AT&T Inc. fell$. 29 or. 8 percent, to $35.88. Sprint Nextel fell$. 22 or 3.0 percent, to $7.10. Verizon Communications Inc. fell$. 56 or 1.1 percent, to $50.99.
AT&T Inc. fell$. 28 or. 8 percent, to $35.89. Sprint Nextel fell$. 24 or 3.3 percent, to $7.08. Verizon Communications Inc. fell$. 49 or 1.0 percent, to $51.06.
*Sprint shareholders meeting to determine whether SoftBank offer passes. *Dish cites new hurdles in latest Sprint/ SoftBank pact for decision.
Acknowledging his past as a lobbyist, Wheeler told lawmakers at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on his nomination that at the FCC, he would advocate for the consumers' interest first: "My client will be the American public."
AT&T Inc. rose$. 41 or 1.1 percent, to $36.17. Sprint Nextel rose$. 10 or 1.4 percent, to $7.32. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 84 or 1.7 percent, to $51.55.
AT&T Inc. rose$. 50 or 1.4 percent, to $36.26. Sprint Nextel rose$. 11 or 1.5 percent, to $7.33. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 79 or 1.6 percent, to $51.50.
AT&T Inc. rose$. 29 or. 8 percent, to $36.05. Sprint Nextel fell$. 04 or. 6 percent, to $7.18. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 23 or. 5 percent, to $50.94.
WASHINGTON, June 18- President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to face questions about his past work within the telecommunications industry at a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
AT&T Inc. fell$. 15 or. 4 percent, to $35.76. Sprint Nextel fell$. 10 or 1.4 percent, to $7.22. Verizon Communications Inc. fell$. 36 or. 7 percent, to $50.71.
AT&T Inc. rose$. 08 or. 2 percent, to $35.99. Sprint Nextel fell$. 06 or. 8 percent, to $7.26. Verizon Communications Inc. fell$. 10 or. 2 percent, to $50.97.
LONDON, June 17- European shares recovered on Monday as talk of takeover activity in the telecoms sector helped stock markets claw back losses suffered in the previous week. The STOXX Europe 600 Telecoms Index was the best-performing sector, rising 1.6 percent after speculation that AT&T was interested in Spain's Telefonica, which was denied by Telefonica.
AT&T Inc. rose$. 11 or. 3 percent, to $36.02. Sprint Nextel fell$. 05 or. 7 percent, to $7.27. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 37 or. 7 percent, to $51.44.
The European telecoms index, up 2.2 percent, topped the gainers' list, helped by a 2.9 percent rise in Telefonica after a newspaper report that the Spanish government had blocked a 70 billion euro tender offer from U.S. company AT&T.
*Telecoms up, Telefonica rises on M&A talk. The telecoms sector rose 1.6 percent, helped by a 2.7 percent rise in Spanish telecoms company Telefonica after a report in newspaper El Mundo that the government had blocked a 70 billion euro tender offer from AT&T for the company.
The sector rose 1.6 percent, helped by a 2.2 percent rise in shares of Spanish telecoms company Telefonica after a report in newspaper El Mundo that the government had blocked a 70 billion euro tender offer from AT&T for the company.
MADRID, June 17- Telefonica said on Monday it had not received any indication of interest from AT&T, following a Spanish newspaper report that the government had halted a 70 billion-euro offer from the U.S. company.
AT&T Inc. fell$. 39 or 1.1 percent, to $35.91. Sprint Nextel unchanged at $7.32. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 43 or. 8 percent, to $51.07.
AT&T Inc. fell$. 26 or. 7 percent, to $36.04. Sprint Nextel rose$. 01 or. 1 percent, to $7.33. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 43 or. 8 percent, to $51.07.
NEW YORK-- A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:. AT&T Inc. fell. 7 percent to $36.04 with 10,958,300 shares traded. Bank of America Corp. fell. 9 percent to $13.09 with 45,613,500 shares traded.
AT&T Inc. fell$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $36.28. Sprint Nextel rose$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $7.34. Verizon Communications Inc. rose$. 18 or. 4 percent, to $50.82.
DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says web traffic on his search engine, billed as an alternative to Google that doesn't store your private information, surged 33 percent after the NSA news broke. Weinberg discusses the model of his search engine, and how the company makes money.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:31 AM ETJohn Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, and Barbara Marcin, Gabelli Dividend Income Fund, discuss whether investors should reconsider allocating their portfolios as the Fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:53 AM ETKen Langone, Invemed Associates chairman and president, called Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a "lame duck."