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By Jack Fuller AT&T's (T) shock announcement of purchasing T-Mobile last month sent Wall Street into a frenzy, immediately changing the wireless landscape and prompting investigations by regulators. The dust has finally started to settle following the announcement, and the potential merger has...

Windstream Corp. (NASDAQ: WIN) announced today that it is seeking to amend its senior secured revolving credit facility to, among other things, extend the revolving maturity date to December 2015.

(TheStreet) -- Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone made all the difference for AT&T (NYSE: T) last quarter. As big phone rivals AT&T and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) square off this week on first-quarter earnings, Wall Street awaits the numbers from Ma Bell's wireless unit now that the iPhone sells at...

According to J.P. Morgan, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) wireless margin is tweaked. J.P. Morgan reported that it is refining its estimates for Verizon earnings into the quarter. “While our headline numbers like revenue, net adds, and EPS are unchanged we change the mix a little, bringing up wireless margins...

Oppenheimer & Co. is previewing AT&T's (NYSE: T) earnings, which are scheduled to be released tomorrow. In a note to investors, Oppenheimer writes, "AT&T will report 1Q results tomorrow morning before the market opens. We estimate that T will report recurring 1Q11 EPS of $0.57, which...

How are Russian companies doing in American trading? Today, Benzinga gives you a list of Russian companies currently trading on the NYSE exchange in New York City. Mechel (NYSE: MTL), a mining and metal-producing giant, has opened the day very strongly, its shares rising almost 1.5% to $28.68....

Analysts at Cowen upgrade Cbeyond Inc (NASDAQ: CBEY) from “neutral” to “outperform.” CBEY shares gained 1.49% to close at $12.28 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Johnson & Johnson Inc. (JNJ) is in talks to buy Swiss medical-device maker Synthes Inc. $20 billion. Charles Schwab (SCHW) a discount broker, declared boosted profit for the first quarter as earnings reached $243.00 million, or $0.20 per share, from a year earlier $6.00 million, or a lesser...

AT&T (NYSE: T) and ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. today announced they have reached an agreement for ALFA to acquire AT&T's 49% stake in Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V., the Mexican telecom company. Once this acquisition is completed, ALFA will be the sole shareholder of Alestra. The equity sale is...

The world's largest electronics retailer by sales Best Buy Co. (BBY) plan to grow its online and mobile businesses while scaling back its “big box” retail space as part of a broader strategy to combat declining sales and rising competition. China's economy grew at a slightly slower rate in the...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet 5 Reasons to Sell Bank of America Fictional financier Gordon Gekko would probably call Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) a "dog with fleas." Bank of America's stock has fallen 71% since 2006. Final Days of Life Erode...

When James Murray brought Alternative Networks (LON: AN.) to the AIM market in February 2005, the telecoms business he co-founded had already delivered ten years of profitable growth. That year the company turned over £46m, produced a pre-tax profit of £3.9m and Murray picked up Ernst amp; Young's...

Brasil Telecom (NYSE: BTM) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check, the year-to-date performance of Brasil Telecom is a gain of 36.1%.

According to Bloomberg, NY PSC approves Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) request to sell up to $5B in debt.

Could this be a way for consumers to fight rising smartphone and data costs? AT&T (NYSE: T), along with LG, have launched the LG Thrive, the first Droid available under AT&T's prepaid plan. The phone, which will retail for $179.99, will have a 3.2 megapixel camera, Wi-FI, HSDPA and 160 MB...