Tech blogs and websites are all atwitter on the news that AT&T (NYSE:T) will launch the BlackBerry Z10 on March 15, just one day after the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S IV...
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March 8 - News
Who invented the telephone? The name on the first telephone patent, which was granted on March 7, 1876, reads "A.G. Bell" -- Alexander Graham Bell.
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March 7 - News
When 2012 ended, there was a feel-good factor about optical networking stocks JDS Uniphase Corp (NASDAQ:JDSU) and Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR), both of whom I had expected...
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March 7 - News
After the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices: .DJI) set an all-time closing high yesterday, many investors were expecting the index to slightly pull-back today.
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March 7 - News
U.S. wireless operators completed their earning season of sorts when MetroPCS Communications Inc (NYSE:PCS) and U.S. Cellular reported their quarterly results yesterday.
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March 6 - News
Billionaire John Paulson is MetroPCS Communications Inc (NYSE:PCS)'s largest shareholder, owning almost 10% of the company's outstanding shares.
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March 5 - Hedge Funds
Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes became the first known European to introduce tobacco to the Old World on March 5, 1558.
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March 5 - News
"How much worse can things get?" is never a glowing endorsement. But in the case of ADTRAN, Inc.
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March 5 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 5 - News
After completing the first of his three world-changing voyages to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus returned to Europe -- Lisbon, to be exact -- on March 4, 1493.
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March 5 - News
Wireless carriers such as Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Inc.
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March 4 - News
Take Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) for example.
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March 4 - News
The top US automaker, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), announced that its OnStar unit, in collaboration with AT&T Inc.
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March 4 - News
My first thought when I see a high yielding stock is, can the company afford the dividend? There are a few sectors of the market known for their high yields, such as telecommunications...
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March 4 - News
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) was first incorporated as the American Telephone and Telegraph Company on March 3, 1885.
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March 4 - News
Much of the world has become saturated with mobile devices. In many places there are more phones than people.
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March 1 - News
Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) have been about four moths into their new smartphone alliance with flagship Lumia handsets and the new...
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February 28 - News
The automaker announced on Monday during the Mobile World Congress that it's teaming up with AT&T Inc.
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February 26 - News
Mobile World Congress, or MWC for short, is under way in Barcelona and already the big telcos are complaining.
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February 26 - News
The US wireless industry is witnessing several consolidation efforts, as carriers try to join forces and resources to compete more effectively.
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February 25 - News
The telecommunications industry has time and again proven to be a key player helping revive the global economy.
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February 25 - News
The day on which semiconductor player Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) closed in on its 52-week high turned out to be the day when it posted disappointing earnings.
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February 25 - News
Verizon Communications Inc.
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February 23 - News
It's always the case. As an investment broker I had clients every week asking about treasuries.
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February 22 - News
In the current artificially depressed interest rate environment that we live in, it's crucial to search for assets that can produce satisfactory returns.
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February 22 - News
Investors of CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) got a rude awakening on Feb.
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February 21 - News
This week, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced that it would buy the rest of NBC Universal from General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), as was agreed upon in 2009.The ...
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February 21 - News
Investors who love to receive income from their investments may be understandably frustrated by the current market environment. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy has short...
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February 21 - News
On our smartphones, tablets and PCs, streaming content is now all around us. Telecoms are jumping into streaming content as a way to enhance their growth prospects.
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February 19 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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February 18 - News
The blockbuster news of the week came from Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)'s announcement it would buy up General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)'s 49% share of their joint venture...
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February 17 - News
Earnings season is in full swing, with huge numbers of companies having already given their latest numbers to investors, and Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ:WIN) is about to release...
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February 17 - News
I've written before about CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) and how it appears to be the best positioned local telecom.
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February 16 - News
Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ:WIN) has captured the attention of dividend investors everywhere, with an impressive yield that has persisted for years.
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February 15 - News
For years now, analysts have called for the gradual demise of landline phone service, as customers understandably save money by switching solely to cellular phones.
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February 15 - News
A recent report from network testing company OpenSignal has some surprising news, not only about which countries with widespread and mature LTE networks give their citizens the...
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February 15 - News
The smartphone industry grew by 45.1% in 2012, while the mobile phone industry showed meager growth between 1-2%.
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February 15 - News
Well, it didn't close above 14,000. And while that may be disappointing for investors, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX:.DJI) did one impressive move this morning.
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February 14 - News
In a joint statement with NextWave Wireless LLC (PINK:WAVE)'s management team, Dallas-based AT&T Inc.
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February 13 - News
Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ:WIN) doesn't have a very long history, having been formed back in 2006 from the merger of the local telephone businesses of two companies, Alltel...
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February 12 - News
At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." Today, we'll show you ...
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February 11 - News
A lot of people got rich trading Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) during the past few months. Since bottoming above $6 in late 2012, the stock has multiplied to just under...
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February 11 - News
The world's top value investors love it when their best stocks ideas are selling at bargain-basement prices.
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February 11 - News
The 30 companies among the Dow Jones Industrials represent a big cross-section of the American economy.
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February 11 - News
If you regularly read earnings reports and listen in on conference calls, you're used to CEOs and other senior management folk spinning even the most dreary results; that's what...
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February 9 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 8 - News
Usually when thinking of telecommunications companies, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) are the first firms to come to mind.
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February 8 - News
To be fair, this didn't seem to ever look like a fair fight. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has been beating AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) in the wireless game for a while.
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February 8 - News
