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Verizon (VZ) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

A fat dividend yield can mean a generous payout or a stock the market has already written off, and right now six familiar names are flashing signals that suggest the difference matters more than ever.

A 5% Treasury yield raises the bar for every dividend stock in a retirement portfolio, but four large-cap payers in real estate, telecom, tobacco, and healthcare are generating the cash flow to prove they still belong.

The IRS collects thousands of dollars a year from dividend investors who never stopped to ask which account their income stocks actually live in. Six high-yield names reveal exactly how much that placement question costs at every tax bracket.

GLW signs a $3 billion-plus AT&T deal to expand U.S. broadband, boosting fiber capacity as data use and AI adoption drive connectivity demand.

T faces stiff competition, legacy revenue declines and heavy debt, but fiber expansion, wireless growth and bundled services offer potential offsets.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has elected technology executive and private equity investor Charles Phillips to its Board of Directors. The Federal Communications Commission has placed a hold on Verizon's plan for automatic shutdown of copper-based telephone service in parts of New Jersey. The Board addition of Phillips and the FCC pause on copper service retirement frame broader questions about Verizon's technology focus and legacy network strategy. We have also flagged 1 warning sign for...

The performance of consumer discretionary businesses is closely linked to economic cycles. Over the past six months, it seems like demand may be facing some headwinds as the industry’s 3.9% return has lagged the S&P 500 by 17.2 percentage points.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sunit Patel said artificial intelligence is expected to be a “clear positive” for mobile data demand, potentially supporting additional network investment and tower activity over the coming years. Speaking at an investor e

John Stankey called SpaceX’s rooftop cellular strategy “not a viable strategy,” citing costs and property-owner permission hurdles.

T-Mobile raised its quarterly dividend by 14.7% to $1.17 per share on Sept. 24, lifting the annual payout to $4.68 after adjusted free cash flow reached $4.8 billion in Q2.

A 40-year retirement puts two demands on an income portfolio that most dividend funds only half-answer, and choosing the wrong ETF can mean watching your real purchasing power quietly erode while the quarterly checks keep arriving on schedule.

AST SpaceMobile trades at a 269x forward P/E versus Firefly's 21.9x, but one faces untested satellite tech while the other depends on government spending.

The telecom giant showered its owners with cash while its stock trailed the market, raising a sharp question about what all that money actually bought.

A nine-day slide has erased a significant chunk of the company's value.

AT&T signed a $3 billion deal with Corning, which will supply the mobile carrier with the fiber and cable needed to expand its network and meet growing demand for data.

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Verizon (VZ). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

It helps that this stock is already yielding almost 6% -- and that its payout has been growing over time.

Cisco Systems has put up a strong share price run in recent years, and the question now is whether the current US$106.70 level can be backed up by the cash the business is expected to generate. With Cisco active in areas like AI driven observability, quantum networking research and private 5G, investors are increasingly asking if the stock’s recent gains still line up with its underlying cash flow profile. Over the past 5 years, Cisco Systems has delivered a total return of 124.8%. This...

T-Mobile is boosting 5G resilience with AI-powered network automation and infrastructure upgrades designed to respond faster to changing demand.

Verizon's stock has cooled sharply after a strong year, yet two fresh growth catalysts are quietly stacking up behind a 6% yield that already pays you to wait. Whether those drivers can actually move the needle depends on a debt load that has Wall Street watching closely.

Comcast sits near a 52-week low with a fresh Sell rating, yet its free cash flow dwarfs what it costs to pay shareholders every quarter. Something in that math deserves a closer look before the market's verdict gets accepted as fact.

Three stocks all yield above 5% and all carry decades of unbroken dividend payments, but each one asks you to accept a completely different kind of risk before that income hits your account.

T-Mobile billed Luke in Virginia for an extra month after he cancelled, and the supervisor refused to budge. Clark Howard says carriers have engineered this trap into every billing cycle, but a simple date on your calendar closes it.

With traders bracing for another possible 0.25% Fed hike in October, solid labor data and firm inflation keep pressure on anything seen as risky. Defensive dividend stocks suddenly feel less boring and more like a potential anchor for a jumpier market, especially for investors who care about steady income when policy stays tight. This article breaks down three large cap dividend payers exposed to these macro shocks and explores how the latest data may help or hurt each stock. The three...

Verizon Communications has delivered a strong 3 year share price gain, yet recent weekly and monthly declines mean investors are again asking whether the current valuation lines up with its earnings power. With the business stepping up activity around next generation networks and AI related initiatives, the key issue is how much profit the market is assuming those plans can eventually support. Over the past 3 years the stock has returned 77.6%, which puts real weight on the question of how...

Key Stats for Verizon StockCurrent Price: $47. 08Target Price (Mid): ~$69Street Target: ~$52Potential Total Return: ~46%Annualized IRR: ~9% / yearWhat Happened?Verizon Communications Inc.

Comcast (CMCSA) is unlikely to see an annual improvement in third-quarter broadband subscriber numbe

VZ expands its Motorola lineup with device discounts, flexible upgrades, loyalty rewards and AI benefits for attracting and retaining customers.

T-Mobile's 15% dividend hike, stronger cash flow, and service revenue growth bolster its case, while competition, macro pressures and $84.6B in debt pose risks.

Cogent's 80.7% plunge reflects debt and cash-flow concerns, but rapid wavelength growth, expanding margins and asset sales offer signs of a potential recovery.

KeyBanc just slapped an Underweight rating on Comcast with a price target that implies further pain ahead, and the stock is already down 20% this year as fiber rivals keep stealing its most valuable customers.

Inflation is stubbornly high, but not in home broadband service. There, telecom operators are making fiberoptic inroads in a business long dominated by cable television companies. The result has been discounting: UBS reports that prices for various broadband service tiers are down 7% to 14% for fiber over the past year, and 17% to 27% for cable.

A $10,000 stake in Verizon Communications (VZ) a year ago is now worth about $11,660, the top result in its group of five. Verizon ranks only third of the five on revenue growth and third again on operating margin. So are you paying for what Verizon earns today, or for a recovery it has only started to show.

Generating nearly $90,000 a year in dividend income sounds like a bond investor's dream, but this portfolio holds zero bonds and carries a very different set of risks that most income seekers never think to ask about.

The former sportsman and businessman benefited from the launch of new commercial partnerships ahead of the 2026 world cup.

DRJB Holdings posted record revenue and profit, driven by new global partnerships, while Victoria Beckham Holdings reported its first operating profit.

Verizon Communications (VZ) closed at $47.32 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.72% move from the prior day.

AST SpaceMobile's 1,505% revenue surge masks a $1.1 billion cash burn, while Intuitive Machines trades at a fraction of the valuation multiple despite its own losses.

Consumer advocate Clark Howard says autopay subscribers are funding a quiet price creep that most households never notice until the damage is done. Find out what your current bill actually says versus what you agreed to pay.

Charter Communications (CHTR) stock has now moved lower for 8 consecutive trading days, a cumulative loss of 20%. That streak has erased about $3.5 billion from the company's market value, which now stands at about $14 billion. For anyone holding the stock, the persistent selling has pushed the price to a new low for the year.

Treasury yields just hit levels not seen in two decades, and that quiet shift is forcing income investors to ask a question they haven't had to seriously consider in years: why own dividend stocks at all?

Comcast (CMCSA) shares sit about 43% below their two-year high, a price that looks like a bet the business is shrinking. Yet over the past twelve months Comcast generated nearly $18 billion of free cash flow, a yield of 22.2% on its market value against 4.5% for the median S&P 500 company. Which reading is right? It turns on a choice Comcast made more than a year ago: lower broadband prices to hold customers against new rivals.

AT&T's net margin nearly doubled year-over-year, while Verizon carries higher debt but generated stronger free cash flow.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) announced a US$70 million nationwide "AI Skills for America" program to provide free AI training across the U.S. The initiative pools resources from major technology partners to support job seekers, small businesses, educators, and displaced workers. Management is positioning the program as part of Verizon's push beyond traditional telecom services and deeper into the broader technology ecosystem. Verizon's new US$70 million AI Skills for America initiative...

The yield you chase determines not just how much capital you need, but whether your income quietly erodes over time or quietly grows. The right answer is less obvious than most retirees assume.

The telecom company is partnering with IBM, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI to offer no-cost AI courses through community nonprofits

A fat telecom yield in a taxable account quietly surrenders a chunk of itself to the IRS every single year, and the math looks very different once you line up these six tickers against the right account type.

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades at about 12 times earnings, against an S&P 500 median of 22.4. A discount that wide usually follows a collapse. Not here. The stock returned 14.1% over the past twelve months, behind the index's 17.9%, and management has raised parts of its 2026 guidance in two straight quarters. So is this a good business on sale or a fair price for a company that has stopped growing.

Verizon is seeking approval to end a longtime service that could affect customers in several states.