Integrated Telecommunication Services

BMO is out with its report today on Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), maintaining Outperform. In a note to clients, BMO writes, "We rate the stock Outperform, reflecting the company's leading wireless franchise, extensive broadband footprint and potential for improving financial performance in...

BMO is out with its report today on AT&T (NYSE: T), maintaining Outperform. In a note to clients, BMO writes, "The stock is attractively valued relative to peers and the market in general on most metrics. We are maintaining our Outperform rating as a result, reflecting the company's strong...

Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ: WWVY) announced today that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Alteva, LLC, a cloud-based Unified Communications solutions provider and North America's largest enterprise hosted Voice over...

Cogo Group Inc (NASDAQ: COGO) shares fell 2.78% to create a new 52-week low of $4.55. COGO is scheduled to report its Q2 results on August 4. Commonwealth Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ: CWBS) shares dropped 11.22% to create a new 52-week low of $0.37. CWBS shares have dropped 78.68% over the past 52...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research report this morning, where it suggests that traders buy calls on Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) ahead of earnings. Goldman Sachs Telecom and Cable analyst Jason Armstrong met with VZ management. He rates VZ shares Buy (on the Conviction List) and sees 14%...

Stifel Nicolaus is raising its price target on shares of CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) to $46 from $4, and it has a Buy rating on shares. In a note to clients, Stifel Nicolaus writes, "Yesterday's modest weakness in the shares of CenturyLink can largely be attributed to an earlier-than-expected approval...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD):...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) has “done nothing recently but it's starting to more up." For Southern Company (NYSE: SO), he said, "I feel so good about that stock. That's the kind of stock you want to own as part of a...

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its Complete Protection security monitoring business to Guardian Alarm Company. Cincinnati Bell will continue to offer Complete Protection services through a marketing agreement with Guardian. “Guardian...

At 10:15 am, the Dow rose 1.01% to 12,572.25, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.92% to 1,325.76 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 0.93% to 2,807.85. The industries that are driving the market today are: Consumer Services: This industry jumped 2.76% by 10:15 am. The top...

Savvis (NASDAQ: SVVS) today announced that Savvis stockholders have voted to approve all proposals related to the merger with CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL).

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that AT&T (NYSE: T) has agreed to sponsor Kindle 3G with Special Offers and that it is now available at a new price of $139. Kindle 3G with Special Offers is the same as the $189 Kindle 3G.

Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS) today announced that Savvis stockholders have voted to approve all proposals related to the merger with CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL). Approximately 99 percent of the votes cast - representing 86 percent of Savvis' shares outstanding - voted to adopt the merger...

BT is funding the installation of defibrillator equipment, which can help save the lives of cardiac arrest victims, into five decommissioned red phone boxes adopted by rural communities. Working with the Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT), a charity that makes possible the provision of defibrillation...