Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) 46.35 $VZ
AT&T Earnings Beat, Capex Falls Ahead Of DirecTV Deal
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 31 mins ago
AT&T (T)late Thursday reported Q2 adjusted earnings above expectations and roughly in-line revenue, ahead of its potential acquisition of satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV Group. AT&T said Q2 adjusted EPS climbed 11% from the year-earlier quarter to...
T: 33.93 (-0.34), S: 3.67 (-0.14), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Comcast adds Internet customers; box office pumps up revenue
By TALI ARBEL - AP - Thu Jul 23, 2:59PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a slowdown in subscriber growth, the Internet is still propelling Comcast.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), CMCSK: 62.25 (-2.06), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03), DISH: 66.23 (+0.91)
Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon Posts Mixed Q2, FCC Chairman Okays AT&T-DIRECTV Deal - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 2:41PM CDT
Last week, the telecom sector witnessed important events across several fronts.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), AMX: 19.39 (-0.26), QCOM: 61.78 (-2.41), DTV: 92.19 (-0.64), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), DISH: 66.23 (+0.91)
Telecom ETFs to Watch After Dull Verizon Earnings - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 12:00PM CDT
These telecom ETFs are the ones to watch following sluggish earnings from Verizon.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), IYZ: 28.54 (-0.01), VOX: 85.07 (-0.18), FCOM: 26.63 (+0.05), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Comcast Q2 Earnings Meet, Revs Beat on Internet Strength - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 11:27AM CDT
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) reported mixed financial results in the second quarter of 2015 wherein revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate while earnings per share were in line with the same.
SNE: 29.20 (+0.82), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03), DISH: 66.23 (+0.91)
Where Nervous Investors Can Park Their Money Without Fretting
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 10:53AM CDT
Investing is inherently risky, but there are stocks out there -- even for nervous investors.
WFM: 41.07 (-0.08), KR: 38.67 (-0.34), PG: 80.70 (-0.13), CVX: 92.94 (-0.57), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Hundreds of Minority Middle School Boys Learn Coding, 3D Design This Summer in Pioneering New Program from Verizon
PR Newswire - Thu Jul 23, 9:00AM CDT
Minority middle school boys in four cities across the country are gaining hands-on learning experience this summer with advanced technology that is opening their eyes to many of the exciting professional possibilities that STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and entrepreneurship skills can offer.
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
DISH Network Faces New Harbinger Lawsuit over LightSquared - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 22, 3:50PM CDT
Harbinger Capital Partners, the principal owner of 4G wireless wholesaler LightSquared Inc., has filed a new case in Manhattan federal court accusing DISH Network Corp. (DISH) and its chairman Mr. Charles Ergen.
SATS: 46.54 (+0.05), T: 33.93 (-0.34), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), DISH: 66.23 (+0.91)
Bullish PayPal Calls: Braintree A Plus Vs. Apple Pay
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 2:35PM CDT
Competition with Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) in mobile payments isn't scaring most Wall Street analysts from initiating coverage on PayPal with bullish calls. Citigroup, Barclays and Raymond James on Wednesday initiated coverage on online...
T: 33.93 (-0.34), V: 71.75 (-0.22), EBAY: 28.43 (-0.02), PYPL: 37.01 (-1.38), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), MA: 95.16 (-1.72)
What AT&T Investors Are Hoping to See in Telecom Giant’s Earnings
at The Street - Wed Jul 22, 12:00PM CDT
Investors want to know how the DirecTV merger will make or save money.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), S: 3.67 (-0.14), DTV: 92.19 (-0.64), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
NY attorney general, others urges call blocking on phones
AP - Wed Jul 22, 11:45AM CDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's attorney general has joined counterparts from 44 other states in calling on five major phone companies to offer call-blocking technology to customers to help stop robocalls.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), S: 3.67 (-0.14), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
AT&T, DirecTV: Low Growth Seen As Deal Approval Nears
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 10:39AM CDT
With federal regulators poised to approve AT&T 's (T) acquisition of DirecTV Group (DTV), the Q2 earnings estimates of both companies have a low bar heading into the merger. AT&T, which reports Q2 earnings after the market close Thursday, is expected...
T: 33.93 (-0.34), DTV: 92.19 (-0.64), TWC: 190.50 (+0.03), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03)
Comcast Q2: NBCU Movie Boom, Ad Trends In Focus
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 9:29AM CDT
The strong box office performances of "Jurassic World" and "Pitch Perfect 2" are expected to boost results at NBCUniversal, though weaker advertising trends and a seasonally weak quarter for the cable TV business will also affect Comcast's (CMCSA) Q2...
JPM: 69.64 (-0.44), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03)
Stock Market News for July 22, 2015 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 22, 9:10AM CDT
Disappointing earnings results dragged benchmarks to the red on Tuesday
YHOO: 39.21 (-0.03), EQT: 76.27 (+3.91), HOG: 58.25 (-0.36), IBM: 161.73 (+1.38), UTX: 101.14 (-0.41), HAL: 42.33 (+0.79), MSFT: 46.11 (+0.57), CVX: 92.94 (-0.57), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), SLB: 86.02 (+0.76), BHI: 59.26 (+0.98)
Verizon Communications (VZ) Stock Price Target Cut at Jefferies
at The Street - Wed Jul 22, 8:24AM CDT
Verizon Communications' (VZ) price target was lowered to $53 from $54 by analysts at Jefferies.
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Verizon Teams up with U-Michigan to open M-City Test Bed for Autonomous Vehicles
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 22, 7:30AM CDT
The University of Michigan today opened M-City, the world's first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market autonomous vehicles. READ MORE
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Improving Wireless Service and Battling OTTs Using RCS, WebRTC, VoLTE and VoWi-Fi: Feature Report
PRWeb - Wed Jul 22, 7:08AM CDT
RCR Wireless News spoke with more than a dozen companies, including telecom operators Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile US, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone; vendors like Comverse and Jibe Mobile; trade association GSMA; and industry analyst firms Signals Research Group and Juniper Research to gain deep insight into the current VoLTE, RCS, WebRTC and VoWi-Fi markets. The report, entitled "Tapping RCS, WebRTC, VoLTE and VoWi-Fi to improve service, battle OTTs" contains vital takeaways including what services these technologies can support, how mobile operators view the benefit and roll out of these services and challenges facing the industry in terms of taking advantage of these new technologies.
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Verizon Drops on Revenue Cut, Vodafone Falls on Management Changes -- Telecom Winners and Losers
at The Street - Tue Jul 21, 8:20PM CDT
Verizon Communications takes a tumble after cutting its revenue target for the year. Vodafone stumbles after a management change.
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), VOD: 36.19 (-0.25)
Why Your Carrier Wants You on an Early Upgrade Plan
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 21, 8:06PM CDT
How much is that latest and greatest phone costing you? Source: Flickr/Phil Roeder The recent trend among U.S. wireless carriers has been to offer customers the option to buy a phone using an installment plan and upgrade the phone earlier than...
T: 33.93 (-0.34), S: 3.67 (-0.14), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
AT&T Earnings Beat, Capex Falls Ahead Of DirecTV Deal
at Investor's Business Daily - 2 hrs 31 mins ago
AT&T (T)late Thursday reported Q2 adjusted earnings above expectations and roughly in-line revenue, ahead of its potential acquisition of satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV Group. AT&T said Q2 adjusted EPS climbed 11% from the year-earlier quarter to...
T: 33.93 (-0.34), S: 3.67 (-0.14), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Comcast adds Internet customers; box office pumps up revenue
By TALI ARBEL - AP - Thu Jul 23, 2:59PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a slowdown in subscriber growth, the Internet is still propelling Comcast.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), CMCSK: 62.25 (-2.06), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03), DISH: 66.23 (+0.91)
Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon Posts Mixed Q2, FCC Chairman Okays AT&T-DIRECTV Deal - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 2:41PM CDT
Last week, the telecom sector witnessed important events across several fronts.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), AMX: 19.39 (-0.26), QCOM: 61.78 (-2.41), DTV: 92.19 (-0.64), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), DISH: 66.23 (+0.91)
Telecom ETFs to Watch After Dull Verizon Earnings - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 12:00PM CDT
These telecom ETFs are the ones to watch following sluggish earnings from Verizon.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), IYZ: 28.54 (-0.01), VOX: 85.07 (-0.18), FCOM: 26.63 (+0.05), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Comcast Q2 Earnings Meet, Revs Beat on Internet Strength - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 23, 11:27AM CDT
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) reported mixed financial results in the second quarter of 2015 wherein revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate while earnings per share were in line with the same.
SNE: 29.20 (+0.82), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03), DISH: 66.23 (+0.91)
Where Nervous Investors Can Park Their Money Without Fretting
at The Street - Thu Jul 23, 10:53AM CDT
Investing is inherently risky, but there are stocks out there -- even for nervous investors.
WFM: 41.07 (-0.08), KR: 38.67 (-0.34), PG: 80.70 (-0.13), CVX: 92.94 (-0.57), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Hundreds of Minority Middle School Boys Learn Coding, 3D Design This Summer in Pioneering New Program from Verizon
PR Newswire - Thu Jul 23, 9:00AM CDT
Minority middle school boys in four cities across the country are gaining hands-on learning experience this summer with advanced technology that is opening their eyes to many of the exciting professional possibilities that STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and entrepreneurship skills can offer.
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
DISH Network Faces New Harbinger Lawsuit over LightSquared - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 22, 3:50PM CDT
Harbinger Capital Partners, the principal owner of 4G wireless wholesaler LightSquared Inc., has filed a new case in Manhattan federal court accusing DISH Network Corp. (DISH) and its chairman Mr. Charles Ergen.
SATS: 46.54 (+0.05), T: 33.93 (-0.34), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), DISH: 66.23 (+0.91)
Bullish PayPal Calls: Braintree A Plus Vs. Apple Pay
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 2:35PM CDT
Competition with Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) in mobile payments isn't scaring most Wall Street analysts from initiating coverage on PayPal with bullish calls. Citigroup, Barclays and Raymond James on Wednesday initiated coverage on online...
T: 33.93 (-0.34), V: 71.75 (-0.22), EBAY: 28.43 (-0.02), PYPL: 37.01 (-1.38), GOOGL: 674.73 (-20.37), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), MA: 95.16 (-1.72)
What AT&T Investors Are Hoping to See in Telecom Giant’s Earnings
at The Street - Wed Jul 22, 12:00PM CDT
Investors want to know how the DirecTV merger will make or save money.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), S: 3.67 (-0.14), DTV: 92.19 (-0.64), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
NY attorney general, others urges call blocking on phones
AP - Wed Jul 22, 11:45AM CDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's attorney general has joined counterparts from 44 other states in calling on five major phone companies to offer call-blocking technology to customers to help stop robocalls.
T: 33.93 (-0.34), S: 3.67 (-0.14), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
AT&T, DirecTV: Low Growth Seen As Deal Approval Nears
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 10:39AM CDT
With federal regulators poised to approve AT&T 's (T) acquisition of DirecTV Group (DTV), the Q2 earnings estimates of both companies have a low bar heading into the merger. AT&T, which reports Q2 earnings after the market close Thursday, is expected...
T: 33.93 (-0.34), DTV: 92.19 (-0.64), TWC: 190.50 (+0.03), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03)
Comcast Q2: NBCU Movie Boom, Ad Trends In Focus
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 22, 9:29AM CDT
The strong box office performances of "Jurassic World" and "Pitch Perfect 2" are expected to boost results at NBCUniversal, though weaker advertising trends and a seasonally weak quarter for the cable TV business will also affect Comcast's (CMCSA) Q2...
JPM: 69.64 (-0.44), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), CMCSA: 62.47 (-2.03)
Stock Market News for July 22, 2015 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 22, 9:10AM CDT
Disappointing earnings results dragged benchmarks to the red on Tuesday
YHOO: 39.21 (-0.03), EQT: 76.27 (+3.91), HOG: 58.25 (-0.36), IBM: 161.73 (+1.38), UTX: 101.14 (-0.41), HAL: 42.33 (+0.79), MSFT: 46.11 (+0.57), CVX: 92.94 (-0.57), AAPL: 125.16 (-0.06), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), SLB: 86.02 (+0.76), BHI: 59.26 (+0.98)
Verizon Communications (VZ) Stock Price Target Cut at Jefferies
at The Street - Wed Jul 22, 8:24AM CDT
Verizon Communications' (VZ) price target was lowered to $53 from $54 by analysts at Jefferies.
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Verizon Teams up with U-Michigan to open M-City Test Bed for Autonomous Vehicles
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 22, 7:30AM CDT
The University of Michigan today opened M-City, the world's first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market autonomous vehicles. READ MORE
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Improving Wireless Service and Battling OTTs Using RCS, WebRTC, VoLTE and VoWi-Fi: Feature Report
PRWeb - Wed Jul 22, 7:08AM CDT
RCR Wireless News spoke with more than a dozen companies, including telecom operators Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile US, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone; vendors like Comverse and Jibe Mobile; trade association GSMA; and industry analyst firms Signals Research Group and Juniper Research to gain deep insight into the current VoLTE, RCS, WebRTC and VoWi-Fi markets. The report, entitled "Tapping RCS, WebRTC, VoLTE and VoWi-Fi to improve service, battle OTTs" contains vital takeaways including what services these technologies can support, how mobile operators view the benefit and roll out of these services and challenges facing the industry in terms of taking advantage of these new technologies.
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
Verizon Drops on Revenue Cut, Vodafone Falls on Management Changes -- Telecom Winners and Losers
at The Street - Tue Jul 21, 8:20PM CDT
Verizon Communications takes a tumble after cutting its revenue target for the year. Vodafone stumbles after a management change.
VZ: 46.35 (-0.10), VOD: 36.19 (-0.25)
Why Your Carrier Wants You on an Early Upgrade Plan
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 21, 8:06PM CDT
How much is that latest and greatest phone costing you? Source: Flickr/Phil Roeder The recent trend among U.S. wireless carriers has been to offer customers the option to buy a phone using an installment plan and upgrade the phone earlier than...
T: 33.93 (-0.34), S: 3.67 (-0.14), TMUS: 37.93 (+0.20), VZ: 46.35 (-0.10)
