Integrated Telecommunication Services

Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS), announced that it is postponing its annual meeting due to its merger agreement with CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL). The meeting had been scheduled for May 12 at Savvis' corporate headquarters in Town & Country, Mo. Savvis announced on April 27, 2011 it had signed a...

Here are some of the more intriguing setups that I am watching today. First, Apple (AAPL) is forming a nice bull flag, and setting up for what looks to be a breakout above the post-earnings highs. Vimpel Communications (VIP) is breaking out of its descending trendline in a very strong manner....

Cusick's Corner Top terrorist taken out, market runs overnight and now we have leveled out a break even into the Midday. The news of Bin Laden's death sent a wave of emotion into the overnight markets, but reality of a weak dollar, lagging Tech (XLK) and Financial (XLF) sectors, dragged on this...

MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2011 results before Tuesday's opening bell. Analysts are looking for the company to post earnings of $4.10 per share. That is an increase from per-share earnings of $3.46 in the same period of last year. The consensus estimate for the most...

Here are some of the more intriguing setups that I am watching today. First, Apple (AAPL) is forming a nice bull flag, and setting up for what looks to be a breakout above the post-earnings highs. Vimpel Communications (VIP) is breaking out of its descending trendline in a very strong manner....

XFONE, Inc. (NYSE: XFN) announced a definitive agreement between its wholly-owned subsidiary, NTS Communications, Inc. and Cobridge Telecom, LLC for the purchase of approximately 2,400 cable customers as well as equipment in Levelland, Littlefield, Morton and Colorado City, Texas. The transaction...

XFONE (NYSE: XFN) announced a definitive agreement between its wholly-owned subsidiary, NTS Communications, Inc. and Cobridge Telecom, LLC for the purchase of approximately 2,400 cable customers as well as equipment in Levelland, Littlefield, Morton and Colorado City, Texas. Guy Nissenson,...

Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) apologized for the breach of its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, and said it aims to resume the online gaming center by the end of the month after upgrading security. Chiba Bank Ltd. (8331 JT), a regional lender, advanced 6.1 percent to 506 yen. The company said...

Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) Get a few beers inside the average hockey fan and he or she will be more than willing to skid in socks across the freshly polished kitchen floor and hit an apple with a mop, screaming “GOAL” full voice. Said activity will more than likely result in a fall, and then a visit to...

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Nasdaq: SHEN) announced today that the Company had entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement related to its existing $185 million Term Loan A Facility and Revolver Facility. The amendment provides for a repricing of the Term Loan A Facility and will...

Neither of the plays below do I have a position in yet, but I am closely watching VIP for a break at $14.61, which it is getting very close to hitting as of this writing. CATY (the short setup) has a lot of potential as well, I'm just not a huge fan of shorting anything in this market. But...

SureWest Communications (NASDAQ: SURW) Reports EPS of $(0.12) vs. $0.05 Estimate; Revenues $60.56M vs. $62.26M Estimate

We had a sweet limit down move in corn futures today so its a perfect time to highlight limit moves in grains and show you how I traded the action today!One of the most interesting aspects of the grain futures is the frequency and power of daily limit moves in price. Drier than expected weather in...

At this time on March 11, 2011, the iPad 2 had sold out nationwide. But despite the unfathomable amount of hype surrounding Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-awaited color change, the white iPhone is still widely available. Benzinga placed calls to Apple stores in New York City, Los Angeles and San...

Bloomberg reports that Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) says that the 4G network issues from yesterday have been resolved.