International Flavor
Income-seeking investors looking for bargains should set their sights on international markets.
Utility M&A Update
Consolidation continues apace in the utility sector, as operators seek to take advantage of frothy stock prices to improve their economies of scale and increase their exposure to growing demand for natural gas.
We update our takes on the various pending acquisitions involving the more than 200 essential-services stocks that we cover in our Utility Report Card.
AT&T and Verizon Communications Extend Their Reach
Some analysts have criticized recent acquisitions by AT&T and Verizon Communications as signs of weakness. We take a different view.
Big Trouble in Big Cable Town: Feds Kill Comcast’s Takeover of Time Warner Cable
Comcast Corp's proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable fell through. Here's what's next for two of America's most hated companies and their overpriced stocks.
The Short End of the Stick
Perhaps those dastardly short sellers aren’t so smart after all.
AT&T and Apple: The Balance Shifts to Carriers
You’d be hard-pressed to beat AT&T (NYSE: T) for steady growth and reliable income--especially in a market where too many are blindly bobbing for Apples (NSDQ: AAPL).
Buy AT&T, Not Apple
Forget what you’ve read about iOS7, iPhone 5C, China sales and the rest of the various and sundry device hype. Put your money in AT&T (NYSE: T), not Apple (NSDQ: AAPL).