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Online Video–A Money Sinkhole
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:54am | 307The use of online video has gone beyond the borders of the extraordinary. According to a new study by comScore, 175 million people watched video online last month. Americans spent 5.2 billion “sessions” on video sites. A session could include one video, or 100. YouTube still dominates the online...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (AIXG, CLWR, PLAB, CCME)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:23am | 147Aixtron Aktiengesellschaft (NASDAQ: AIXG) rose 8.54% to $31.14 in the pre-market session. AIXG's quarterly earnings surged 1,189.20% y/y. Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) added 7.70% to $7.27 in the pre-market session. Companies comprising AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) have...
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AT&T, Verizon May Be Interested In Clearwire Spectrum
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 10:07pm | 172AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ), the two largest U.S. telecom companies, may be among the parties interested in acquiring wireless spectrum from Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR), an operator of mobile broadband networks that is majority owned by Sprint (NYSE: S). The sale is in its second round...
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Calls Purchased on Crown Castle International (CCI)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 11:02am | 154Shares of Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) are lower on the session by 1.28%, currently trading at $41.61. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months, though has experienced selling pressure at $44.00. CCI is now sitting on the 50-day moving average. Options...
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Comcast Launches Free Xfinity Wi-Fi in New Jersey/Philadelphia Region
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 8:34am | 135Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced it is officially launching a Wi-Fi service (Xfinity WiFi) across Northern New Jersey, the Jersey Shore and the Philadelphia Metro area at no additional cost to Comcast residential broadband customers. CMCSA has been engaged in WiFi trials in the NYC commuter...
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10 Technology Stocks With The Highest Dividend Yield (CEL, HIMX, MTA, NZT, FTR, ALSK, WIN, CNSL, PTNR, CTL)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 5:59am | 367Here are the top technology stocks in terms of dividend yield. Cellcom Israel Ltd (NYSE: CEL) has a dividend yield of 10.40%. CEL's shares closed at $31.47 on Friday. Shares of Cellcom Israel have gained 14.35% over the previous month. Himax Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: HIMX) has a dividend yield of...
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Hudson Securities Out With Note On DragonWave (DRWI)
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 2:04pm | 120Hudson Securities is out with a research report on DragonWave, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRWI), after the company reported earnings yesterday after the bell. It has a $7 price target, and rates shares at Neutral. In the research report, Hudson notes, "The company is well positioned with Clearwire (CLWR), a...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Prefers Intel And Texas Instruments To Micron, Dislikes Callaway Golf (S, PCS, MU, AMD, INTC, TXN, TSLA, F, HD, PRU, MFC, ELY)
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 5:36am | 263On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he considers Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) as an inexpensive stock. He advises the investors to sell MetroPCS Communications (NYSE: PCS) and “roll the money into Sprint." For Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), he said, "Oh man, no. I've...
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China Telecom May Get iPhone In 2011
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 3:07am | 191China Telecom (NYSE: CHA), the country's third-largest mobile phone carrier, may get its hands on Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone early next year when Apple's exclusivity agreement with China Unicom (NYSE: CHU) ends. Citing a Deutsche Bank note, the South China Morning Post is reporting China Telecom...
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Sprint Nextel Schedules Third-Quarter Earnings Announcement for Oct. 27
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 2:30pm | 41Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) will release its financial results for the third quarter on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Sprint Nextel management will host a conference call at 8 a.m. EDT to discuss the results.
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NII Holdings Delays Closing Deal With TV
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 10:58am | 159NII Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: NIHD) and Guapo Televia (NYSE: TV) announced Monday that they will delay the closing of their JV deal until next week. In a research report Deutsche Bank writes, "The reason given for the delay was that they were reviewing if all the conditions for closing the deal have...
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Piper Jaffray Provides Positive Data Points For Tower Stocks
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 8:43am | 186Piper Jaffray recently attended the PCIA/wireless infrastructure trade show. On balance, the incremental information coming out of the trade show was positive with respect to the towers. Activity levels amongst the existing carriers are flat to up for next year, setting 2011 to grow faster than...
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BMC Acquires Software Unit - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 7:12pm | 1024Milan-based Neptuny Software is the leading provider of Information Technology (IT) Performance Optimization, as well as Capacity and Virtualization Planning solutions. Neptuny's Caplan solution, which is basically a Capacity Planning solution for large data centers and networks, facilitates...
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Benchmark Capital Discusses Tower Companies (AMT, CCI, SBAC)
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 4:17pm | 178Benchmark Capital is out with a research report discussing the cell phone tower companies, American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT), Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI), and SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: SBAC). It has Buy ratings on all three companies, and its price targets are $...
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Jim Cramer on Trading Verizon iPhone News (VZ, AAPL, AMT)
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 3:46pm | 159CNBC's Jim Cramer welcomed rumors Wednesday that Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) would soon carry Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. Needless to say, Apple is a "terrific" play after the news spread. "I think it's big for Apple," Cramer said during Wednesday's Stop Trading!, predicting the new business...