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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) customers, both present and past, stand to receive up to $7,500 as part of a proposed $177 million settlement. This settlement is in response to two significant data breaches that affected millions of AT&T customers. What Happened: AT&T Inc. has suggested a settlement...

The market feels like a coiled spring as we start the final week of the quarter. Last Friday’s late surge to new record highs despite the selloff in media stocks provided fresh life, but that strength didn’t show up for work Monday morning. One question is whether the S&P 500...

The 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon came back to Earth and reportedly didn’t know what could top that experience. Today, Wall Street finds itself in the same spaceship as those long-ago voyagers, with investors unsure what can eclipse the rocket ride that took markets to new highs...

The euro tumbled on Wednesday morning as investors placed their bets on whether or not the European Central Bank would announce a large-scale easing plan at Thursday’s policy meeting. Though there has been a great deal of division within the bank’s governing council over whether or...

President Barack Obama announced his sweeping reforms of the U.S. immigration system on Thursday, much to the dismay of Republicans who believe the President should not act unilaterally. The reforms will protect nearly five million undocumented workers from deportation and give them an...

When competing companies go after each other, it’s normally the customer who wins in the end. That’s exactly what’s playing out as T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) continues its plan to disrupt the space. AT&T (NYSE: T) announced on February 1 that it was dropping prices for customers who sign up for...

After a wave of consolidation in the U.S. cellular market, one major acquisition target remains – T-Mobile US (NYSE: TMUS). According to AllThingsD, although the gains made by the company in its customer base in the second quarter were significant, the company remains on takeover radar as far...

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...

A resurgence in demand for trucks, coupled with a desire to cut operating costs on the part of commercial fleet buyers, led Ford Motor (NYSE: F) to announce that later this year it will begin selling an F-150 pickup modified to run on compressed natural gas, according to The Wall Street Journal...

The votes are in and counted and the winner is - Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S). Bloomberg reported Monday that investors holding or representing 82 percent of eligible Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) shares voted to accept Sprint’s offer. The deal gives Sprint valuable Clearwire spectrum that would...

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...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still #1. That’s not just Apple fans talking. Research firm, comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) released its latest data based on surveys of more than 30, 000 mobile subscribers in the U.S. and the surveys said: Of the 138.5 million smartphones out there, 39.2 percent (54.3 million...

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...

Digital advertising advocates are concerned that browser “do not track” settings will bring financial ruin to small online businesses. On the other hand, members of Congress, including Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.), say online companies are not complying with the wishes of consumers who do not...