 2014 Introduction Essentially investment risk is not a number. The price of risk failure is the foregoing of important funding plans. In that light your risk is not the same as my risk. Not only because we have...
SFLA: 173.00 (unch), RWL: 39.48 (-0.40), RSP: 77.59 (-0.85), SH: 22.41 (+0.24), SSO: 121.25 (-2.22), UUPT: 27.78 (+0.12), SPUU: 132.62 (-2.39), IVV: 201.27 (-1.83), USDU: 27.35 (+0.04), SPLX: 29.43 (-0.44), UUP: 24.30 (+0.05), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), SPXU: 41.26 (+1.10), T: 33.60 (+0.05), VOO: 183.27 (-1.82), UPRO: 121.74 (-3.39), EPS: 69.92 (-0.51), SPY: 199.82 (-1.90), SDS: 23.27 (+0.42), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), SPXL: 80.65 (-2.29), UDN: 23.43 (-0.06), FORX: 45.30 (+0.16), UDNT: 11.50 (-0.09)


Raise your home's IQ: smart gadgets take center stage at CES
By ANICK JESDANUN - AP - Tue Jan 06, 1:11AM CST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Imagine a world in which your garage door opens automatically as you pull into the driveway. The living room lights and heater turn on — perhaps the oven starts warming up, too. In the so-called "smart home," cars, appliances and other devices all have sensors and Internet connectivity to think and act for themselves, and make your life easier.
WHR: 187.47 (-1.56), T: 33.60 (+0.05), GOOGL: 506.64 (-12.82), GOOG: 501.96 (-11.91)

Why The '4% Rule' Is More Of A Guideline
Eli Inkrot - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 06, 12:58AM CST

KMI: 40.83 (-0.82), T: 33.60 (+0.05), SPY: 199.82 (-1.90), CMG: 664.38 (-3.31), SO: 49.75 (+0.59)