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Major indices reversed Monday's losses and posted strong gains following a better than expected retail sales report and a luke-warm start to earnings season. Related: Stocks Higher, But Dollar Indecisive After Retail Sales Release Philidalphia's Fed chief Charles Plosser said that he wants QE...

After Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) CEO Rob Marcus called a Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) $61.3 billion, $132.50 a share acquisition bid a “low-ball offer,” the nation’s number three cable operator rejected the bid Monday, according to Bloomberg. Instead, Marcus said, the company was...

The day was set to be relatively quiet as investors waited for key earnings reports to reach the market Tuesday morning, but by the end of the day, it was everything but. Comments by Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart along with a Goldman Sachs note appeared to be the downside-catalyst...

Like at all the other Wall Street firms, analysts at J.P. Morgan have made their recommendations for 2014. In a research report out this past week, they singled out American Tower (NYSE: AMT), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) as three of their top picks. Below we take a...

Major indices were looking for a rebound after a four day skid which included multiple triple digit point losses for the Dow. Futures pointed to a higher opening as investors found reason to be positive in the House's passing of the budget agreement last night. The markets were unable to hold on...

Speculation about so-called over-the-top or streaming cable via the Internet has been around for years. According to some TV-industry experts, it may be about to happen – as early as in 2014. Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) CEO Philippe Dauman started the ball rolling at the UBS media conference in New...

According to Jim Bullard, the chances of the Fed tapering have increased due to recent labor market data. “There is no widely accepted reason why inflation is running as low as it is in the face of extraordinarily accommodative policy for the Fed,” he added. The St. Louis Fed chief added that...

Investors had been anxiously and nervously waiting for today's job reports which could have sent major indices moving sharply in either direction. The November Nonfarm Payroll increased 203K, above consensus of 180K and above the previous reading of 200K. The Unemployment rate rang in at 7.0...

Investors and traders certainly had their plates full Tuesday with a plethora of data releases sending the Dow to new record highs and the Nasdaq index closing above 4,000 after briefly breaching the mark on Monday. The markets gave back modest gains towards the end of the trading session and...

The Nasdaq index traded above 4,000 for the first time since 2000. The other major indices were flat for the day as markets couldn't hold on to early gains that were boosted by an international accord with Iran. Economic news was rather light and there were no comments from a Fed chairperson that...

Here we go again, right? A content producer and a content provider are trying to hammer out a distribution deal and it’s not going well. Cue the flashbacks to the CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) drama that dragged on much of the summer complete with nasty open letters,...

The earnings crunch rolls on. This week's highlights include quarterly reports from the two biggest companies by market capitalization, Apple and Exxon Mobil, which are expect to post declining earnings. Per-share earnings from General Motors are expected to be the same as a year ago, and...

Reversing an August decision to drop the Qatar-owned network when it took over Current, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) agreed Thursday to carry Al Jazeera America according to The New York Times. This deal provides the broadcaster exposure to millions of additional households, first in New York...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil new iPads, new Macs and possibly a new version of Apple TV Tuesday afternoon. But its newest original product -- an Ultra HD television set -- won't be released until 2014. According to Bloomberg, Advanced Research Japan Co. (a Tokyo-based research firm...

Say what you want about the NFL and its influence over consumer behavior, but if you’re one of the three million Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) customers who haven’t had access to CBS (NYSE: CBS) programming over the past month, you probably have the NFL to thank for restoring your service. On...