Verizon Communications Inc.

A high dividend yield appeals to every stock investor, particularly if the company in question trades at a discounted price with respect to its earnings potential. Benzinga has reviewed the top five U.S. stocks with more than $50 billion of market cap, a dividend yield of at least 5% over...

After yesterday’s dramatic “turnaround Tuesday,” the pendulum seems to be slowing a bit this morning. Plenty of potential catalysts jump into the pool today, so we’ll see what they bring. For now, there’s just not much direction.  The week moves ahead with today...

Without any sugar-coating, this earnings season has so far lived up to the expectation that it would be the worst since the 2008 financial crisis. Until now, S&P 500 components have posted a 47.4% decline in second-quarter profits with nearly 9% of reports issued. Based on...

The communications services sector is still relatively new since it was formed in late 2018. In that short time, though, the sector has seen a lot of movement. The sector’s constituents include some of the high-flying stocks of the past few years, like Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and...

This article was written by Jim Pearce, CIO of Baton Investing. With the U.S. stock market at record highs after six years of continuous growth, investors are becoming wary of an impending market correction. They're looking for ways to protect themselves and their money from a crash. While there is...

Brent crude oil fell to a five-year low below $66 on Monday as the global supply glut continued to grow. The commodity has been volatile since OPEC decided against a supply cut, and most firms have cut their forecasts for crude prices next year, saying we may see oil below $70 for an extended...

In a move described as the largest in nearly a decade, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Alcoa (NYSE: AA), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) would be dropped from the Dow Industrials at the close of trading September 20. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Nike (...

Nothing ramps up merger speculation faster than a poor quarter. Dish Network (NYSE: DISH) and Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) both reported second-quarter losses Tuesday which Bloomberg said resulted in renewed Wall Street chatter about possible mergers in both companies’ futures. In both...

Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD) would seriously consider any offer for its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless, according to Vodafone CEO, Gerard Kleisterlee, and reported by Reuters Tuesday. The most likely offer would come from Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) which owns the other 55 percent...

Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) means business. The company showed that when it trumped Sprint Nextel’s (NYSE: S) offer of $3.40 a share for Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) stock with a tender offer of $4.40 a share. In response now, according to Reuters, Clearwire told shareholders Wednesday to vote...

In an attempt to assuage some “big brother” fears surrounding the Xbox One, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) released new information Thursday that may or may not have made things better. It all depends on gamers’ point of view and level of paranoia. Forbes reported that Xbox fans have been worried...

Is this awesome or what? ESPN, aka, “The Worldwide Leader in Sports” wants to help pay for smartphone users’ monthly data plans. The plan isn’t really a plan and no actual number crunching has taken place yet, but sentiment counts for something, right? The point, according to The Wall Street...

In the expensive, high stakes world of sports advertising, winning is not everything. It’s something – just not everything. Brand exposure is everything. Since most corporations sponsor the event, not specific teams, they don’t really care who wins. They care whether fans are engaged, tuning in...

US cable giant Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has not even officially made an offer to Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD) for Vodafone’s 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless. Despite this, Vodafone has already rejected the non-offer on the basis that the $100 billion Verizon is expected to...

When it looks like someone is about to spend $100 billion on something, heads turn. When the someone is Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and the something is Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD), heads practically turn full circle, a la Linda Blair in The Exorcist. Hollywood, however, plays no part in a...