AT&T And 'Losing' To Inflation
Eli Inkrot - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 25, 3:30PM CST
Predictably, AT&T (NYSE: T ) recently increased its quarterly dividend by a penny - a 2.2% year-over-year increase. Why was this predictable? Well, this boost marks the 31st consecutive year of AT&T paying a higher dividend and just as...
T: 33.96 (-0.07), IBM: 161.82 (-0.42), PG: 93.14 (-0.15)
AT&T Vs. Verizon: Which Is Best In A Highly Competitive U.S. Wireless Space?
Brian Nichols - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 25, 9:26AM CST
T: 33.96 (-0.07), VZ: 47.67 (unch)
Energy Sector Layoffs May Soon Alter The Jobless Claims Trend
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 25, 7:45AM CST
AMZN: 303.03 (-3.26), BOKF: 60.91 (-0.13), DAL: 48.05 (+0.92), FB: 80.77 (+0.16), HAL: 39.70 (-0.18), XOM: 93.78 (-0.81), COP: 70.13 (-0.92), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), M: 64.26 (+0.22), RSH: 0.39 (+0.01), DRI: 58.42 (-0.09), T: 33.96 (-0.07), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48), BHI: 56.34 (-0.10)
Is AT&T Harming DirecTV Shareholders?
Stone Fox Capital - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 25, 2:50AM CST
T: 33.96 (-0.07), DTV: 86.82 (-0.05)
Retirees, This Is Not Your Father's Retirement Plan: Constructing The 2015 Fill-The-Gap Portfolio
George Schneider - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 11:19PM CST
The percentage of workers covered by a traditional defined benefit [DB] pension plan that pays a lifetime annuity, often based on years of service and final salary, has been steadily declining over the past 25 years. From 1980 through 2008, the...
RAI: 65.45 (-0.19), HCP: 44.00 (-0.45), MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), ED: 66.91 (+0.90), COP: 70.13 (-0.92), DB: 30.95 (+0.04), MO: 50.36 (-0.17), O: 49.42 (+0.33), T: 33.96 (-0.07), STON: 25.95 (+0.25), SUI: 62.18 (-0.08), ARCC: 15.86 (+0.07), EPR: 58.50 (unch), VZ: 47.67 (unch), CTL: 40.18 (-0.05), VGR: 21.38 (+0.02)
8 Most Undervalued Dividend Stocks On The Market
Dividend Yield - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 6:32PM CST
Most investors look for undervalued stocks . They like to buy below the intrinsic value, wait and sell when the market carries the stock far above core price. Dividend stocks often fall off the radars of investors looking for total returns, but...
T: 33.96 (-0.07), COP: 70.13 (-0.92), MCD: 93.83 (-0.39), XOM: 93.78 (-0.81), HP: 67.25 (-0.66), CAT: 93.72 (+0.22), CVX: 113.47 (-0.48), AFL: 61.94 (unch)
Final Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Wed Dec 24, 5:02PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies were down at the close of trading:
T: 33.96 (-0.07), VZ: 47.67 (unch)
AT&T: Classic Value Coupled With High Yield
Joseph Harry - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 4:35PM CST
T: 33.96 (-0.07)
CCC Dividend Dogs: 60% Edge For 5 Lowest Price High Yield December Stocks
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 2:31PM CST
T: 33.96 (-0.07), STON: 25.95 (+0.25), EVEP: 21.87 (-0.94), UHT: 48.41 (-0.04), TLP: 34.21 (-0.83), BBEP: 7.06 (-0.23), ORI: 14.59 (+0.02), WPZ: 46.66 (-0.74), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02), VNR: 16.87 (-0.19)
9 CCC Dividend Dogs Tag 32% To 97% December Upsides
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 2:25PM CST
TCAP: 20.45 (+0.03), UHT: 48.41 (-0.04), BBEP: 7.06 (-0.23), TLP: 34.21 (-0.83), HP: 67.25 (-0.66), EXLP: 21.31 (-0.61), STON: 25.95 (+0.25), T: 33.96 (-0.07), EVEP: 21.87 (-0.94), TOO: 26.47 (-0.62), MCY: 55.84 (+0.68), ORI: 14.59 (+0.02), CLMT: 22.15 (-0.08), WPZ: 46.66 (-0.74), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02), VNR: 16.87 (-0.19)
DIRECTV-Disney Sign Multi-Year Content Distribution Pact - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Dec 24, 1:30PM CST
DIRECTV (DTV) and Disney have reached a multi-year distribution agreement covering a wide range of live, on-demand and streaming content.
T: 33.96 (-0.07), DTV: 86.82 (-0.05), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), VG: 3.82 (+0.03)
NFL Lands Facebook, Verizon In Video Clip Deal
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Dec 24, 10:53AM CST
The National Football League has handed off video clip rights to social networking giant Facebook (FB) as the NFL continues to expand media distribution deals. Facebook will post short video clips starting next week, the Wall Street Journal reported....
T: 33.96 (-0.07), FB: 80.77 (+0.16), DTV: 86.82 (-0.05), FOXA: 38.71 (-0.03), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), TWTR: 37.61 (+0.04), VZ: 47.67 (unch), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), CBS: 55.70 (-0.13)
Early Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Wed Dec 24, 9:23AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are down at 10 a.m.:
T: 33.96 (-0.07), VZ: 47.67 (unch)
The Next Phase of Growth for AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. May Surprise You
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 24, 9:19AM CST
More devices per account will help grow revenue. Source: Zak Mensah/Flickr . With smartphone adoption nearing saturation and wireless carriers competing with one another to attract smartphone users with low-price plans, the era of increasing...
T: 33.96 (-0.07), TMUS: 26.67 (+0.07), VZ: 47.67 (unch)
These Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 24, 9:00AM CST
Just in time for Dec. 25, Santa has crept down a few chimneys and left dividend raises in the stockings of lucky investors. Lucky, because such increases not only put extra money directly into an investor's pocket, but also often improve the share...
T: 33.96 (-0.07), MMM: 166.96 (+0.09), BA: 131.24 (+1.21), VZ: 47.67 (unch)
Republican, Democrat Deal On Net Neutrality Doable?
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Dec 24, 8:28AM CST
Republicans and Democrats could forge a compromise bill over net neutrality rules if the Federal Communications Commission goes along with President Obama's plan to impose public utility-type regulation on high-speed Internet services, says...
T: 33.96 (-0.07), S: 4.19 (-0.05), CHTR: 167.46 (-0.31), TMUS: 26.67 (+0.07), TWC: 151.15 (+0.17), VZ: 47.67 (unch), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), CVC: 20.60 (+0.17)
AT&T: Dividend Increase Was Not A Disappointment, Stock Still Serves A Very Valuable Purpose
Bob Ciura - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 8:07PM CST
T: 33.96 (-0.07), VZ: 47.67 (unch)
Champion Dividend Dogs: 13% Edge For 5 Lowest-Priced, High-Yield December Stocks
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:03PM CST
T: 33.96 (-0.07), HCP: 44.00 (-0.45), UHT: 48.41 (-0.04), NNN: 40.27 (+0.15), HP: 67.25 (-0.66), BWL.A: 14.30 (-0.67), MO: 50.36 (-0.17), MCY: 55.84 (+0.68), ORI: 14.59 (+0.02), UVV: 41.65 (-0.86)
T-Mobile Wins an FCC Battle With AT&T and Verizon
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 23, 12:30PM CST
T-Mobile has once again struck a blow against AT&T and Verizon , and in doing so has helped rival wireless carrier Sprint . The No. 4 wireless company argued in a petition to the Federal Communications Commission that the largest...
T: 33.96 (-0.07), S: 4.19 (-0.05), TMUS: 26.67 (+0.07), VZ: 47.67 (unch), AAPL: 112.01 (-0.53)