Verizon Communications Inc
NYSE: VZ
$41.33
-$0.29 (-0.7%)
Closing Price on October 29, 2024
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In a move that is certain to rock the cell carrier industry, Verizon Wireless, a JV between Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD) will open its network to phone and software not purchased as part of a...
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It looked like the FCC was going to have cable companies for dinner. The commission was talking about forcing cable systems to open channels to small networks, and perhaps planning to halt future...
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Fly On The Wall And Barron’s are mentioning a rumor that cable giant Comcast (CMCSA) might buy WiMax IPO Clearwire. It is not likely to happen, but it should. Cable is being attacked on all sides....
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The largest cable company in the US, Comcast (CMCSA), hit $30.18 last January. Mark that down. The shares may well never get that high again. Time Warner Cable (TWC) hit $44 in January. It is the...
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Yesterday’s sharp sell-off in the Nasdaq showed the market something. In a downturn, the Apples (AAPL) and RIMMs (RIMM) of the world have an Achilles Heel. They have run up too much. At one point,...
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Verizon Wireless, a JV between Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD) appears to be vying with Sprint (S) over rights to distribute new handsets loaded with the Google (GOOG) mobile OS and goodies like the...
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According to Reuters, a number of experts do not believe that a rate cut by the Fed will help the falling housing market. Reuters writes that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) will cut another 4,000 jobs. Reuters...
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Business makes strange bedfellows. Verizon Wireless, a JV between Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD), is in discussions with Google (GOOG) about distributing phones with the Google handset operating...
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Verizon (NYSE:VZ) $0.63 EPS vs $0.62 estimates; Revenue rose to $23.77 Billion versus $23.67 Billion estimates. WIRELESS ADDS: 1.8 million net wireless adds (1.6 million after reductions in wholesale...
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Most cable company stocks are already trading at 52-week lows. Last week, Comcast (CMCSA) reported earnings and subscriber growth that were below Wall St. expectations. And AT&T (T) came out with...
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When word came though that Vonage (VG) had settled its patent suit with Verizon (VZ), the VoIP company’s shares moved up 70% to over $2. The small company has settled another action with Sprint (S)...
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According to Reuters, Microsoft’s (MSFT) strong quarter and forecast sent shares up over 10%. Reuters writes that Oracle (ORCL) has turned down BEA Systems’ (BEAS) proposal that the company be...
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It looked like patent suits from the nation’s largest phone companies were going to put VoIP pioneer Vonage (VG) out of buiness. But, it settled its differences with Verizon (VZ) after the close....
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Mario Gabelli and other investors do not want to let Cablevision’s (CVC) founding family to take the company private at their current offer price of about $34. The investors think the company is...
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According to Reuters, shares in Amazon (AMZN) dropped on concerns about margins in it latest earnings. Reuters writes that RIM (RIMM) will start to market its Blackberry in China. Reuters reports...
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