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Facebook’s initial public offering is already oversubscribed. (Reuters) JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) books a $2 billion trading loss, and the figure could rise by another $1 billion. (Reuters) China’s...
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) had a stellar Wednesday on rumors and talk that Deutsche Telekom may be wanting to roll the no-contract and prepaid wireless outfit into its T-Mobile...
Shares of MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) and Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) are shooting up today following a report at Bloomberg News that German phone company Deutsche...
When Verizon Wireless made its initial $3.6 billion offer to acquire wireless spectrum from SpectrumCo LLC, most observers didn’t think the deal would run into any opposition. Which only goes to...
The line between mobile wireless carriers and cable and satellite TV providers has been blurring for a couple of years and may be on the way to disappearing entirely before too long. The short...
Frontier Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: FTR) missed its consensus first quarter EPS estimate this morning and the company’s shares are getting pummeled. The miss was close: EPS of $0.05, a penny...
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. Annie’s, Inc. (NYSE: BNNY) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan; Started...
Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were better than analysts expectations, but a drop in video subscribers and a smaller-than-expected gain in voice...
Markets opened a few ticks lower this morning after a poor report on new claims for unemployment benefits in the US (our coverage here). The report that pending home sales jumped 4.1% lit a fire...
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is being treated rather poorly after its earnings report missed expectations.  Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) is being treated even...
After opening lower this morning on weak data from Europe and Asia, the ISM non-manufacturing index for the US came in better than expected, but it was not enough to swing indexes toward gains....
The three major US equities indexes opened slightly lower this morning following some more dreary news from Europe. Eurozone PMI fell in February to a lower-than-expected reading of 49.3, reawakening...
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Raised to Buy and $36 target at Argus....
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup....
Thursday is a fairly busy day for earnings expectations.  We are expecting the following reports: Advance Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP); Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA); Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:...