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These 7 momentum stocks ignited the market. Look out when they start to fall.

TheoTrade's Jeffrey Bierman on algorithmic trading: 'Nothing matters except what the algos can chase higher.' Beware the 'Magnificent Seven' stoc...

Charter earnings bring internet subscriber gains, while video subscribers keep falling

The company generated second-quarter net income of $1.2 billion, or $8.05 a share, compared with net income of $1.5 billion, or $8.80 a share, in t...

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AT&T logs earnings beat — and easily clears free-cash-flow bar

Dish’s stock pops amid report company will start selling wireless service on Amazon this week

Dish Network Corp. shares DISH charged more than 4% higher in Tuesday’s after-hours action after Bloomberg reported that the company plans to start...

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Verizon earnings: What to expect as lead-cable concerns linger over wireless stocks

Crown Castle to slash about 15% of workforce

Telecom company Crown Castle Inc. CCI announced a series of corporate moves Monday, including a workforce reduction of 15% and consolidation of off...

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AT&T to pause prior plans to remove lead cables under Lake Tahoe as it works with regulators

AT&T said Tuesday it will hold off on prior plans to remove lead-clad cables running underneath Lake Tahoe amid recent reporting on the legacy cables.

Verizon’s stock slides toward lowest level in more than 12 years amid longest losing streak since 2017

Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. VZ were down 4.6% in morning trading Monday, changing hands at $32.46. The stock was on track for its lowest close since Dec. 1, 2010, when it finished at $32.35, according to Dow Jone...

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AT&T’s stock sinks toward 30-year low as it nabs another downgrade

Shares of AT&T were falling again Monday after a Citi Research analyst said recent reporting on legacy use of lead-sheathed cables could serve as an "overhang."

Ericsson cut to equal-weight by Barclays after warning

Ericsson ERIC was downgraded to equal-weight from overweight by Barclays, which kept its equal-weight rating on Nokia NOK, following warnings from both on Friday. “We see little reason why operators will spend more before ...

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Stock selloff of satellite broadband company ViaSat ‘largely driven by emotion,’ analyst says

ViaSat, which provides high-speed satellite broadband service, has disclosed a problem that could affect one of its satellites.

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Acadia stock rallies on drug news as Roivant also climbs, while Leslie’s, Theseus shares plunge and more moving stocks

Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Roivant, Leslie's, Nokia and Ericsson were among the biggest moving shares ahead of Friday's market open.

ViaSat stock falls after company discloses setback with one of its satellites

Shares of ViaSat Inc. VSAT were falling 7% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the communications company disclosed a setback that could impact one of its satellites. The company said in an afternoon release that an “un...

Cisco stock drops after BofA downgrade warns of disappointment risk

Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO were declining 0.9% in Wednesday morning trading after BofA Global Research analyst Tal Liani lowered his rating on the networking stock to neutral from buy. Liani wrote that consensus exp...

Verizon’s stock rises toward longest win streak in more than 2 years

Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. VZ rose 0.6% in afternoon trading Wednesday, to put them on track for a seventh-straight gain, to buck the weakness in the broader stock market. If the telecommunications giant’s stock...

Charter stock on track to dial up longest winning streak in 22 months

Shares of Charter Communications Inc. CHTR were ahead 0.6% in Monday morning action, putting the stock on track to rise for its seventh session in a row. A positive close for Charter would clinch the cable name’s longest w...

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Pete Buttigieg warns of potential for flight delays as 5G deadline hits Saturday

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warns of the potential for 5G flight delays for airlines that haven't upgraded altimeters by a deadline of Saturday.

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Tech companies scaled back diversity, equity and inclusion teams last year amid backlash, report says

One in five hiring managers in a new survey said their companies' diversity, equity and inclusion efforts were "more show than substance."

Biden administration pushes for upfront, all-in pricing for cable and satellite TV

The Biden administration on Tuesday rolled out a fresh effort to limit so-called junk fees, as the Federal Communications Commission proposed a new rule that would require cable and satellite TV providers to provide upfron...

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Apps for all? Why some older people are locked out by digital ageism.

A 90-year-old man, locked out of his apartment by a new keypad, illustrates how some older Americans are shut out in the digital age.

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Coherent’s stock rockets, leading optical names higher after EV product announcement

The optoelectronics company announced a new product that it says will serve electric-vehicle applications.

Vodafone and Three to form new U.K. new mobile company in challenge to BT

Vodafone Group PLC VODUK:VOD and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. HK:1, on Wednesday announced a deal to combine their U.K. businesses. “The merger will create a third operato...

Lumen stock surges toward best day in 28 months

Lumen Technologies Inc. shares LUMN were extending their rally into a third straight session Tuesday and on track to log their best daily performance in more than two years. The telecommunications stock was up 18.6% in Tue...

Lumen stock pops after company works with Google, Microsoft on new product

Lumen Technologies Inc. shares LUMN have been punished this year, but they were getting a lift in Monday’s premarket action after the company announced that it has been working with Microsoft Corp. MSFT and Alphabet Inc.’s...

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Want to fight your office’s return-to-work mandate? The law isn’t on your side.

'With few exceptions, the employer has every right to call people back to the office,' one attorney told MarketWatch.

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As tech companies take over the market again, don’t forget these bargain dividend stocks

A screen of the S&P 500 highlights nine stocks with high dividend yields that appear well supported by free cash flow.