Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) 48.29 $VZ
Forget Philip Morris, These Are the Best Dividend Stocks to Own
Anders Bylund, Joe Tenebruso, and Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 11 mins ago
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is a time-tested favorite for income investors. The company offers a generous dividend yield, supported by strong cash flow and increased like clockwork, year by year. But our panel of Motley Fool contributors found...
PM: 80.05 (-1.66), AMT: 96.61 (-2.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), PEP: 96.17 (-1.06)
Takeaways For A Historic Week In The Bond Market: Pharma M&A
Ploutos - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 08, 1:55PM CDT
AGN: 233.51 (-1.90), JNJ: 100.11 (-2.41), ACT: 289.92 (-5.78), VRX: 198.71 (-5.24), PCYC: 254.56 (+0.34), SLXP: 158.01 (+0.57), GM: 36.84 (-0.77), ABBV: 55.64 (-1.22), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), VOD: 32.97 (-1.40)
Apple’s iPhone 6s Rumored New Feature Is Brilliant
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 11:30AM CDT
This little card may lead to a big dispute between Apple and wireless providers. Source: Flickr user MIKI Yoshihito Apple 's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have powered the company to new heights. After leading Apple to a record-breaking first...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
Why We Could All Be Doomed to Internet Slow Lanes
Adam Levine-Weinberg, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 8:16AM CDT
Late last month, the Federal Communications Commission finally approved new net neutrality rules based on Title II, which allows the agency to regulate so-called "common carriers." Net neutrality advocates hailed the decision as a victory for all...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), CMCSA: 60.37 (+0.04)
Believe It Or Not, This Carrier No Longer Has the Worst Wireless Network
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 8:15AM CDT
In the ultra-competitive wireless carrier market, Sprint and T-Mobile constantly battle it out to claim the No. 3 spot. But according to a recent report released by RootMetrics, Sprint fought its way back to the No. 3 spot in overall...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), S: 5.23 (-0.15), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
How Big a Threat Is Google Wireless to AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 7:50AM CDT
Self-driving cars. Internet-beaming blimps. Computerized eyewear. Clearly, tech giant Google is a company whose ambitions know no bounds. In a little under two decades, Google has ballooned from a research project by a few Stanford doctoral...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), S: 5.23 (-0.15), GOOGL: 572.90 (-8.53), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), GOOG: 567.68 (-7.65)
HBO Now: Could HBO’s Over-the-Top Service Hurt Shareholders?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 7:23AM CDT
Source: HBO/Time Warner It's official! Time Warner 's HBO is launching its over-the-top streaming service -- HBO Now -- this spring. According to the International Business Times , the service will cost $15 monthly, be available in time for the...
NFLX: 454.12 (-13.53), CHTR: 183.52 (-0.96), TWC: 159.02 (+1.18), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), CMCSA: 60.37 (+0.04), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19), DISH: 76.06 (+0.25), TWX: 84.12 (+0.86), CBS: 60.59 (-0.96)
The Cable Industry's "Dying", but Where Are All the Cord Cutters?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 07, 8:14AM CST
Did cord cutting really accelerate in 2014? Source: Jason Rosenberg/Flickr For several years now, cable companies have been battling the cord-cutting trend. Some have even outright denied that cord-cutting is a problem, and perhaps they're right....
T: 33.48 (-0.52), FTR: 7.57 (-0.25), CHTR: 183.52 (-0.96), DTV: 87.14 (-0.79), CMCSK: 59.91 (+0.06), TWC: 159.02 (+1.18), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), CMCSA: 60.37 (+0.04), DISH: 76.06 (+0.25), CVC: 18.41 (-0.18), CTL: 35.42 (-0.71)
3 Ways to Cut Your Wireless Bill
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 07, 7:41AM CST
While T-Mobile and Sprint have been steadily lowering the cost of their wireless plans, most Americans still pay a pretty hefty amount for wireless service. As of January, 2014, a study from Cowen showed that Verizon customers paid the...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), S: 5.23 (-0.15), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
6.86% Advantage To 5 Dow Highest Yield, Lowest Price, March Dogs With Coca-Cola
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 7:28AM CST
KO: 41.52 (-0.88), T: 33.48 (-0.52), GE: 25.42 (-0.40), PFE: 33.97 (-0.50), MRK: 56.84 (-1.14), XOM: 85.63 (-1.11), MCD: 97.13 (-1.98), CAT: 80.06 (-1.45), CVX: 103.55 (-1.18), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Cord Cutting for Smartphones: How to Pay $0 for Service
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 07, 7:20AM CST
Cutting your cell phone bill to $0 sounds great, but it does have drawbacks. Source: Flickr user: TaxRebate.org.uk If you've been following the greater pay-TV industry over the last few years, you are probably familiar with the term "cord-cutting."...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), AMZN: 380.09 (-7.74), AMX: 19.86 (-0.37), S: 5.23 (-0.15), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
12.88% Edge To 5 Dow Highest Yield, Lowest Price, March Dogs With Procter & Gamble
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 5:59AM CST
T: 33.48 (-0.52), GE: 25.42 (-0.40), PFE: 33.97 (-0.50), MRK: 56.84 (-1.14), XOM: 85.63 (-1.11), MCD: 97.13 (-1.98), PG: 82.66 (-1.97), CAT: 80.06 (-1.45), CVX: 103.55 (-1.18), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Top 10 Dow Dividend Dogs Disport 8.21% To 16.12% Upsides In March
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 4:15AM CST
KO: 41.52 (-0.88), GE: 25.42 (-0.40), AXP: 80.31 (-0.84), UTX: 119.43 (-1.36), PFE: 33.97 (-0.50), INTC: 33.19 (-0.54), T: 33.48 (-0.52), JNJ: 100.11 (-2.41), JPM: 60.89 (-1.11), MRK: 56.84 (-1.14), MCD: 97.13 (-1.98), PG: 82.66 (-1.97), CAT: 80.06 (-1.45), CVX: 103.55 (-1.18), MSFT: 42.36 (-0.75), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
AT&T Leaves the Dow, Better Choice than Verizon? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 06, 7:57PM CST
Did the DJIA make the right choice in kicking out T? Which telecom is the better investment right now?
T: 33.48 (-0.52), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
How Apple Joining the Dow 30 Impact the Index - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 06, 7:52PM CST
A quick look at the Dow and how the addition of Apple may influence the benchmark.
T: 33.48 (-0.52), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: ExxonMobil Raises $8B Debt, United Technologies JV Secures $2B Contract - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 06, 1:58PM CST
The Dow had another mixed week, hampered by losses on dismal economic data.
GE: 25.42 (-0.40), LMT: 197.66 (-1.44), UTX: 119.43 (-1.36), XOM: 85.63 (-1.11), DCM: 18.29 (-0.25), KT: 13.98 (+0.08), VOD: 32.97 (-1.40), GS: 186.91 (-3.17), V: 269.34 (-4.79), ADP: 86.00 (-0.75), JPM: 60.89 (-1.11), IBM: 158.50 (-2.68), ERIC: 12.47 (-0.30), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Apple Should Have Replaced Goldman Sachs, Not AT&T, in the Dow
at The Street - Fri Mar 06, 1:06PM CST
In light of Visa's pending 4-for-1 stock split, Goldman Sachs was a better candidate to be replaced, as it's now the most influential ticker in the Dow.
T: 33.48 (-0.52), MMM: 164.36 (-3.21), V: 269.34 (-4.79), GS: 186.91 (-3.17), IBM: 158.50 (-2.68), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
Frontier Communications Earns Bullish Thesis With Sustained Commitment To Reward Investors
Equity Watch - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 12:31PM CST
T: 33.48 (-0.52), FTR: 7.57 (-0.25), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Apple Watch vs. the Competition: What Else Is Out There
at The Street - Fri Mar 06, 12:06PM CST
The new Apple Watch will have to compete with popular devices from a number of international manufacturers.
T: 33.48 (-0.52), TXN: 57.64 (-0.70), QCOM: 71.50 (+0.57), GRMN: 49.64 (-1.07), SNE: 27.51 (-0.55), GOOGL: 572.90 (-8.53), GLW: 24.03 (-0.59), MSFT: 42.36 (-0.75), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
Verizon declares $0.55 dividend
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 12:03PM CST
VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Forget Philip Morris, These Are the Best Dividend Stocks to Own
Anders Bylund, Joe Tenebruso, and Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 11 mins ago
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is a time-tested favorite for income investors. The company offers a generous dividend yield, supported by strong cash flow and increased like clockwork, year by year. But our panel of Motley Fool contributors found...
PM: 80.05 (-1.66), AMT: 96.61 (-2.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), PEP: 96.17 (-1.06)
Takeaways For A Historic Week In The Bond Market: Pharma M&A
Ploutos - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 08, 1:55PM CDT
AGN: 233.51 (-1.90), JNJ: 100.11 (-2.41), ACT: 289.92 (-5.78), VRX: 198.71 (-5.24), PCYC: 254.56 (+0.34), SLXP: 158.01 (+0.57), GM: 36.84 (-0.77), ABBV: 55.64 (-1.22), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), VOD: 32.97 (-1.40)
Apple’s iPhone 6s Rumored New Feature Is Brilliant
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 11:30AM CDT
This little card may lead to a big dispute between Apple and wireless providers. Source: Flickr user MIKI Yoshihito Apple 's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have powered the company to new heights. After leading Apple to a record-breaking first...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
Why We Could All Be Doomed to Internet Slow Lanes
Adam Levine-Weinberg, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 8:16AM CDT
Late last month, the Federal Communications Commission finally approved new net neutrality rules based on Title II, which allows the agency to regulate so-called "common carriers." Net neutrality advocates hailed the decision as a victory for all...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), CMCSA: 60.37 (+0.04)
Believe It Or Not, This Carrier No Longer Has the Worst Wireless Network
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 8:15AM CDT
In the ultra-competitive wireless carrier market, Sprint and T-Mobile constantly battle it out to claim the No. 3 spot. But according to a recent report released by RootMetrics, Sprint fought its way back to the No. 3 spot in overall...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), S: 5.23 (-0.15), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
How Big a Threat Is Google Wireless to AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 7:50AM CDT
Self-driving cars. Internet-beaming blimps. Computerized eyewear. Clearly, tech giant Google is a company whose ambitions know no bounds. In a little under two decades, Google has ballooned from a research project by a few Stanford doctoral...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), S: 5.23 (-0.15), GOOGL: 572.90 (-8.53), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), GOOG: 567.68 (-7.65)
HBO Now: Could HBO’s Over-the-Top Service Hurt Shareholders?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 7:23AM CDT
Source: HBO/Time Warner It's official! Time Warner 's HBO is launching its over-the-top streaming service -- HBO Now -- this spring. According to the International Business Times , the service will cost $15 monthly, be available in time for the...
NFLX: 454.12 (-13.53), CHTR: 183.52 (-0.96), TWC: 159.02 (+1.18), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), CMCSA: 60.37 (+0.04), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19), DISH: 76.06 (+0.25), TWX: 84.12 (+0.86), CBS: 60.59 (-0.96)
The Cable Industry's "Dying", but Where Are All the Cord Cutters?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 07, 8:14AM CST
Did cord cutting really accelerate in 2014? Source: Jason Rosenberg/Flickr For several years now, cable companies have been battling the cord-cutting trend. Some have even outright denied that cord-cutting is a problem, and perhaps they're right....
T: 33.48 (-0.52), FTR: 7.57 (-0.25), CHTR: 183.52 (-0.96), DTV: 87.14 (-0.79), CMCSK: 59.91 (+0.06), TWC: 159.02 (+1.18), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), CMCSA: 60.37 (+0.04), DISH: 76.06 (+0.25), CVC: 18.41 (-0.18), CTL: 35.42 (-0.71)
3 Ways to Cut Your Wireless Bill
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 07, 7:41AM CST
While T-Mobile and Sprint have been steadily lowering the cost of their wireless plans, most Americans still pay a pretty hefty amount for wireless service. As of January, 2014, a study from Cowen showed that Verizon customers paid the...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), S: 5.23 (-0.15), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
6.86% Advantage To 5 Dow Highest Yield, Lowest Price, March Dogs With Coca-Cola
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 7:28AM CST
KO: 41.52 (-0.88), T: 33.48 (-0.52), GE: 25.42 (-0.40), PFE: 33.97 (-0.50), MRK: 56.84 (-1.14), XOM: 85.63 (-1.11), MCD: 97.13 (-1.98), CAT: 80.06 (-1.45), CVX: 103.55 (-1.18), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Cord Cutting for Smartphones: How to Pay $0 for Service
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 07, 7:20AM CST
Cutting your cell phone bill to $0 sounds great, but it does have drawbacks. Source: Flickr user: TaxRebate.org.uk If you've been following the greater pay-TV industry over the last few years, you are probably familiar with the term "cord-cutting."...
T: 33.48 (-0.52), AMZN: 380.09 (-7.74), AMX: 19.86 (-0.37), S: 5.23 (-0.15), TMUS: 32.72 (-0.08), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
12.88% Edge To 5 Dow Highest Yield, Lowest Price, March Dogs With Procter & Gamble
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 5:59AM CST
T: 33.48 (-0.52), GE: 25.42 (-0.40), PFE: 33.97 (-0.50), MRK: 56.84 (-1.14), XOM: 85.63 (-1.11), MCD: 97.13 (-1.98), PG: 82.66 (-1.97), CAT: 80.06 (-1.45), CVX: 103.55 (-1.18), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Top 10 Dow Dividend Dogs Disport 8.21% To 16.12% Upsides In March
Fredrik Arnold - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 4:15AM CST
KO: 41.52 (-0.88), GE: 25.42 (-0.40), AXP: 80.31 (-0.84), UTX: 119.43 (-1.36), PFE: 33.97 (-0.50), INTC: 33.19 (-0.54), T: 33.48 (-0.52), JNJ: 100.11 (-2.41), JPM: 60.89 (-1.11), MRK: 56.84 (-1.14), MCD: 97.13 (-1.98), PG: 82.66 (-1.97), CAT: 80.06 (-1.45), CVX: 103.55 (-1.18), MSFT: 42.36 (-0.75), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
AT&T Leaves the Dow, Better Choice than Verizon? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 06, 7:57PM CST
Did the DJIA make the right choice in kicking out T? Which telecom is the better investment right now?
T: 33.48 (-0.52), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
How Apple Joining the Dow 30 Impact the Index - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 06, 7:52PM CST
A quick look at the Dow and how the addition of Apple may influence the benchmark.
T: 33.48 (-0.52), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: ExxonMobil Raises $8B Debt, United Technologies JV Secures $2B Contract - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 06, 1:58PM CST
The Dow had another mixed week, hampered by losses on dismal economic data.
GE: 25.42 (-0.40), LMT: 197.66 (-1.44), UTX: 119.43 (-1.36), XOM: 85.63 (-1.11), DCM: 18.29 (-0.25), KT: 13.98 (+0.08), VOD: 32.97 (-1.40), GS: 186.91 (-3.17), V: 269.34 (-4.79), ADP: 86.00 (-0.75), JPM: 60.89 (-1.11), IBM: 158.50 (-2.68), ERIC: 12.47 (-0.30), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Apple Should Have Replaced Goldman Sachs, Not AT&T, in the Dow
at The Street - Fri Mar 06, 1:06PM CST
In light of Visa's pending 4-for-1 stock split, Goldman Sachs was a better candidate to be replaced, as it's now the most influential ticker in the Dow.
T: 33.48 (-0.52), MMM: 164.36 (-3.21), V: 269.34 (-4.79), GS: 186.91 (-3.17), IBM: 158.50 (-2.68), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
Frontier Communications Earns Bullish Thesis With Sustained Commitment To Reward Investors
Equity Watch - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 12:31PM CST
T: 33.48 (-0.52), FTR: 7.57 (-0.25), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
Apple Watch vs. the Competition: What Else Is Out There
at The Street - Fri Mar 06, 12:06PM CST
The new Apple Watch will have to compete with popular devices from a number of international manufacturers.
T: 33.48 (-0.52), TXN: 57.64 (-0.70), QCOM: 71.50 (+0.57), GRMN: 49.64 (-1.07), SNE: 27.51 (-0.55), GOOGL: 572.90 (-8.53), GLW: 24.03 (-0.59), MSFT: 42.36 (-0.75), VZ: 48.29 (-0.63), AAPL: 126.60 (+0.19)
Verizon declares $0.55 dividend
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 12:03PM CST
VZ: 48.29 (-0.63)
