Sprint’s Bid for Clearwire and Apple Loses a Court Date: Market Recap
The markets closed down Thursday on Wall Street: At the close: DJIA: -0.56%, S&P 500: -0.63%, Nasdaq: -0.72%. On the commodities front, Oil (NYSE:USO) fell 0.58 percent to $86.27 per barrel....
View ArticleHow Much is Clearwire Really Worth?
Four years ago, Sprint (NYSE:S) formed a joint venture with Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR) in order to build a “high-speed wireless network that would shake up the telecommunications industry and allow for a...
View ArticleMr. Market’s Lesson, Apple Shares Sink: Market Recap
The markets closed down on Wall Street, with all three indices ending down for the week. At the close: DJIA: -0.27%, S&P 500: -0.41%, Nasdaq: -0.70%. On the commodities front, Oil (NYSE:USO)...
View ArticleSprint Acquires Clearwire and China Gets the iPhone 5: Afternoon Buzzers
Markets are up after starting the day mixed. The markets have braced themselves for another week of fiscal cliff talks, and could be buoyed by the result of the election in Japan. At 12:37 PM: S&P:...
View ArticleSprint Buys Remainder of Clearwire, First Majestic Silver Buys Orco: Merger...
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) said Monday that it will purchase the approximately 50 percent interest in Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR) that it does not currently own for $2.97 per share, or...
View ArticleIs Sprint Set to Challenge AT&T and Verizon?
After several shareholders, including Mount Kellett, declared Sprint’s (NYSE:S) first offer of $2.1 billion for Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR) too low, the wireless carrier returned with a second bid; this...
View ArticleSprint is Beating Verizon and AT&T in This Key Arena
When Sprint’s (NYSE:S) deal with Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR) is finalized, the United States’ third-largest wireless carrier will own the most spectrum of any wireless provider in the country, which will...
View ArticleAT&T Receives FCC Approval and 4 Telecom Titans Attract Interest
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) has intentions to create a new 4G band through the use of long-neglected airwaves, and these plans have now started to take final shape. On Tuesday, the company gained approval...
View ArticleSprint Remains on Bullish Radar and 4 Telecom Titans Attracting Interest
AT&T, Inc.’s (NYSE:T) South Florida customers will see improved mobile Internet coverage and voice performance, due to the company’s upgrades to 35 cell sites. These upgrades will include more...
View ArticleM&A Activity Boosts Year-End Economy
U.S. markets continue a prolonged downturn on Thursday. Each major index was down over 1.5 percent over the last five trading days as market participants either sell or sit on their hands. The progress...
View ArticleAcacia Research Settles This Dispute with Apple
This morning, a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG) officially announced that they have settled their patent lawsuit against Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the U.S. District Court for the...
View ArticleA Look at Sprint without the Noise
With shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) trading at around $5.97, is S an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing...
View ArticleAnalyst: Behold Apple’s Bestseller
The iPhone 5 was the bestselling smartphone in the U.S. market in the December quarter and gave Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) product margins over the three-month period a significant boost, Canaccord Genuity...
View ArticleWho Wants Clearwire’s Spectrum Now?
The battle for spectrum is intensifying. As Dish Network’s (NASDAQ:DISH) Chief Executive Officer Joe Clayton described the commodity at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, spectrum...
View ArticleSprint Nabs Enhancement Award and 4 Telecom Titans Attracting Interest
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T): Current Price: $33.33 AT&T Inc. and the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) have come to an agreement allowing AT&T’s U-verse television service to increase its access to such...
View ArticleAnalysts Play Tug of War With Leap Wireless
Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP) has demonstrated its extreme sensitivity to catalysts over the past few weeks. The stock price has rolled up and down dramatically as different analysts offer different...
View ArticleSprint Extends Protection to iPhone Users and 4 Telecom Titans Attracting...
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T): Current Price: $33.21 This week, AT&T announced that all iPhone users that have tiered or shared data plans will now have the ability to make cellular FaceTime calls. Which...
View ArticleClearwire Shareholders Demand Higher Offer and 4 Telecom Titans Attracting...
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T): Current Price: $33.74 According to Reports that have surfaced, AT&T is considering making an acquisition in Europe. It is possible that the company is considering the...
View ArticleWhy is the DOJ Looking Into Sprint?
Most of the objections over Softbank’s (SFTBF.PK) proposed takeover of Sprint (NYSE:S), the United States’ third largest mobile carrier, have cited the deal’s potential to limit competition as a reason...
View ArticleSprint Earnings: Here Are A Few Reasons to Love and Hate Them
Shares of Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) were sweating some value on Thursday following the announcement of the company’s fourth-quarter and full-year results. Overall, the company came slightly ahead of...
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