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The so-called “triple play” bundle originally offered by cable companies has been very successful. Combining telephone, television and Internet into one package provided additional revenue for the companies and, in most cases, value for customers. When telecoms got involved, triple...

Broadband Internet access is now more popular than cable TV. "That's been the industry trend," Albert Fried & Company analyst Rich Tullo told Benzinga. "The fact that we're now over half is somewhat important." This is a sign of the changing times, but is there...

U.S. stocks picked up where they left off after Thursday's sharp sell-off as positive earnings reports yet again took a backstage to geo-political uncertainties. Not helping the bull cause was nonfarm payrolls, rising by 209,000, less than the 233,000 expected. The jobless rate also ticked...

U.S. stocks posted steep losses as investors had plenty to worry about. Unable to reach a last-minute settlement, Argentina defaulted on its debt obligations. Naturally, as a global economy, the credit of one country affects other countries worldwide. The Labor Department reported that U.S....

Reynolds American (NYSE: REI) has agreed to buy rival Lorillard (NYSE: LO) for $27.4 billion. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has proposed spending $45 billion to acquire Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC). Shareholders and regulators on both cases would have to approve the mergers, and in...

Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Wednesday launch of a 3D capable smartphone will include news that AT&T (NYSE: T) will be the exclusive carrier for the device, according to sources who spoke with The Wall Street Journal. Amazon and AT&T have already forged a strong partnership since the...

As if Federal regulators didn’t have enough to mull over with Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), now comes word that AT&T (NYSE: T) is close to “sealing the deal” on a takeover of DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV). The AT&T/DirecTV merger would...

AT&T (NYSE: T) was in the process of considering a move to acquire satellite provider DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV), according to sources who spoke with the Wall Street Journal Thursday. The deal would likely be worth $40 billion, DirecTV’s current market capitalization. The combination of AT&T...

Three U.S. cable providers that use TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) set-top boxes will be integrating Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) onto their platforms: Atlantic Broadband, Grande Communications, and RCN Telecom Services. “Watching Netflix [will be] as easy as changing the channel" for customers, according to...

U.S. stocks ended the day mostly positive in a volatile trading session as the Nasdaq rebounded from a one percent decline, finishing the day almost flat. The Dow traded higher by as much as 138 points but still ended the day modestly higher as Pfizer's massive $100 billion takeover plans gave...

U.S. stocks inched higher as Apple's strong earnings reported on Wednesday proved to be not enough to ease fears over an escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine. Reports surfaced of escalated troop movements in Ukraine while Russia began military drills near the Ukraine border. After...

In a story first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Communications Commission was expected on Thursday to propose new rules regarding net neutrality -- a broad concept that all Internet traffic should be treated equally. Depending on who was commenting, the new rules would either...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced earnings yesterday that made investors so happy that they bid the stock up about eight percent. Yesterday the company also announced its opposition to the Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Time Warner Cable merger. A war of words has ensued. Netflix wrote yesterday, "If...

U.S. stocks rose as investors felt that earnings season is positive enough so far to reverse weakness the markets have seen in recent weeks. "Investors were braced for poor results, and at least so far, the numbers have been better than feared. We'll have a little more information to act on...

The earnings crunch is underway. Highlights this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Starbucks, which are all expected to post earnings growth, as well as from Ford, McDonald's and Microsoft, for which earnings declines are forecast. Here is a...