Sprint's iPhone for Life: Good Deal or Gimmick?
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 21, 12:08PM CDT
Since taking over the company a little over a month ago, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure has moved quickly to reverse the fortunes of the No. 3 wireless carrier in the United States. He has lowered prices, dropped the confusing "Framily" plan, and...
Could Google Fiber Be Coming to a City Near You?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 21, 9:45AM CDT
Google Fiber is reaching software developers where they live. Credit: Google Austin. Boston. New York. Silicon Valley. Four major U.S. tech hubs, yet Google Fiber is available in just one of them. Isn't that a mistake? No, but you have to dig...
Warren Buffett's Highest-Yielding Stocks
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 20, 12:31PM CDT
Photo: The Motley Fool Warren Buffett is widely regarded as the greatest investor of our time. Most people don't realize that dividend investing makes up a large part of his investments. Some of his most sizable holdings pay big yields, which gives...
AT&T and Verizon Fight FCC Over Faster Broadband Requirements
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 20, 8:03AM CDT
In recent years, the Federal Communications Commission, which is supposed to be on the side of the United States public, has often looked out for business rather than the little guy. More recently, however, the federal agency, which is run by a...
Verizon Wants You to Pay Less for Cable
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 20, 7:30AM CDT
In possibly the best example of how cable's pending demise, Verizon 's CEO Lowell McAdam acknowledged the business model is flawed at the recent Goldman Sachs investor conference. Specifically, the company is planning to disrupt the current model...
Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
AP - Fri Sep 19, 5:02PM 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 - Fri Sep 19, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies were up at the close of trading:
Look for Shares of Verizon Communications to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 1.33% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Sep 19, 3:40PM CDT
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $49.83 to a high of $50.38. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $49.72 on volume of 30.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.33% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Sep 19, 3:39PM CDT
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $49.83 to a high of $50.38. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $49.72 on volume of 30.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
10 NFL Sponsors Upset Over the Handling of Domestic Abuse Scandals
at The Street - Fri Sep 19, 3:28PM CDT
Here are 10 companies that have voiced their displeasure with the NFL.
Why Verizon (VZ) Stock Is Climbing Today
at The Street - Fri Sep 19, 1:39PM CDT
Verizon (VZ) shares are climbing on Friday, benefiting from the expected 20 million iPhone 6 units.
Midday Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Fri Sep 19, 12:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 1 p.m.:
Next Resistance Level for Verizon Communications (VZ) is $49.94
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Sep 19, 12:25PM CDT
Shares of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) opened today above their pivot of $49.59 and have already reached the first level of resistance at $49.82. Analysts will be watching for a cross of the next upside pivot targets of $49.94 and $50.29.
The "App Honeymoon" and what happens next
PR Newswire - Fri Sep 19, 12:00PM CDT
The recent comScore U.S. Mobile App report has dozens of insights on how people use their apps. One striking insight is that although there is an active ecosystem of apps, people tend to use only a small handful of them on a regular basis. While smartphone penetration is high, to the point that comScore says the majority of all digital media usage now occurs on mobile apps rather than on PCs, the number of apps in use per phone is small.
"TV Everywhere" Stinks, but These Companies Can Fix It
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 19, 10:43AM CDT
Your cable provider probably offers a TV Everywhere app and website with your cable subscription. And you probably don't use it. A survey by NPD this spring found that just 21% of pay-TV subscribers used the TV Everywhere services offered to them....
Early Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Fri Sep 19, 9:16AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 10 a.m.:
Market Maker Surveillance Report. GM, KO, PFE, BAC, MS, VZ, Bullishly Biased Price Friction For Thursday, September 18th 2014
M2 - Fri Sep 19, 4:02AM CDT
BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Thursday. Since October 2008 market makers are now required to be on the bid as much as they are on the offer and for like amounts of stock. This Fair Market Making Requirement is designed to prevent market makers from manipulating stock prices. On Thursday there were 4944 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2520 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2350 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with Abnormal Price Friction (bullish bias) in their stock prices. This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices rose. General Motors Co (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO), Pfizer Inc (NYSE
Sprint's $100 Family Share Pack Excludes a Key Group of Customers
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 18, 6:37PM CDT
Since taking over as Sprint CEO, Marcelo Claure has been applauded for his aggressive efforts to turn the the company's declining fortunes around. Though he has only been on the job since Aug. 11, Claure had made major changes, including...
Wireless Is Growth Engine At Verizon Communications
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Sep 18, 5:53PM CDT
Verizon Communications' (VZ) top-line growth is picking up. The improvement is due to it having full control of Verizon Wireless, as well as consumers taking a shine to 4G smartphones and tablets. In February, Verizon wrapped up its $130 billion...