Starry’s Home Broadband Is Giving Consumers a New Way to Cut the Cord

Starry says its can build its broadband service—using wireless connections—at 1% of the cost of more traditional fiberoptic networks. Illustration by Barron’s Staff; (routers) Courtesy of Starry...

What AT&T Is Giving Investors in WarnerMedia Spinoff⁠ and How It Will Work

Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images This article originally appeared on MarketWatch. AT&T Inc. detailed its plans for the spinoff of WarnerMedia on Friday, with investors eventually expected to...

Here is what AT&T is giving investors in WarnerMedia spinoff, and how it will work

AT&T Inc. detailed its plans for the spinoff of WarnerMedia on Friday, with investors eventually expected to receive a share of the new streaming-media entity for every four AT&T shares they o...

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...

Verizon Has Plans for Faster Growth. Stock Buybacks Are Coming Closer.

Text size Hans Vestberg, Verizon’s CEO. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Verizon Communications could be poised to deliver faster growth in profits and revenue, making possible continued dividend inc...

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...

Alibaba Stock Is Falling. SoftBank May Be Getting Ready to Sell Its Stake.

Text size Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group owns almost 25% of Alibaba. Maybe not for long. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images Technology investor SoftBank may be getting ready to sell some or all ...

AT&T Spent a Decade Buying Things. Now It’s Cleaning House.

Illustration by Elias Stein Text size AT&T cast light on its pending spinoff of WarnerMedia to Discovery this past week—a big step toward putting a decade of misguided mergers and acquisitions beh...

AT&T Is Getting Closer to a Clean Slate. Here’s What Comes Next.

Text size After a saga of misguided M&A, there’s still work to be done for AT&T. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images AT&T shed some light on its pending exit from the media business on ...

AT&T CFO Defends Spinoff, Saying It Benefits Retail Investors

Text size AT&T’s chief financial officer, Pascal Desroches. Courtesy AT&T AT&T is defending its move to spin off its big stake in WarnerMedia rather than pursue a split-off, or excha...

AT&T’s Move to Spin Off WarnerMedia Disappoints Investors

Text size AT&T plans to pay a $1.11 annual dividend, down from the current $2.08 a share. Stefani Reynolds /AFP via Getty Images AT&T ‘s decision Tuesday to spin off its stake in WarnerMedia t...

AT&T to Spin Off WarnerMedia, Plans Deep Cut to Its Dividend

Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T said Tuesday it would spin off its interest in WarnerMedia following WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery . AT&T (ticker: T) also said its board appr...

Opinion: AT&T and 4 more unloved dividend stocks to buy in a ‘risk-off’ era

With stocks off to one of their worst starts to the year since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, it’s no longer crazy to talk about a sustained period of market volatility or a prolonged “risk off” envi...

Why AT&T May Be Leaning Toward a Spinoff of Its Discovery Stake

AT&T may be leaning toward a straightforward spinoff of the 71% stake in the new Warner Bros. Discovery in the coming months rather than a complex “split-off,” or exchange offer. A transaction in ...

Giant Bank Bought Up Apple, Comcast Stock. It Dropped AT&T and Visa.

Text size German banking giant Commerzbank bought up Apple stock in the fourth quarter. Dreamstime A German banking giant made some abrupt changes in its U.S.-traded investments. Commerzbank initiated...

Weekend reads: Robinhood’s bad news — and a bit of good news

It’s been a year since Robinhood Markets Inc. HOOD, +9.65% briefly suspended “buy” orders for GameStop Corp. GME, +4.69%, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. AMC, +3.72% and other meme stocks. The brokera...

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg Bought $1 Million of Stock

Text size Verizon Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg. Noam Galai/Getty Images for Verizon Media Verizon Communications stock didn’t get a bounce from a fourth-quarter report, and Chairman and CEO Hans Ves...

AT&T Earnings Beat Forecasts. The Stock Can’t Get Past Spinoff Uncertainty.

Text size AT&T stock rose despite a “disappointing” earnings outlook. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T ‘s reported fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that continued a streak of s...

AT&T stock rises after earnings beat expectations

A leaner AT&T Inc. topped earnings expectations Wednesday as the company continued to narrow its focus on its core strengths. The company generated net income of $5.0 billion, or 69 cents a share,...

Verizon’s Earnings Were Good Enough. What You Need to Know.

Text size Verizon offered better-than-expected guidance for 2022. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Verizon Communications delivered as-expected results for the 2021 fourth quarter on Tuesday morning, and m...

Nvidia stock falls after report says company could give up on Arm deal

Shares of Nvidia Corp. were declining in premarket trading Tuesday after a report indicated that the company is preparing to give up on its planned purchase of Arm Ltd. from SoftBank Group Corp. The s...

Verizon beats earnings expectations, gives upbeat outlook

Verizon Communications Inc. exceeded earnings estimates for the most recent quarter while giving an upbeat earnings outlook for the full year ahead. The company posted net income of $4.74 billion, or ...

Tesla, AT&T, Apple, Microsoft, Visa, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited It will be a packed week of fourth-quarter earnings releases, with more than 100 S&P 500 companies scheduled to report. IBM and  Halliburton are Monday’s highlights, followed ...

Spin or Split? AT&T Has a Big Decision to Make on Discovery Stake.

Text size An AT&T store on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Spin or split? That is the decision that AT&T (ticker: T) faces as it considers what do with a 71% stake...

AT&T Stock Can Close Gap With Verizon. Why Shares Might Be a Buy.

Text size A sign is posted in front of an AT&T retail store in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T could finally start catching up to its main rival, prompting analysts a...

AT&T Stock Has ‘Limited’ Downside as Bear Case Largely Played Out

Text size The AT&T logo is displayed on the shirt of an employee at an AT&T store. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Shares of AT&T were rising Friday after receiving an upgrade from Wells Fargo on ...

Has AT&T stock been punished enough? One analyst says the ‘bear case’ is mostly exhausted

After another year of underperformance versus the S&P 500, AT&T Inc.’s “bear case” may have mostly played itself out, according to an analyst. While AT&T T, +2.74% still faces a number of ...

Discovery Stock Soars After an Analyst Upgrade. Why the Stock Could Double.

Text size Dreamstime Discovery Communications shares are roaring higher on Friday, after an analyst upgraded the stock and issued a price target 75% above Thursday’s closing price in a 30-page report....

AT&T’s Bear Case Largely Has Played Out. The Stock Has Limited Downside Risks.

Text size The AT&T logo is displayed on the shirt of an employee at an AT&T store. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Shares of AT&T were rising Friday after receiving an upgrade from Wells Fargo on ...

AT&T Stock Rises After Posting 1.3 Million Subscriber Adds

Text size AT&T stock fell more than 14% last year. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Shares of AT&T rose on Wednesday after the telecommunications and media giant said it added a net 1.3 milli...

AT&T exceeds HBO Max subscriber outlook

Shares of AT&T Inc. are up about 1% in premarket trading Wednesday after the telecommunications company offered some fourth-quarter metrics ahead of an investor conference. AT&T T, +0.83% saw ...