AT&T Inc (T) 36.38 $T
AT&T eyes football in DirecTV buy
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - 13 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the hidden benefits of AT&T's planned purchase of DirecTV is that it raises the possibility of making DirecTV's programming crown jewel, NFL Sunday Ticket, available on mobile devices.
Value Investing: A Strategy for Any Market
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 15 mins ago
Value investing in a nutshell refers to buying stocks that are undervalued by the market, with the assumption that the market will eventually price them at their full value, making you money in the process. However, over the past several years, the...
AT&T and Comcast: Frenemies?
Chris Hill and Taylor Muckerman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 31 mins ago
AT&T is buying DirecTV for $49 billion and both of these stocks are down today. What does this say to investors? Today on Investor Beat , Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Taylor Muckerman discuss the paid-tv deal that everyone's talking...
Stocks Close Higher as Small-Caps, Techs Gain
at The Street - 33 mins ago
U.S. stocks move higher Monday as small-cap and tech stocks gain against a backdrop of mixed M&A success. Talks between AstraZeneca and Pfizer appear to have broken down while sentiment is cool over an AT&T and DirecTV deal.
Stocks edge higher after drifting in early trade
By ALEX VEIGA - AP - 36 mins ago
Stocks finished slightly higher on Monday, adding to the small gains the market carved out at the end of last week.
AstraZeneca and AT&T are big market movers
AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
A New Era Rises for Cable TV
Haris Qureshi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 7 mins ago
Hot on the heels of the announcement by Comcast on its website that it is planning to purchase Time Warner come rumors in a story in the Wall Street Journal that AT&T may be planning to buy Direct TV . In the story, it is cited...
Why AT&T (T) Stock Is Down Today (Update)
at The Street - 1 hr 20 mins ago
AT&T (T) fell Monday after the telecommunications giant agreed Sunday to purchase DirecTV (DTV) for $48.5 billion.
Why Google Wants to Get Hitched With Twitch
at The Street - 1 hr 33 mins ago
Google is eyeing Twitch because of its huge popularity in live streaming content.
Why Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - 2 hrs 12 mins ago
Comcast (CMCSA) is gaining Monday following the news that AT&T (T) will acquire DirecTV (DTV).
Final Hour: Techs, Treasuries, Small Caps Boost Otherwise Sideways Shuffle
at The Street - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
As indices fluctuated in a directionless day of trade, investors could be fooled for thinking there's little more than a sideways shuffle happening in markets. But key drivers are machinating beneath the surface: a rolling correction in tech stocks,...
AT&T Closes DIRECTV Buy Deal at $48.5B - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
AT&T, Inc. (T) has finally reached a definitive agreement to buy DIRECTV (DTV) for $48.5 billion.
4 Huge Stocks on Traders' Radars
at The Street - 2 hrs 39 mins ago
Here's how to trade some of the most active stocks on the market today.
How the NFL Could Kill DIRECTV-AT&T Merger
at The Street - 2 hrs 46 mins ago
The big merger between AT&T and DirectTV is not about subscribers, free cash flow, dividend coverage or any other story you may read this morning. It's about football, and the powerhouse the National Football League has become under Commissioner...
AT&T's Bid Flunks Verizon Dividend Test
at The Street - Mon May 19, 1:27PM CDT
AT&T, after announcing a merger with pay TV provider DirecTV, is now moving in a different direction than Verizon, its primary competitor in the U.S. wireless market. AT&T's dividend growth rate is the metric to judge whether the company has found...
Why AT&T Buying DirectTV Is Good for Consumers
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 1:24PM CDT
If you've seen the latest Godzilla movie you know that sometimes it takes a giant monster to keep a giant monster in check. When Comcast announced it would be buying Time Warner Cable for $45 billion it effectively created a monster. The...
What consumers can expect from AT&T, DirecTV deal
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - 2 hrs 54 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ready to bundle your mobile phone and TV bills together? That is one of the changes customers can expect if AT&T Inc.'s proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV is approved by regulators.
Al Franken Joins Internet Activists to Oppose AT&T-DirecTV
at The Street - Mon May 19, 1:02PM CDT
Minnesota Senator Al Franken lashed-out at AT&T's proposed $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV as a deal that will reduce competition and raise prices for Internet access, a view backed by activist groups increasingly jittery about media...
Dow Jones Flat as AT&T Drops on DIRECTV Deal
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 12:37PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is unchanged as component AT&T drops after announcing the purchase of DIRECTV over the weekend. As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow was basically unchanged at 16,496. The S&P 500 was up a five points to...
Upgrade Alert for AT&T (T)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon May 19, 12:29PM CDT
AT&T (NYSE:T) was upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform at Raymond James today. The stock closed yesterday at $36.74 on volume of 24.0 million shares, below average daily volume of 26.8 million. AT&T Inc. is a communications holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides local and long-distance phone service, wireless and data communications, Internet access and messaging, IP-based and satellite television, security services, telecommunications equipment, and directory advertising and publishing.
AT&T eyes football in DirecTV buy
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - 13 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the hidden benefits of AT&T's planned purchase of DirecTV is that it raises the possibility of making DirecTV's programming crown jewel, NFL Sunday Ticket, available on mobile devices.
Value Investing: A Strategy for Any Market
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 15 mins ago
Value investing in a nutshell refers to buying stocks that are undervalued by the market, with the assumption that the market will eventually price them at their full value, making you money in the process. However, over the past several years, the...
AT&T and Comcast: Frenemies?
Chris Hill and Taylor Muckerman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 31 mins ago
AT&T is buying DirecTV for $49 billion and both of these stocks are down today. What does this say to investors? Today on Investor Beat , Chris Hill and Motley Fool analyst Taylor Muckerman discuss the paid-tv deal that everyone's talking...
Stocks Close Higher as Small-Caps, Techs Gain
at The Street - 33 mins ago
U.S. stocks move higher Monday as small-cap and tech stocks gain against a backdrop of mixed M&A success. Talks between AstraZeneca and Pfizer appear to have broken down while sentiment is cool over an AT&T and DirecTV deal.
Stocks edge higher after drifting in early trade
By ALEX VEIGA - AP - 36 mins ago
Stocks finished slightly higher on Monday, adding to the small gains the market carved out at the end of last week.
AstraZeneca and AT&T are big market movers
AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
A New Era Rises for Cable TV
Haris Qureshi, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 7 mins ago
Hot on the heels of the announcement by Comcast on its website that it is planning to purchase Time Warner come rumors in a story in the Wall Street Journal that AT&T may be planning to buy Direct TV . In the story, it is cited...
Why AT&T (T) Stock Is Down Today (Update)
at The Street - 1 hr 20 mins ago
AT&T (T) fell Monday after the telecommunications giant agreed Sunday to purchase DirecTV (DTV) for $48.5 billion.
Why Google Wants to Get Hitched With Twitch
at The Street - 1 hr 33 mins ago
Google is eyeing Twitch because of its huge popularity in live streaming content.
Why Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - 2 hrs 12 mins ago
Comcast (CMCSA) is gaining Monday following the news that AT&T (T) will acquire DirecTV (DTV).
Final Hour: Techs, Treasuries, Small Caps Boost Otherwise Sideways Shuffle
at The Street - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
As indices fluctuated in a directionless day of trade, investors could be fooled for thinking there's little more than a sideways shuffle happening in markets. But key drivers are machinating beneath the surface: a rolling correction in tech stocks,...
AT&T Closes DIRECTV Buy Deal at $48.5B - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
AT&T, Inc. (T) has finally reached a definitive agreement to buy DIRECTV (DTV) for $48.5 billion.
4 Huge Stocks on Traders' Radars
at The Street - 2 hrs 39 mins ago
Here's how to trade some of the most active stocks on the market today.
How the NFL Could Kill DIRECTV-AT&T Merger
at The Street - 2 hrs 46 mins ago
The big merger between AT&T and DirectTV is not about subscribers, free cash flow, dividend coverage or any other story you may read this morning. It's about football, and the powerhouse the National Football League has become under Commissioner...
AT&T's Bid Flunks Verizon Dividend Test
at The Street - Mon May 19, 1:27PM CDT
AT&T, after announcing a merger with pay TV provider DirecTV, is now moving in a different direction than Verizon, its primary competitor in the U.S. wireless market. AT&T's dividend growth rate is the metric to judge whether the company has found...
Why AT&T Buying DirectTV Is Good for Consumers
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 1:24PM CDT
If you've seen the latest Godzilla movie you know that sometimes it takes a giant monster to keep a giant monster in check. When Comcast announced it would be buying Time Warner Cable for $45 billion it effectively created a monster. The...
What consumers can expect from AT&T, DirecTV deal
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - 2 hrs 54 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ready to bundle your mobile phone and TV bills together? That is one of the changes customers can expect if AT&T Inc.'s proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV is approved by regulators.
Al Franken Joins Internet Activists to Oppose AT&T-DirecTV
at The Street - Mon May 19, 1:02PM CDT
Minnesota Senator Al Franken lashed-out at AT&T's proposed $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV as a deal that will reduce competition and raise prices for Internet access, a view backed by activist groups increasingly jittery about media...
Dow Jones Flat as AT&T Drops on DIRECTV Deal
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 19, 12:37PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is unchanged as component AT&T drops after announcing the purchase of DIRECTV over the weekend. As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow was basically unchanged at 16,496. The S&P 500 was up a five points to...
Upgrade Alert for AT&T (T)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon May 19, 12:29PM CDT
AT&T (NYSE:T) was upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform at Raymond James today. The stock closed yesterday at $36.74 on volume of 24.0 million shares, below average daily volume of 26.8 million. AT&T Inc. is a communications holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides local and long-distance phone service, wireless and data communications, Internet access and messaging, IP-based and satellite television, security services, telecommunications equipment, and directory advertising and publishing.
