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American Tower (NYSE: AMT) releases its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for American Tower's second quarter earnings. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 23 cents per share and revenues of $584.7...

Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 182,698 contracts, 63.3% calls, 36.87% puts 2. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 111,272 contracts, 69.1% calls, 30.9% puts 3. Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) 57,769 contracts, 66.4% calls, 33.6% puts 4. PetroHawk Energy Corp. (NYSE:...

Kellogg Co (NYSE: K) reported a 14% rise in its second-quarter profit. Kellogg reported its quarterly profit at $343 million, or $0.94 per share, up from $302 million, or $0.79 per share, in the year-ago period. Its sales climbed 11% to $3.39 billion. However, analysts were expecting a profit of $0...

According to Citi, Crown Castle International (NYSE: CCI) reported 2Q results that were generally better than consensus and estimates. Citi said that it maintains the Hold rating. “Since the beginning of 3Q, CCI has bought an additional $29.8m of common shares and $6.0m of preferred stock.” Crown...

Sprint Nextel Corp (NYSE: S) released its results for the second quarter on Thursday. Sprint Nextel's posted a loss at $847 million, or $0.28 per share, versus a loss of $760 million, or $0.25 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its revenue surged 4% to $8.3 billion. Analysts were expecting a...

LightSquared and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced today they have entered into a 15-year agreement that includes spectrum hosting and network services, 4G wholesale, and 3G roaming.

Astrazeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.80 on revenue of $8.19 billion. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $2.33 on revenue of $121.39 billion. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.55 on...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and entry/exit points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

The S&P 500 (SPX) took a major hit in Wednesday's trading session, finishing down 27.05 points, or 2.03%, from Tuesday's close to 1304.89. The selling began just after the opening bell, and the index extended its losses throughout the session, closing near the low of the day (1303.49), as...

Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced it has amended important contracts with Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) to enable the delivery of the next-generation networks through Sprint's Network Vision plan. The agreement impacts more than 10,000 of Sprint's nationwide cell sites.

Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) said yesterday at the annual shareholder meeting yesterday the company is set to resume receiving dividend payments from Verizon (NYSE: VZ) starting next year. This is massive news for Vodafone shareholders, as the stock price is not really reflective of receiving a dividend...

Collins Stewart reiterated its Neutral rating on Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $5. On Tuesday, S closed the day at $5.18. Its shares lost 0.19% of their value in today's pre-market trading to stand around $5.17...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with a research report on Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) as it previews earnings from the company. It has a Neutral rating and a $5.50 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "We project service margin of 19.1%, flat...

Bank of America has published a report on Crown Castle International Corporation (NYSE: CCI) previewing earnings for the company. In the report, Bank of America wrote, "Conference Call InfoThursday, July 28th, at 10:30 a.m. (ET). Dial-in: 480-629-9771; Password: “Crown Castle Call”. Replay: 303-...

Goldman Sachs commented on market volatility. In a research report published today, Goldman named companies it believes are best investment in these volatile times. In the report, Goldman states, “In the face of a flattish S&P 500 we encourage investors to utilize straddles as a method to...