Verizon Communications Inc

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Sprint’s (S) shares are now down by more than half from their 52-week high, trading at $9.35 compared to $23.42. The company’s market cap has fallen to under $27 billion, less than one time...
AT&T (T) commented today that its consumer business was being hurt by a slow economy. Shares of AT&T and Verizon (VZ) have both done well this year due to strong cellular business and the...
The telecom companies are all over cable with their new-fiber-to-the-home offerings. The new tech from AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) seems to be taking broadband and TV customers from firms like...
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer wanted to look for stocks with both appreciation potential that also offer capital preservation.  He, just like us, believes we are starting to price in...
Shares in AT&T (T) are up 70% over the last two years. The S&P is up less than 20% for that period. But, the big telephone company may not be able to duplicate its stellar stock performance...
Vonage (VG) settles a patent dispute with a larger company about once a month. The latest one was with Nortel (NT), a broken telecom equipment supplier which has plenty of problems of its own....
The Dogs of the Dow aren’t necessarily the worst performers of the prior year, but they pay the highest the dividend yields.  We wanted to review the 10 Dogs of the Dow to see what the outlook and...
Since it is year-end, we wanted to compile a list of the 2008 likely Dogs of the Dow.  We included Friday’s closing prices for each DJIA component and we also gave the current dividend yield.  It...
Google’s (GOOG) new Android software system for cell phones was supposed to usher in an era of consumer choice. Handsets would become open and their functions would no longer be controlled by big...
According to Reuters, Philips plans to buy-back $7.2 billion in shares. The Wall Street Journal writes that former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers believe that the government should put together...
Jim Cramer is set to host the CEO of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Ivan Seidenberg on tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC.  If you are wondering why we are previewing a preview for Cramer it’s a simple answer:...
Sprint (S) appointed a new CEO today. He seems to be perfect for the job. The new man, Dan Hesse, comes from the top spot at Embarq (EQ) and used to work at Sprint. He won’t need any time to learn...
For the better part of 100 years, the landline was the primary means of telephonic communication between consumers and between businesses. It helped create everything from the answering machine to...
Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) is seeing shares surge in after-hours trading.  The telecom provider has announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend.  The dividend is...
Not many stocks are likely to double. Even well-run companies like Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) are not likely to move 2x even with great results. The market caps are already too large and the law of...