What do Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), IBM (NYSE: IBM), AT&T (NYSE: T) and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) all have in common?

Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq: RIMM) plummeted in after hours trading yesterday (Thursday) after the company missed Wall Street’s earnings and sales expectations.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) are dying a slow death…

It’s been a rough year for dividends, but if you know where to look, your income will be just fine.

I wouldn’t read a lot into the action in the gold market on Friday. It was just another day off the calendar…as Ted Butler would say. The only comment I would make is that the action in the gold price feels more like a top than a bottom.

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Only one of the 19 financial institutions that received a bank stress test would require additional capital, the controversial government initiative has reportedly concluded.

Rumors of a new forthcoming iPhone could provide AT&T with a positive jolt, given the historic benefits the carrier has enjoyed from Apple’s multi-purpose mobile device.

The text message explosion began between 2005-2007. The number of SMS messages grew from about 10 billion to more than 48 billion per year then. And texting isn’t the only huge mobile trend you’ll have to contend with…

A significant piece of legislation that is part of President Obama’s stimulus package could open parts of the U.S. to new high-speed Internet services – giving local economies a boost. If so, we’ve identified one company that investors should consider buying in anticipation of a key piece of legislation that was passed last week.