Sep
30
2011
With the NFL season in full swing, it is a good time to assess one of the vital partners of the preferred sport in America. All of the companies I’ll mention needed to pay to become partners with the NFL, however the relationships are considered beneficial relationship for all parties involved, and all stand to …
Sep
30
2011
BOSTON (TheStreet) — Institutional investors, the so-called smart money, has been doing more buying than selling in just one industry this year: telecommunications services. That could well be because four of the eight companies that make up the world inside the S&P 500 Index are the final defensive plays so we can stay in …
Sep
30
2011
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as portion of TheStreet’s guest contributor program, that’s break free the company’s news coverage. THE BIG APPLE (TheStreet) — The multiple of “anecdote” is “statistics.” Where am I going with this? If you’re considering the smartphone wars, you will notice two things in …
Sep
30
2011
Capsule Vringo (VRNG) is a microcap company that gives an innovative video ringtone service for consumers. Since completing an IPO with third-tier investment banks at $4.60 in June of 2010, the shares have languished. But, recently the company launched a more social and connected product that integrates user data from Facebook with their video ringtone …
Sep
30
2011
Today, i need to watch the crowd of businesses often called dividend challengers. These companies has been in a position to increase their dividends for a timeframe of anywhere between 5-9 years. For these companies, the soundness of dividends is an out of this world asset to their overall values. The more fear creeps its …
Sep
30
2011
Yesterday, more evidence emerged that Apple can be introducing a 4G iPhone next week. While it’d be a great addition to an already championed device, a up to date spate of text messages from AT&T looks to ruin any good thing about quicker speeds. Over on Reddit, user TheReverendZ is an iPhone owner grandfathered in …
Sep
25
2011
{“s” : “aapl,vod,vz”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} Zacks Equity Research, On Thursday September 15, 2011, 12:45 pm EDT The most important U.S. mobile services provider verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ – News) expects the storm within the U.S. East Coast and the labor strike last month to extend its overall cost by $200–$250 million …
Sep
25
2011
{“s” : “vz”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} Dirk van Dijk, CFA, On Thursday September 15, 2011, 1:48 pm EDT Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 11,000 last week to 428,000. This was significantly worse than the anticipated level of 410,000. Last week’s numbers were revised upwards by 3,000, so you can actually …
Sep
25
2011
{“s” : “leap,pcs,s,vz”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} Zacks Equity Research, On Friday September 16, 2011, 4:25 pm EDT verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ – News) recently unveiled its first unlimited prepaid plan for $50.00 a month. The plan would come with unlimited voice, text and internet services. Prepaid wireless services remain an emerging business …
Sep
25
2011
{“s” : “cmcsa,nvtl,vod,vz”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} Zacks Equity Research, On Monday September 19, 2011, 8:00 am EDT We reiterate our long-term Neutral recommendation on Novatel Wireless Inc. (NasdaqGS: NVTL – News). The company’s second-quarter 2011 financial results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimates. This was primarily thanks to significant increase in revenue supported …
