Big Oil Earnings, AT&T's Acquisition Surprise, and Hard-Drivin' Motor Vehicle Sales
Jack Kramer and Nick Martell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 16 mins ago
Why waste your money on the Kentucky Derby when you could be betting on Friday morning's April jobs report? Stocks wavered, and the Dow dipped just 22 points Thursday as investors await the big piece of monthly econ data. 1. AT&T making...
LinkedIn Falls After Hours, but DirecTV Jumps on Buyout Rumors
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 9:00PM CDT
With tomorrow's all-important jobs report hanging on the balance, stocks held steady today despite several strong economic data points that could have pushed shares higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22 points, or 0.1%, while the ...
DirecTV and AT&T Would Rattle an Already-Transitioning Industry
Michael Lewis, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 6:30PM CDT
The pay-TV industry is a fascinating one to watch right now. As the cable business climbs over itself to consolidate, the satellite-TV game (one that has not seen the same video subscriber flight as cable) has quietly jockeyed for its own advances....
AT&T has approached
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 01, 5:51PM CDT
AT&T (T) has approached DirecTV (DTV) about a takeover, according to a published report. AT&T, up early, closed down 0.3%. DirecTV rose 4.1% after hitting a record 82.75 early.
Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
AP - Thu May 01, 5:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Thu May 01, 5:07PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Sprint Q1 Loss Narrower Than Expected - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 01, 1:25PM CDT
Sprint Corporation (S) reported first quarter 2014 adjusted net loss per share of 4 cents, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Shocker: Why Didn't Verizon Communications and AT&T Plunge Today?
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 1:00PM CDT
This market is insane. T-Mobile just reported stellar subscriber additions, leaving both Verizon and AT&T eating dust. The scrappy wireless carrier is gearing up for a merger with Sprint , which would finally add a third national...
Midday Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Thu May 01, 12:46PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Amdocs Beats on Q2 Earnings & Revs - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 01, 12:20PM CDT
Amdocs Ltd. (DOX) reported strong financial numbers for the second quarter of fiscal 2014.
T-Mobile Has Won: Five Giant Issues In Telco Earnings
at The Street - Thu May 01, 12:12PM CDT
Here are big takeaways from first quarter telecom earnings. Most importantly, T-Mobile has won.
The 2 Can't-Miss Stories on the Dow Today
Jay Jenkins, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 12:00PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat in Thursday afternoon trading, just a day after c losing at an all-time high for the first time since Dec. 31 of last year. The impressive 16,580.84 points at the end of trading came despite a less than...
Equinix Q1 Earnings & Rev Beat Ests. - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 01, 11:50AM CDT
Equinix Inc. (EQIX) reported first-quarter 2014 earnings of 81 cents, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 73 cents.
Jim Cramer Talks AT&T (T) and DirecTV (DTV) Deal, Yelp (YELP), Workday (WDAY), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and MasterCard (MA)
at The Street - Thu May 01, 11:28AM CDT
TheStreet's Jim Cramer breaks down the potential AT&T (T) and DirecTV (DTV) deal, Yelp (YELP), Workday (WDAY), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and MasterCard (MA).
Telecom Stocks are Surging
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 10:33AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was largely unchanged in late morning trading Thursday. AT&T traded in line with its index, while T-Mobile , Sprint and DIRECTV surged to the upside. Markets closed for May Day While the U.S....
T-Mobile's Huge Customer Gains Come With a Loss
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 10:30AM CDT
The first quarter of 2014 was a monumental one for T-Mobile with the company posting a record net customer gain of 2.4 million -- the first time it surpassed the 2 million net customer gain in a quarter. But T-Mobile's customer gains have come at...
AT&T to Webcast Keynote by John Stephens at Jefferies Conference on May 8
M2 - Thu May 01, 10:14AM CDT
AT&T will webcast a keynote address by John Stephens , Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AT&T Inc., at the Jefferies 2014 Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in Miami, FL on Thursday, May 8 at 8 a.m. ET. The webcast will be available live and for replay at AT&T Investor Relations .
Early Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Thu May 01, 10:10AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 10 a.m.:
T-Mobile: Beware the CEO That Doesn't Talk About Profit
at The Street - Thu May 01, 9:47AM CDT
If I had any tip for the top brass at AT&T and Verizon, it is this: "Beware competitors that don't talk about profits."