One strange twist in the current obsession with artificial intelligence is the trauma afflicting one of AI’s biggest fans—SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. In 2017, Son launched the world’s largest-ever ven...
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AT&T could ‘turn the corner’ on a key metric this year
AT&T Inc. scored praise for its subscriber performance last year, and now the company will look to win over Wall Street on another key metric. Subscriber numbers are a major focus for wireless com...
Looking for clues about iPhone supply? Ask AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile
How have iPhone sales have fared in the wake of production constraints on high-end models? Wall Street likely won’t get a clear answer until Apple Inc. reports earnings later this month, but some publ...
Verizon stock has had a tough year. Is a ‘drastic’ shakeup in order?
At a time when AT&T Inc. is winning praise for disentangling itself from recent deals, is it time for rival Verizon Communications Inc. to actually think about a merger of its own? LightShed Partn...
Can AT&T earnings help stop the stock’s ‘bleeding’?
Telecommunications names are usually seen as defensive in periods of economic stress, but that hasn’t played out recently. Can AT&T Inc.’s upcoming earnings report help change the tone? AT&T’s...
Verizon has hit a speed bump, but earnings could show a better road ahead
For Verizon Communications Inc., the pain likely isn’t over yet. After posting net losses of wireless retail postpaid phone subscribers in its consumer business during each of the past two quarters, V...
AT&T, Verizon and Comcast stocks just had their worst quarter in two decades
Some of the biggest telecommunications stocks just posted their steepest quarterly declines in two decades amid pressures both new and old on the cable and wireless industries. Shares of wireless comp...
Verizon is ‘not going to throw away money’ to woo consumers with cheaper phones, CEO says
In a competitive market for wireless deals, Verizon Communications Inc.’s chief executive says the company is “not going to throw away money” on promotions. The company recently rolled out its deals f...
T-Mobile Stock Market Value Has Been Rising. It’s Bigger Than Verizon.
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size There’s a new top dog in U.S. telecom. This past Tuesday, T-Mobile US nosed ahead of Verizon Communications , and AT&T in market capitalization—an exclamation...
Deutsche Telekom Stock Is a Cheap Play on T-Mobile’s Dominance
The launch of Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network in Dusseldorf in June. Getty Images Text size An alternative way for investors to play T-Mobile ’s growth and future buyback program is via shares of ...
The SoftBank Experiment Has Failed. Time to Go Private?
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on $24 billion of new losses: “I am quite embarrassed and remorseful.” Str/Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images Text size The stock market can be a humbling place—just ask Masayoshi ...
‘I must humbly and honestly acknowledge that things are really bad’ — SoftBank CEO on $23 billion loss.
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group posted a $23.4 billion loss in the April-June quarter as the value of its investments sank amid global worries about inflation and interest rate...
SoftBank Is Ready to Slash Its Massive Stake in Alibaba. Here’s Why.
Text size SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son was a major early investor in Alibaba. Koki Nagahama/Getty Images SoftBank is positioned to sharply sell down its stake in Chinese tech giant Alibaba through a...
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.
AT&T is among the big telecoms reporting earnings this week. Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images Text size Telecom stocks have been a haven in 2022, with the big U.S. companies leading the mar...
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.
Text size Telecom stocks have outperformed the market year to date. Above, a wireless tower. Dreamstime Telecom stocks have been on a tear in 2022. The next round of earnings reports for the sector sh...
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s Earnings Are Coming. What to Watch.
Text size Telecom stocks have outperformed the market year to dae. Above, a wireless tower. Dreamstime Telecom stocks have been on a tear in 2022. The next round of earnings reports for the sector sho...
T-Mobile Stock Gets an Upgrade. It Has an Edge Over Verizon and AT&T.
Text size T-Mobile’s stock was upgraded to Overweight. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg T-Mobile US shares were ticking up on Wednesday after KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded the wireless company’s s...
The Arm deal is dead, but Nvidia is not expected to slow down
Nvidia Corp.’s acquisition of Arm Ltd. has been scuttled, but that isn’t expected to stop the chip maker’s charge into the data center. seeks to cut further into Intel Corp.’s and Advanced Micro Devic...
Nvidia Calls Off Acquisition of Chip-Designer Arm. It’s Not a Surprise.
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Shares of Nvidia fell in premarket trading Tuesday after the graphics chipmaker and Japan’s SoftBank agreed to call off Nvidia’s deal to buy microprocessor desig...
T-Mobile Stock Is Downgraded as Wireless Industry Faces a ‘Great Deceleration’
T-Mobile US stock was falling Monday after an analyst downgraded shares of the wireless carrier amid concerns over subscriber growth. Craig Moffett, an analyst at MoffettNathanson, a division of SVB S...