Mar 06 Dow Jones shuffle: Apple in, AT&T out By Anna Sillers After Apple’s seven-for-one stock split this past June, the tech company will be joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and AT&T has been kicked out, the index announced Friday. The change will take effect on March 18. Continue reading
Feb 25 Talking heads skew ‘net neutrality’ debate By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Is President Barack Obama taking over the Internet? Not by a long stretch, but that’s not stopping political banter in the “net neutrality” debate. Continue reading
May 20 Watch How the AT&T-DIRECTV merger affects consumers By PBS News Hour AT&T, the second largest wireless provider in the nation, announced its purchase of satellite television giant DIRECTV for nearly $50 billion. The companies said the takeover will allow for more bundling of mobile, TV and Internet plans, and they will… Continue watching
May 19 AT&T-DirecTV deal faces early criticism By Sam Lane AT&T’s proposed takeover of satellite television giant DirecTV faced some scrutiny Monday morning, fewer than 24 hours after the deal’s announcement. Appearing on CNN’s “New Day,” Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, said he’s “very skeptical” of the merger and would like… Continue reading
Feb 19 AT&T reveals government requested data more than 300,000 times in 2013 By Ellen Rolfes In the company's first-ever published transparency report, AT&T released information Wednesday about government and law enforcement requests for customer information. The report documents more than 300,000 requests for user data in 2013. By releasing the report, which AT&T says… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch DOJ Makes ‘Audacious’ Move to Block $39B AT&T, T-Mobile Merger The Department of Justice filed suit Wednesday to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, which would create the largest wireless company in the country. Ray Suarez discusses the Obama administration's "unprecedented" move to block the deal… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch How Will Consumers Fare in T-Mobile, AT&T Merger? AT&T announced plans on Monday to buy wireless competitor T-Mobile for $39 billion. If approved, the sale would create the U.S.'s largest wireless carrier. Ray Suarez talks with Jeffrey Silva of Medley Global Advisors and Gigi Sohn of Public Knowledge… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch News Wrap: Deposed Leader Zelaya Returns to Honduras In other news, Manuel Zelaya, the deposed president of Honduras, announced Monday he has returned to the country, and AIG repaid the federal government $60 billion. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Supreme Court Considers Detainee Rights, Maternity Leave Limits The Supreme Court heard arguments in cases testing the rights of terror suspects to sue high-level administration officials and the limits of maternity leave in the workplace. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal recaps the day in the high… Continue watching
Dec 04 Global Banks Chop Interest Rates as Crisis Grows By Admin, PBS News Hour More central banks across the world cut interest rates Thursday, hoping to quash a global economic slump that is spreading faster than policymakers had anticipated. Continue reading