SoftBank Plans Arm Holdings IPO in 2023

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...

AT&T’s stock no longer a buy despite ‘commendable’ performance, analysts say

AT&T Inc. has its act together in wireless, but that’s already well understood by Wall Street, according to LightShed Partners analysts. After refocusing its business on connectivity in the wake o...

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...

These 2 dividend-stock ETFs are more like growth funds in disguise. Can either still work in your income portfolio?

Quality-stock and dividend-focused strategies shined during the market declines of 2022, rebounding from what investors may have found to be disappointing performance during the previous long bull mar...

Giant Swiss Bank Bought Up Intel, Disney, and AT&T Stock. It Sold AMD.

A big Swiss bank made a call in chip stocks, and loaded up on media and entertainment shares. Julius Baer of Zurich bought up Intel (ticker: INTC), Walt Disney (DIS), and AT&T (T) stock, and sold ...

AT&T Throws Off Cash as Earnings Top Expectations

AT&T ‘s fourth-quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s estimates. A key metric for the wireless company also came in higher than expected.  For AT&T (ticker: T), the driver this earnings season is...

AT&T earnings preview: What to expect

A day after Verizon Communications Inc. posted earnings, AT&T Inc. will share its perspective on the state of the wireless market. AT&T T started to curry more favor on Wall Street last year a...

Verizon’s stock falls after earnings outlook comes up short

Verizon Communications Inc. returned to positive subscriber growth in its consumer postpaid phone business for the fourth quarter, but shares of the wireless giant dipped in morning trading Tuesday af...

3M, Lyft, Verizon, Lululemon, and More Stock Market Movers

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Verizon earnings preview: After stemming losses, can real momentum now build?

Verizon Communications Inc. already disclosed that it reversed its negative subscriber trends in the fourth quarter, but there’s more to be shared about the company’s story. The wireless giant is set ...

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...

Tesla, AT&T, Visa, Chevron, Microsoft, and More Stocks to Watch This Week

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Tesla, AT&T, Visa, Chevron, Microsoft, and More Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

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What’s ahead for Verizon? After a dismal 2022, it’s time to hear the turnaround plan.

Verizon Communications Inc.’s fourth-quarter results aren’t a big mystery, but the company’s path forward comes with plenty of question marks. Chief Executive Hans Vestberg already disclosed that Veri...

Verizon shares log best six-day stretch since 2020

The new year is bringing new momentum for Verizon Communications Inc.’s stock. The stock suffered its worst annual decline in 17 years during 2022, though it eked out gains during the final two sessio...

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...

From T-Mobile to Starry Group Stock. Lessons From My Picks in 2022.

The year was humbling for many in markets. Growth stocks, the dominant trade for much of the past decade, fell out of favor. There were few winners to be found outside of the energy sector. Bond price...

AT&T Stung Investors by Spinning Off Warner Bros. Discovery

AT&T ‘s April decision to parcel out its big interest in Warner Bros. Discovery to all shareholders, rather than giving them the option of receiving an equivalent amount of the phone company’s sto...

Sell AT&T Stock After Recent Run, Says Analyst

The U.S. telecom sector has seen widely divergent performance among its primary players this year, with T-Mobile US soaring past rivals AT&T and Verizon Communications in market capitalization. Ve...

Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and T-Mobile: A Peek at 2023 for Telecom Stock

Charter Communications sent a shudder through the world of telecommunications stocks on Tuesday evening. It held investor day that promised billions of dollars of additional network spending over the ...

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...

AT&T has been ‘a star’ this year. Why this analyst says its stock can be one too.

AT&T Inc. has gotten itself out of its unwieldy media gamble, and the company is back to making strides in what it does best. The refined focus and wireless momentum have given the stock’s story a...

AT&T Stock Is Now a Buy, This Analyst Says. Growth Potential Is Why.

AT&T has had a strong year, and it’s now on pace for “sustainable long-term growth,” according to Argus Research. Analyst Joseph Bonner upgraded shares of AT&T (ticker: T) to Buy from Hold and...

AT&T exec says this trend should give investors ‘confidence’

AT&T Inc. shares only registered one annual gain in the past five full calendar years. Main rivals Verizon Communications Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc. achieved the reverse, with their shares each gai...

Verizon looking to ‘increase the pace of execution’ amid leadership change

Change is coming to Verizon Communications Inc. after a tough year for the company’s consumer wireless business. Verizon VZ, -2.91% announced Monday morning that Manon Brouillette, the chief executive...

10 Dividend Aristocrat stocks expected by analysts to rise up to 54% in 2023

Stocks of companies that raise dividends consistently have outperformed during this year’s bear market. Below is a screen showing which stocks are analysts’ favorites for next year among an expanded l...

The Myth of the Tech God Is Crumbling

Tech is full of smart people who build, run and invest in successful companies that have produced a tremendous amount of innovation. But the industry’s recent spate of failures and reversals has made ...

AT&T exec says ‘it’s only a matter of time’ before people ‘really’ feel inflation

AT&T Inc. Chief Financial Officer Pascal Desroches says “it’s only a matter of time” before consumers start to “really” feel the impact of inflation, but he thinks the wireless business will prove...

Buy American Tower, Crown Castle, and SBA Communications Stock. The REITs Look Ready to Rebound

Certainty during rocky macroeconomic times deserves a premium. Predictable and dependable profits are exactly what cell-tower real estate investment trusts provide, and yet their stocks are selling at...

Are older workers getting ‘quiet-fired?’

Here’s a strange paradox regarding older workers: On the one hand, they’re 14% less likely to receive the highest annual performance ratings, according to Mercer’s Workforce Sciences Institute. But, t...

AT&T’s dividend yield falls below Verizon’s. What that means for the stocks.

AT&T Inc. no longer seems the most unloved name in wireless, and that manifested in one milestone that occurred last week. While AT&T shares T, +2.54% rallied in the wake of the company’s Thur...

AT&T’s ‘far simpler story’ and ‘solid’ dividend earn stock an upgrade

Not long ago, Verizon Communications Inc. was winning praise for its simple story, while AT&T Inc. sparked concerns with its hodgepodge of wireless, satellite and media businesses. Nowadays, thing...