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Verizon-Redbox Deal Adds to Online Video Choices
12:22PM 2/07/2012
Technology, Media, Netflix, Sony, Apple, Wal-Mart Stores, Verizon, Comcast, Amazon.com
Verizon and Coinstar are joining forces in a new Internet streaming video venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks. Details are sketchy so far, but it will bundle streaming and DVDs, and it'll probably cost less than dominant player Netflix's service.
Few people would willingly carry around a device that tracks their movements, records their conversations, and keeps tabs on all the people they talk to. But, according to documents recently released by the American Civil Liberties Union, cell phone companies are doing all of that -- and may be passing the information on to law enforcement agencies.
'I Was Scammed by Phone Crammers': Readers' True Stories
9:00AM 9/05/2011
Cramming: It's a multibillion dollar con that cheats millions of Americans every year. But because it uses small charges, hidden as deceptively legit sounding fees embedded on phone bills, victims may not notice for months or years. DailyFinance readers share how they got scammed -- and how they fought back.
Top CEOs Earn More Than Their Firms Pay in Taxes
8:00AM 8/31/2011
General Electric , Marsh & McLennan Cos, Verizon, Taxes, eBay
Twenty five CEOs of America's top companies earned more money than their companies paid in taxes last year, according to the Institute for Policy Studies' Executive Excess report. See which firms and CEOs made the list.
5 Things to Watch Next Week: Homebuilders, International Search, Mutual Funds, Cisco's Tablet, Apple vs. Exxon
4:15PM 7/22/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Company News, Economy, Investing, Earnings, ETFs, Stocks in the News, Market News, Investment
There's no such thing as a summertime lull when earnings season is upon us. Even if you don't feel like alerting the "sell in May and go away" camp of investors, there are plenty of headlines to be written about. Here are five things that will shape the way the market acts in the week ahead.
Will Apple Go Downmarket With Cheaper, Prepaid-Compatible iPhone?
10:00AM 6/28/2011
When Apple rolls out its next-generation, high-end iPhone 5 this fall, one analyst is predicting the company will also shoot for the low-end market by introducing a second, inexpensive iPhone model that's capable of working with prepaid phone plans.
It's Time for a Consumer-Oriented FCC
4:30PM 4/25/2011
Technology, Economy, Investing, Sprint Nextel Corp, Apple, AT&T, Wal-Mart Stores, Investing Basics, Best Buy, Market News, Investment
While wireless use has been constantly increasing and the field of providers has been narrowing, the FCC has largely remained absent from discussion over the future of the market. The time has come for a more active and involved government presence.
The Fifteen Most-Watched Telecom Stocks
5:00PM 4/04/2011
Company News, Economy, Investing, Media, AT&T, Verizon, Stock Picks, Market News, Investment
When it comes to telecom, Verizon is a pretty obvious leader, but what about the rest of the pack? This look at the top fifteen telecom stocks gives a hint at where the industry is right now...and where it's headed.
Sprint and T-Mobile Are Talking Merger Again
8:45AM 3/09/2011
SprintNextel and T-Mobile USA are reportedly discussing another tie-up, as both companies seek to stop the flow of customers defecting to larger cell-phone service providers. In the past, the carriers have mulled a merger but haven't been able to agree on who would acquire whom.
Verizon says its smartphone penetration will increase from 26% in 2010 to 50% in 2011. That is a very aggressive target that should be good news for the stock. Investigate yourself how high the stock could go by clicking on the interactive chart inside the story.
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