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PHILADEPHIA (AP)--Cable operators are riding high heading into this year's industry trade show, which kicks off this weekend. After a dismal 2007 in which their shares took a big pounding, cable is seeing a rebound as Wall Street put more weight on their gains in high-speed Internet and digital...
Ben Jealous, 35, will be youngest leader in group's 99-year history Debate contentious; 'No one clapped or celebrated' after vote, board member says Jealous was Rhodes Scholar, leader of Amnesty International division He says some in his generation have false sense of progress (CNN) -- The NAACP...
Updated - BET Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA; VIA.B), today announced the nominees, performers and recipients of the Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian honors for the BET AWARDS '08. The BET AWARDS '08 is raising the stakes and promises to be the "hottest ticket on television" for the...
Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Telecom carrier FairPoint Communications Inc. said yesterday its first-quarter profit fell 34 percent, weighed down by some one-time customer credits and increased competition. The results reflect only the financial results of the former local-exchange...
The Wall Street Journal confirms all of the details unearthed a few days ago about BlackBerry's touchscreen Apple killah: Dubbed Thunder, it's only got four physical keys and it'll be exclusive to Verizon Wireless in the US and Vodafone abroad. They also toss in a launch date—Q3 of this year,...
By Jessica Heslam Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Updated 1m ago There he is, Mr. USA. A Milton man is determined to bring the first-ever all-testosterone Mister USA pageant right here to Boston. Who says sashes and swimsuit competitions are just for women? “It’s the male equivalent of Miss USA. I’m...
We've already posted RIM is preparing to launch the all-touchscreen equipped BlackBerry Thunder later in the year. However, we now have The Wall Street Journal writing about it, giving more credibility to the story. Yap folks, the device that should appeal to both business and individual users is...
There are a lot of great Alltel phones out there. They are almost caught up to Verizon and Cingular at this point, as well they should be. They are in the eyes of most one of the top three cell phone providers in the country. Choosing a few of the best out of so many selections was difficult but...
Sometimes you are confident that an industry group is poised for a rebound, but you are not sure which stocks to buy to best take advantage of that rebound. Slideshow: 10 winning ETFs 10 ETF laggards An ETF, for those not in the know, is like an open-end mutual fund in that it holds a portfolio...
Word Count: 547 | Companies Featured in This Article: Apple, Verizon Communications, Research in Motion, Vodafone, Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, AT&T VODAFONE'S AMERICAN DEPOSITARY receipts have skidded 15% this year amid worries the U.K. company's growth in Western Europe will be hobbled by...
