http://www.advfn.com/nyse/rss.asp?symbol=VZ Verizon Company Newsfeed en Wed, 15 May 2013 10:37:57 EDT Wed, 15 May 2013 10:37:57 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57584631&headline=at-t-chief-sees-real-demand-for-ultra-high-speed-internet http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57584631&headline=at-t-chief-sees-real-demand-for-ultra-high-speed-internet <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Drew FitzGerald </pre> <p> Growing demand for Internet bandwidth will push more telecommunications companies to offer ultra high-speed fiber-optic service to subscribers' doorsteps, AT&amp;T Inc. (T) Chairman and Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said Wednesday, though... Wed, 15 May 2013 10:37:57 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57568599&headline=t-mobile-us-raises-iphone-5-price-a-month-after-launch http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57568599&headline=t-mobile-us-raises-iphone-5-price-a-month-after-launch <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Thomas Gryta </pre> <p> T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) silently raised its price on Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone 5 by $50 Monday, after selling the device for a month, effectively ending any discount for the popular smartphone. </p> <p> The carrier's launch of the iPhone last month... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:10:46 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57564919&headline=verizon-wireless-dividends-to-stay-lean-preserve-cash http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57564919&headline=verizon-wireless-dividends-to-stay-lean-preserve-cash <div class='newsbody'><p> Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo reiterated that cash distributions by Verizon Wireless will likely be "more lean" as the venture pays down debt and prepares for an expected government auction of wireless spectrum next year. </p> <p> Verizon... Tue, 14 May 2013 12:40:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57564618&headline=verizon-cfo-wireless-dividends-to-stay-lean-preserve-cash http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57564618&headline=verizon-cfo-wireless-dividends-to-stay-lean-preserve-cash <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Thomas Gryta </pre> <p> Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo reiterated that cash distributions by Verizon Wireless will likely be "more lean" as the venture pays down debt and prepares for an expected government auction of wireless spectrum... Tue, 14 May 2013 12:26:19 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57548664&headline=verizon-wireless-to-distribute-7-billion-to-owners http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57548664&headline=verizon-wireless-to-distribute-7-billion-to-owners <div class='newsbody'><p> Verizon Wireless said in a filing that it will distribute $7 billion to its owners before the end of next month. </p> <p> Based on current ownership stakes, Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) will receive $3.85 billion in cash, while Vodafone Group PLC (VOD, VODPF, VOD.LN) will... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:40:07 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57500475&headline=at-t-launches-new-venture-in-prepaid-service http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57500475&headline=at-t-launches-new-venture-in-prepaid-service <div class='newsbody'><p> AT&amp;T Inc. (T) started a new foray into prepaid wireless service by launching a separate brand called Aio Wireless. </p> <p> While AT&amp;T already sells prepaid service, including its Go Phone brand, the company is aiming to target more data-centric users with Aio and expects... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:50:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57500289&headline=at-t-launches-new-venture-in-prepaid-service http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57500289&headline=at-t-launches-new-venture-in-prepaid-service <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Thomas Gryta </pre> <p> AT&amp;T Inc. (T) started a new foray into prepaid wireless service by launching a separate brand called Aio Wireless. </p> <p> While AT&amp;T already sells prepaid service, including its Go Phone brand, the company is aiming to target more data-centric... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:38:30 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57460535&headline=nokia-says-it-can-still-compete-with-apple-samsung http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57460535&headline=nokia-says-it-can-still-compete-with-apple-samsung <div class='newsbody'><p> -- Nokia CEO says the company still can go toe to toe with Apple and Samsung in the mobile phone field </p> <p> -- CEO Elop says Nokia will have to be smarter to compete with such handset heavyweights </p> <p> -- Nokia announces a new sales and marketing chief for China, looks... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:40:07 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57444858&headline=frontier-communications-first-quarter-profit-up-80-on-lower http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57444858&headline=frontier-communications-first-quarter-profit-up-80-on-lower <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Debbie Cai </pre> <p> Frontier Communications Corp.'s (FTR) first-quarter profit rose 80% as the regional telecommunications company posted lower expenses that offset weaker sales. </p> <p> Frontier roughly tripled its size in 2010 after buying nearly five million rural... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:17:07 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57396127&headline=t-mobile-usa-makes-trading-debut-after-closing-metropcs-deal http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57396127&headline=t-mobile-usa-makes-trading-debut-after-closing-metropcs-deal <div class='newsbody'><p> T-Mobile USA Inc. (TMUS) started trading Wednesday morning after the unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGY DTE.XE) acquired and merged into MetroPCS Communications Inc. </p> <p> Shares of the company, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange, recently moved at $16.59. MetroPCS... Wed, 01 May 2013 10:40:11 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57382764&headline=correction-to-verizon-renewable-energy-story http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57382764&headline=correction-to-verizon-renewable-energy-story <div class='newsbody'><p> "Verizon to Invest $100 Million in Renewable Energy" at 8 a.m. EDT misspelled James Gowen's last name as Gowan in the sixth, eighth and 11th paragraphs. </p> <p> Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires </p> <pre> </pre> </div> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:08:15 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57375522&headline=verizon-to-invest-100-million-in-renewable-energy http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57375522&headline=verizon-to-invest-100-million-in-renewable-energy <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Cassandra Sweet </pre> <p> Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) said Tuesday that it plans to spend $100 million to install solar panels and fuel cells at more than a dozen facilities that will generate and use the clean power. </p> <p> California solar-panel maker and developer... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:29:42 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57345750&headline=aurelius-files-suit-to-block-clearwire-sprint-deal http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57345750&headline=aurelius-files-suit-to-block-clearwire-sprint-deal <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Nathalie Tadena </pre> <p> Hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management LP has filed a lawsuit against Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) and Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), claiming the terms of the companies' proposed $2.2 billion merger are unfair to Clearwire's minority shareholders. </p> <p>... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:11:34 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57339796&headline=as-biotechnology-stocks-soar-bubble-talk-percolates http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57339796&headline=as-biotechnology-stocks-soar-bubble-talk-percolates <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Joseph Walker </pre> <p> Biotechnology stocks are quite healthy right now, but some think they are due for a cold. </p> <p> The sector is on a run not seen since the go-go days of the late 1990s, bolstered by a string of clinical and regulatory successes that analysts say... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:42:31 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57330548&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-after-upbeat-jobs-data-earnings http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57330548&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-after-upbeat-jobs-data-earnings <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks ended up on Thursday, buoyed by corporate-earnings reports and data showing a sharp drop in weekly jobless claims. </p> <p> The S&amp;P 500 index (SPX) a broad measure of the... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:31:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57329071&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-as-verizon-leads-blue-chips http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57329071&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-as-verizon-leads-blue-chips <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks pared gains Thursday after a report that Germany's central bank is against a broader easing program for Europe. </p> <p> The S&amp;P 500 index (SPX)--a broad measure of the... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:16:24 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57326377&headline=europe-markets-europe-stocks-rise-as-u-k-avoids-recession http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57326377&headline=europe-markets-europe-stocks-rise-as-u-k-avoids-recession <div class='newsbody'><p> By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch </p> <p> LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets posted their longest winning streak of the year on Thursday, after U.K. economic-growth data beat expectations, showing the nation didn't slip into a triple-dip recession. </p> <p> The Stoxx... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:20:49 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57326327&headline=london-markets-u-k-stocks-rise-as-gdp-data-beat-views http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57326327&headline=london-markets-u-k-stocks-rise-as-gdp-data-beat-views <div class='newsbody'><p> By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch </p> <p> LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. stocks climbed for a third straight day on Thursday, after better-than-expected growth data for the country, and with heavyweights British American Tobacco PLC and Vodafone Group PLC helping drive the benchmark... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:19:15 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57325738&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-microsoft-leads-dow-industrials http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57325738&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-microsoft-leads-dow-industrials <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as data showed a sharp drop in weekly jobless claims, while gains for Microsoft Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. buoyed the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:41:32 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57323729&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-verizon-boost-dow-industrials http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=57323729&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-rise-verizon-boost-dow-industrials <div class='newsbody'><p> By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as data showed a sharp drop in weekly jobless claims, while gains for Verizon Communications Inc. buoyed the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average. </p> <p> The S&amp;P 500 index (SPX... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:15:14 EDT