AT&T Inc (T) 33.49 $T
Merger Arbitrage Mondays - January 12, 2015
Asif Suria - at Seeking Alpha - 30 mins ago
Merger activity decreased last week with one new merger announced and three deals closing. With merger spreads tight in most deals except for the ones that face regulatory risk or other obvious issues, I have been very selective in the deals that I...
RAI: 65.64 (+0.66), SWY: 35.26 (+0.02), NWBI: 12.01 (-0.03), NGLS: 43.52 (-3.29), LO: 63.92 (+0.29), ENOC: 15.89 (-0.20), HAL: 38.54 (-1.26), TOWN: 15.44 (+0.15), CMCSK: 55.66 (-0.20), EDS: 1.50 (unch), URZ: 1.21 (-0.03), UUUU: 5.21 (-0.15), T: 33.49 (+0.09), APL: 24.48 (-1.87), VSCI: 0.63 (+0.03), DTV: 84.72 (-0.66), UPI: 1.74 (+0.02), LNBB: 17.56 (-0.09), IGT: 16.96 (+0.02), CMCSA: 56.17 (-0.12), BHI: 55.09 (-1.38)
Midday Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Mon Jan 12, 12:23PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 1 p.m.:
T: 33.49 (+0.09), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
Earnings Season Kicks Off Tonight: Here's What To Expect
Leigh Drogen - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 12, 11:58AM CST
Earnings season unofficially kicks off today after the closing bell when Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) releases results for the fourth quarter. Current estimates paint a picture of two earnings seasons in a couple of regards. Yes, profit growth is expected to...
FDX: 172.57 (-0.09), NKE: 95.86 (-0.13), C: 50.38 (-0.40), BAC: 16.68 (-0.30), WFC: 52.05 (-0.63), UPS: 109.64 (+0.04), T: 33.49 (+0.09), AA: 16.17 (+0.06), GS: 185.07 (-2.28), JPM: 58.83 (-0.51), GILD: 101.21 (-1.00), MCD: 93.01 (-0.20), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), AAPL: 109.25 (-2.76), YUM: 72.91 (-0.55)
Odds Stacked Against Sprint In 2015
Brian Nichols - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 12, 11:53AM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), S: 4.13 (unch), TMUS: 29.27 (+0.02), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
Earnings Season Kicks Off Tonight: Here’s What to Expect
ESTMZ - Mon Jan 12, 10:12AM CST
Earnings season unofficially kicks off today after the closing bell when Alcoa releases results for the fourth quarter. Current estimates paint a picture of two earnings seasons in a couple of regards. Yes, profit growth is expected to continue...
FDX: 172.57 (-0.09), T: 33.49 (+0.09), AA: 16.17 (+0.06), GS: 185.07 (-2.28), JPM: 58.83 (-0.51), GILD: 101.21 (-1.00), C: 50.38 (-0.40), WFC: 52.05 (-0.63), BAC: 16.68 (-0.30), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), UPS: 109.64 (+0.04)
Early Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Mon Jan 12, 9:45AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 10 a.m.:
T: 33.49 (+0.09), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
High-Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio: January Update
Scott's Investments - Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 11, 9:29AM CST
The High Yield Dividend Champion stock portfolio has been updated for January. The portfolio is tracked publicly as a continuous hypothetical portfolio with a starting balance of $100,000 on Scott's Investments . Since inception the portfolio is up...
STR: 24.89 (-0.18), TMP: 50.95 (+0.04), ED: 66.90 (-0.23), XOM: 90.33 (-1.77), CTBI: 34.52 (-0.17), HP: 59.37 (-1.43), EV: 38.79 (-0.41), JNJ: 104.58 (-0.36), T: 33.49 (+0.09), CINF: 51.39 (-0.30), MCD: 93.01 (-0.20), MCY: 56.32 (+0.34), CVX: 105.88 (-2.33), ORI: 14.25 (unch), AFL: 58.29 (-0.34)
Here's How AT&T Inc. Wants to Control Your Home (and Why It Won't Work)
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jan 11, 7:11AM CST
A massive amount of companies have launched, or are planning to launch, software platforms to control the growing trend of home automation devices. Apple , Qualcomm , Samsung , Google , US Cellular , and even Staples (no joke) all have some...
SPLS: 17.24 (+0.02), T: 33.49 (+0.09), QCOM: 73.57 (-0.85), GOOGL: 497.06 (-3.66), GOOG: 492.55 (-3.62), AAPL: 109.25 (-2.76), USM: 36.15 (+0.65)
3 Companies With Better Dividends Than AT&T?
Eli Inkrot - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 11, 1:59AM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), TXN: 53.12 (-0.48), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), PEP: 96.42 (-0.40)
The One Stock I Would Build A Retirement Portfolio Upon At Any Age
Regarded Solutions - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 1:33PM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), DTV: 84.72 (-0.66)
Generating $100 A Month From Johnson & Johnson
Eli Inkrot - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 10:56AM CST
JNJ: 104.58 (-0.36), T: 33.49 (+0.09)
The New Dogs Of The Dow - 2015
Stone Fox Capital - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 10:03AM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), HD: 104.42 (-0.47), GS: 185.07 (-2.28), IBM: 156.44 (-2.67), MSFT: 46.60 (-0.59), INTC: 36.60 (-0.16), BA: 130.87 (-0.67), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), CSCO: 28.05 (+0.26), TRV: 105.20 (-0.63)
T-Mobile Introduced This Game Changer, And You Should Be Thanking Them
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jan 10, 8:31AM CST
When T-Mobile introduced the industry's first data rollover plan in last month's Un-carrier 8 program, I wondered aloud whether the company weren't starting another industrywide trend. Less than a month later, AT&T has announced its own...
T: 33.49 (+0.09), S: 4.13 (unch), TMUS: 29.27 (+0.02), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
An Assorted List Of Mojo, Catalyst, Overhang And Contrarian Stocks For 2015
Ray Merola - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 7:57AM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), NUE: 46.00 (-1.78), IP: 53.21 (+0.15), GLD: 118.56 (+1.30), GM: 35.84 (+0.25), BAC: 16.68 (-0.30), INTC: 36.60 (-0.16), AFL: 58.29 (-0.34), CELG: 117.00 (+3.33)
3 Financial Start-Ups Changing How You Handle Money in 2015
Motley Fool Staff, Dan Dzombak, Leo Sun, and Matthew Frankel - Motley Fool - Sat Jan 10, 7:28AM CST
It's an exciting time in the world of payment processing and other financial technologies. There are literally thousands of financial start-ups, each with innovative ideas and products. Here are three that our analysts believe could have a big...
SPLS: 17.24 (+0.02), T: 33.49 (+0.09), MGI: 8.52 (-0.22), HD: 104.42 (-0.47), WU: 17.82 (-0.11), TGT: 76.63 (+0.20), AAPL: 109.25 (-2.76)
Final Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Fri Jan 09, 7:18PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies were down at the close of trading:
T: 33.49 (+0.09), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
U.S. AWS-3 Spectrum Auction Bids Skyrocket, Break Records - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 09, 4:51PM CST
The ongoing Advanced Wireless Servies-3 spectrum auction conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has accumulated a record-breaking $45 billion after the 157th round of bidding.
T: 33.49 (+0.09), AMX: 22.47 (-0.24), S: 4.13 (unch), TMUS: 29.27 (+0.02), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), DISH: 71.28 (-0.51)
AT&T Unveils Data Rollover Privilege to Sustain Competition - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 09, 1:10PM CST
Aggressive pricing competition among the U.S wireless carriers has intensified further.
T: 33.49 (+0.09), S: 4.13 (unch), TMUS: 29.27 (+0.02), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
2015 Dogs of the Dow: 10 Dividend Stocks You Should Watch This Year
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jan 09, 1:00PM CST
Source: Wikimedia Commons, courtesy Geo Swan. In recent years, investors have discovered the immense value of dividend-paying stocks, which have been one of the few reliable sources of portfolio income in a low-interest-rate environment that has...
KO: 42.64 (-0.39), GE: 23.98 (-0.05), PFE: 32.77 (+0.12), XOM: 90.33 (-1.77), INTC: 36.60 (-0.16), T: 33.49 (+0.09), MRK: 62.30 (-0.26), MCD: 93.01 (-0.20), CAT: 86.89 (-0.76), CVX: 105.88 (-2.33), MSFT: 46.60 (-0.59), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), CSCO: 28.05 (+0.26)
Merger Arbitrage Mondays - January 12, 2015
Asif Suria - at Seeking Alpha - 30 mins ago
Merger activity decreased last week with one new merger announced and three deals closing. With merger spreads tight in most deals except for the ones that face regulatory risk or other obvious issues, I have been very selective in the deals that I...
RAI: 65.64 (+0.66), SWY: 35.26 (+0.02), NWBI: 12.01 (-0.03), NGLS: 43.52 (-3.29), LO: 63.92 (+0.29), ENOC: 15.89 (-0.20), HAL: 38.54 (-1.26), TOWN: 15.44 (+0.15), CMCSK: 55.66 (-0.20), EDS: 1.50 (unch), URZ: 1.21 (-0.03), UUUU: 5.21 (-0.15), T: 33.49 (+0.09), APL: 24.48 (-1.87), VSCI: 0.63 (+0.03), DTV: 84.72 (-0.66), UPI: 1.74 (+0.02), LNBB: 17.56 (-0.09), IGT: 16.96 (+0.02), CMCSA: 56.17 (-0.12), BHI: 55.09 (-1.38)
Midday Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Mon Jan 12, 12:23PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 1 p.m.:
T: 33.49 (+0.09), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
Earnings Season Kicks Off Tonight: Here's What To Expect
Leigh Drogen - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 12, 11:58AM CST
Earnings season unofficially kicks off today after the closing bell when Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) releases results for the fourth quarter. Current estimates paint a picture of two earnings seasons in a couple of regards. Yes, profit growth is expected to...
FDX: 172.57 (-0.09), NKE: 95.86 (-0.13), C: 50.38 (-0.40), BAC: 16.68 (-0.30), WFC: 52.05 (-0.63), UPS: 109.64 (+0.04), T: 33.49 (+0.09), AA: 16.17 (+0.06), GS: 185.07 (-2.28), JPM: 58.83 (-0.51), GILD: 101.21 (-1.00), MCD: 93.01 (-0.20), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), AAPL: 109.25 (-2.76), YUM: 72.91 (-0.55)
Odds Stacked Against Sprint In 2015
Brian Nichols - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 12, 11:53AM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), S: 4.13 (unch), TMUS: 29.27 (+0.02), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
Earnings Season Kicks Off Tonight: Here’s What to Expect
ESTMZ - Mon Jan 12, 10:12AM CST
Earnings season unofficially kicks off today after the closing bell when Alcoa releases results for the fourth quarter. Current estimates paint a picture of two earnings seasons in a couple of regards. Yes, profit growth is expected to continue...
FDX: 172.57 (-0.09), T: 33.49 (+0.09), AA: 16.17 (+0.06), GS: 185.07 (-2.28), JPM: 58.83 (-0.51), GILD: 101.21 (-1.00), C: 50.38 (-0.40), WFC: 52.05 (-0.63), BAC: 16.68 (-0.30), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), UPS: 109.64 (+0.04)
Early Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Mon Jan 12, 9:45AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are up at 10 a.m.:
T: 33.49 (+0.09), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
High-Yield Dividend Champion Portfolio: January Update
Scott's Investments - Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 11, 9:29AM CST
The High Yield Dividend Champion stock portfolio has been updated for January. The portfolio is tracked publicly as a continuous hypothetical portfolio with a starting balance of $100,000 on Scott's Investments . Since inception the portfolio is up...
STR: 24.89 (-0.18), TMP: 50.95 (+0.04), ED: 66.90 (-0.23), XOM: 90.33 (-1.77), CTBI: 34.52 (-0.17), HP: 59.37 (-1.43), EV: 38.79 (-0.41), JNJ: 104.58 (-0.36), T: 33.49 (+0.09), CINF: 51.39 (-0.30), MCD: 93.01 (-0.20), MCY: 56.32 (+0.34), CVX: 105.88 (-2.33), ORI: 14.25 (unch), AFL: 58.29 (-0.34)
Here's How AT&T Inc. Wants to Control Your Home (and Why It Won't Work)
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jan 11, 7:11AM CST
A massive amount of companies have launched, or are planning to launch, software platforms to control the growing trend of home automation devices. Apple , Qualcomm , Samsung , Google , US Cellular , and even Staples (no joke) all have some...
SPLS: 17.24 (+0.02), T: 33.49 (+0.09), QCOM: 73.57 (-0.85), GOOGL: 497.06 (-3.66), GOOG: 492.55 (-3.62), AAPL: 109.25 (-2.76), USM: 36.15 (+0.65)
3 Companies With Better Dividends Than AT&T?
Eli Inkrot - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 11, 1:59AM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), TXN: 53.12 (-0.48), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), PEP: 96.42 (-0.40)
The One Stock I Would Build A Retirement Portfolio Upon At Any Age
Regarded Solutions - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 1:33PM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), DTV: 84.72 (-0.66)
Generating $100 A Month From Johnson & Johnson
Eli Inkrot - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 10:56AM CST
JNJ: 104.58 (-0.36), T: 33.49 (+0.09)
The New Dogs Of The Dow - 2015
Stone Fox Capital - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 10:03AM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), HD: 104.42 (-0.47), GS: 185.07 (-2.28), IBM: 156.44 (-2.67), MSFT: 46.60 (-0.59), INTC: 36.60 (-0.16), BA: 130.87 (-0.67), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), CSCO: 28.05 (+0.26), TRV: 105.20 (-0.63)
T-Mobile Introduced This Game Changer, And You Should Be Thanking Them
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jan 10, 8:31AM CST
When T-Mobile introduced the industry's first data rollover plan in last month's Un-carrier 8 program, I wondered aloud whether the company weren't starting another industrywide trend. Less than a month later, AT&T has announced its own...
T: 33.49 (+0.09), S: 4.13 (unch), TMUS: 29.27 (+0.02), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
An Assorted List Of Mojo, Catalyst, Overhang And Contrarian Stocks For 2015
Ray Merola - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 7:57AM CST
T: 33.49 (+0.09), NUE: 46.00 (-1.78), IP: 53.21 (+0.15), GLD: 118.56 (+1.30), GM: 35.84 (+0.25), BAC: 16.68 (-0.30), INTC: 36.60 (-0.16), AFL: 58.29 (-0.34), CELG: 117.00 (+3.33)
3 Financial Start-Ups Changing How You Handle Money in 2015
Motley Fool Staff, Dan Dzombak, Leo Sun, and Matthew Frankel - Motley Fool - Sat Jan 10, 7:28AM CST
It's an exciting time in the world of payment processing and other financial technologies. There are literally thousands of financial start-ups, each with innovative ideas and products. Here are three that our analysts believe could have a big...
SPLS: 17.24 (+0.02), T: 33.49 (+0.09), MGI: 8.52 (-0.22), HD: 104.42 (-0.47), WU: 17.82 (-0.11), TGT: 76.63 (+0.20), AAPL: 109.25 (-2.76)
Final Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Fri Jan 09, 7:18PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies were down at the close of trading:
T: 33.49 (+0.09), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
U.S. AWS-3 Spectrum Auction Bids Skyrocket, Break Records - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 09, 4:51PM CST
The ongoing Advanced Wireless Servies-3 spectrum auction conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has accumulated a record-breaking $45 billion after the 157th round of bidding.
T: 33.49 (+0.09), AMX: 22.47 (-0.24), S: 4.13 (unch), TMUS: 29.27 (+0.02), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), DISH: 71.28 (-0.51)
AT&T Unveils Data Rollover Privilege to Sustain Competition - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jan 09, 1:10PM CST
Aggressive pricing competition among the U.S wireless carriers has intensified further.
T: 33.49 (+0.09), S: 4.13 (unch), TMUS: 29.27 (+0.02), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32)
2015 Dogs of the Dow: 10 Dividend Stocks You Should Watch This Year
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jan 09, 1:00PM CST
Source: Wikimedia Commons, courtesy Geo Swan. In recent years, investors have discovered the immense value of dividend-paying stocks, which have been one of the few reliable sources of portfolio income in a low-interest-rate environment that has...
KO: 42.64 (-0.39), GE: 23.98 (-0.05), PFE: 32.77 (+0.12), XOM: 90.33 (-1.77), INTC: 36.60 (-0.16), T: 33.49 (+0.09), MRK: 62.30 (-0.26), MCD: 93.01 (-0.20), CAT: 86.89 (-0.76), CVX: 105.88 (-2.33), MSFT: 46.60 (-0.59), VZ: 47.08 (+0.32), CSCO: 28.05 (+0.26)
