21st Century Fox abandons pursuit of Time Warner
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Aug 05, 5:26PM CDT
Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is abandoning its attempt to take over Time Warner in a proposed deal that would have combined two of the world's biggest media companies.
Final Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Tue Aug 05, 5:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies were down at the close of trading:
Midday Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Tue Aug 05, 12:21PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are down at 1 p.m.:
Google Fiber Is a Growing Threat to Telecoms
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 10:00AM CDT
A Google Fiber network box. Will you get one soon? Source: Google. Verizon couldn't have been more hyperbolic in announcing symmetric Internet service for new FiOS customers last month. Symmetric connections allow users to upload data as fast as...
Dow: Investing Essentials
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 9:53AM CDT
Credit : Rafael Matsunaga via Flickr . The Dow Jones Industrial Average , commonly known as "the Dow," is a price-weighted stock index of 30 leading U.S. companies, roughly two-thirds of which are manufacturers of industrial and consumer goods...
Early Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Tue Aug 05, 9:40AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are down at 10 a.m.:
Next Support Level for AT&T (T) is $35.07
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Aug 05, 9:05AM CDT
AT&T (NYSE:T) has opened bearishly below the pivot of $35.40 today and has reached the first level of support at $35.26. Analysts will be watching for a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $35.07 and $34.74.
Stock Updates on Diversified Telecommunication Industry -- AT&T, Verizon Communications, Frontier Communications, Globalstar, and 8x8
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 05, 7:40AM CDT
On Monday, August 04, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,383.89, up 0.72%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day 0.46% higher at 16,569.28, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,938.99, up 0.72%. The gains were broad based as nine out of ten sectors ended the session in positive. The S&P 500 Telecommunication Services Sector Index ended the day at 161.77, up 0.61%, and the index has advanced 0.86% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR), Globalstar Inc. (NYSE MKT: GSAT), and 8x8 Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at:
Floyd Mayweather Can Make You Money Every Time He Wins or Loses
at The Street - Tue Aug 05, 6:00AM CDT
A lot of people have been betting that Floyd Mayweather is going to win again on his next fight. There is a way to win money every time he fights.
T-Mobile US Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates on Higher Revenues - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Aug 04, 2:10PM CDT
T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) reported second-quarter 2014 earnings per share of 48 cents, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents and improved significantly from the year-ago quarter???s loss of 2 cents.
4 Big Stocks on Traders' Radars
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 1:43PM CDT
Here's how to trade some of the most active stocks on the market today.
T-Mobile Upgrade On Subscriber Momentum, Bidding War?
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 04, 12:58PM CDT
T-Mobile US (TMUS) got an upgrade Monday from an investment bank that reacted favorably to its subscriber momentum and said a bidding war for the company could materialize. Evercore Partners on Monday upgraded T-Mobile stock to outperform from market...
Apple, Visa Mobile Payments Coming With iPhone 6?
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 04, 10:44AM CDT
Apple (AAPL) and Visa could soon announce an alliance in mobile payments, Pacific Crest Securities speculated in a research note Monday. Such an Apple-Visa partnership would be a negative for eBay's (EBAY) PayPal, Pac Crest says. Apple is expected to...
Insider Trading Alert - ARRS, T And YHOO Traded By Insiders
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 10:15AM CDT
Stocks with insider trader activity include ARRS, T and YHOO
How Will US Data Companies Suffer In The Wake Of The Snowden Leaks?
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 9:29AM CDT
By Ben Levine for Kapitall. Just over a year ago, the Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA documents detailing the agency's PRISM [...]
T-Mobile U.S. Gains on Iliad SA's 56.6% Stake Buy Offer - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 01, 4:18PM CDT
French carrier Iliad SA took the telecom industry by surprise by bidding for 56.6% stake in T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (TMUS).
Sprint Reverts to Earnings in Q2, Beats Revenue Estimates - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 01, 2:30PM CDT
Sprint Corporation (S) reported second-quarter 2014 earnings per share of a penny beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
3 Reasons 21st Century Fox's Play for Time Warner Is a Long Shot
at The Street - Fri Aug 01, 2:12PM CDT
As Time Warner and Fox gear up to report earnings, a second-round offer could come sooner than later. But at what terms would Time Warner be willing to accept?