ADR REPORT: Shares Rise On Positive Stress Test Results
23rd Jul 2010 21:50
By Adam Cancryn Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--International companies trading in New York closed slightly higher Friday after just seven of the 91 European banks involved in stress tests were deemed in need of additional capital. The Bank of New York index of ADRs closed u
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Verizon Wireless' Samsung Haven: A Sanctuary of Features and Simplicity
23rd Jul 2010 19:17
Large, Tactile Keypad with One-Touch Access Keys Ideal for Lifestyle Management IRVINE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced that the Samsung Haven(TM) is available for order today. The Samsung Haven has earned the pr
Read more4th UPDATE: Verizon Posts 2Q Loss; Gains On Smartphone Traction
23rd Jul 2010 18:15
(Updates to add additional background) By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ) wireless arm added a third more contract customers in the second quarter than AT&T Inc. (T), which benefits from its exclusive agreement to sell Apple Inc
Read more3rd UPDATE: Verizon Posts 2Q Loss; Gains On Smartphone Traction
23rd Jul 2010 17:02
(Updates with background and executive comments throughout) By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Verizon Wireless, helped by its Droid franchise, is making inroads towards closing the gap on AT&T Inc.'s (T) pole position in smartphones. The wireless carrier, jo
Read moreLondon close: Flat finish for Footsie
23rd Jul 2010 16:58
The day that was not without excitement, but shares were little changed overall amid uncertainty ahead of European banking stress tests due after the close. The best performing blue-chip was chip designer ARM Holdings . It was already higher, helped by strong results from US tech giant Microsoft ov
Read moreHEARD ON THE STREET: Sleepless Nights At Vodafone
23rd Jul 2010 16:54
By Hester Plumridge A DOW JONES COLUMN Sir John Bond can sleep a little easier - for now. The Vodafone chairman is under pressure from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan which is unhappy with the U.K. mobile telecom group's strategy and says it will vote to oust Mr. Bond and his deputy, John
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Banks fall back
23rd Jul 2010 15:40
HSBC and Standard Chartered are among the shares pulling Footsie lower as the banks await European stress test results. TUI Travel, which was rising earlier this week on the back of bid speculation, is being hit by profit-taking. A study by Co-op Travel suggests travel companies are slashing price
Read more2nd UPDATE: Verizon Posts 2Q Loss; Wireless Growth Remains
23rd Jul 2010 15:00
(Updates with additional analyst in third paragraph; executive comments in sixth, 14th and 16th paragraphs; stock quote in last paragraph) By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) swung to a loss in the second quarter on charges related
Read moreLondon afternoon: KNOC ups Dana bid terms
23rd Jul 2010 14:36
Leading blue-chips continue to drift lower with investors happy to bank the week's profits ahead of the week-end and the announcement of the results of the European banking stress tests at 5:00pm today. Not surprisingly, banks feature prominently among the losers with Standard Chartered, HSBC and L
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Verizon Wireless' Samsung Haven: A Sanctuary of Features and Simplicity
23rd Jul 2010 14:30
Large, Tactile Keypad with One-Touch Access Keys Ideal for Lifestyle Management BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and DALLAS, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced that the Samsung Haven(TM) is available for order today. The Samsung Haven
Read morePRESS RELEASE: Brickyard 400 Fans to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements Around Track
23rd Jul 2010 14:15
INDIANAPOLIS, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has increased its data capacity by 103 percent and its voice capacity by 39 percent around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to accommodate an expected Brickyard 400 crowd of 250,000 people this weekend. The company deployed two temporary cell
Read more3rd UPDATE: Ericsson Profit Misses Views Amid Supply Crunch
23rd Jul 2010 13:50
(Adds CEO and analyst's comment, background.) By Gustav Sandstrom Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)--Shares in Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) fell sharply Friday after the world's largest network equipment vendor missed expectations for second quarter net profit as industry
Read moreUPDATE: Verizon Posts 2Q Loss On Buyout Costs; Op EPS Tops View
23rd Jul 2010 13:31
By Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) swung to a loss in the second quarter on charges related to the divestitures of assets and its ongoing round of layoffs, but its wireless arm continued to add contract subscribers, bucking the notion
Read moreBroker snap: Vodafone still evolving
23rd Jul 2010 13:25
The first quarter interim management statement from Vodafone for the three months to 30 June was ahead of expectations, Killik said, with a return to organic service revenue growth driven by a strong performance in emerging markets. Jonathan Jackson, head of equities at Killik, is encouraged that t
Read moreBEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Up; Eyes On Earnings, Stress Test
23rd Jul 2010 13:25
By Polya Lesova U.S. stock futures moved higher on Friday, buoyed by strong economic data from Germany and the U.K., and as Honeywell and Ford among many other major companies released results, while the main event of the day remained disclosure of European banks' "stress tests." Futures on
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