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AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile took a beating on Wednesday as investors braced for an orbital clash with Elon Musk. Shares of AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) both fell 4%, while T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) slid 2%, following a Semafor report that SpaceX is plotting a direct assault on the U.S. wireless oligopoly. The rocket titan is actively hunting urban-grade spectrum—either by snapping up rivals or crashing next year’s federal auction—to build out dense coverage in major cities. The selloff hi

Alphabet and Tesla shares fall as investors worry about a rally in oil prices that could drive inflation higher.

Dish DBS, the satellite TV and wireless subsidiary of EchoStar, filed for prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 30 in federal court in Houston. The filing ends months of speculation about the future of the industry's would-be fourth wireless carrier. More than 88% of Dish's bondholders ...

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The Federal Communications Commission’s first spectrum auction after a four-year hiatus. brought in upwards of $3.5 billion in total, the agency said.

Verizon ‌Communications successfully ‌bid nearly $3.2 billion ​for wireless licenses in a Federal ‌Communications ⁠Commission auction for mid-band ⁠spectrum, the agency said ​Friday. AT&T, ​T-Mobile ​and Space ‌X also won spectrum licenses in the auction that ‌raised ​about $3.5 ​billion. T-Mobile successfully ‌bid $278 million, ​T-Mobile $121 ​million and Space X $8.5 ​million, ‌the FCC ​said.

A California agency said Thursday ‌it has asked a ‌U.S. court and the Federal Communications ​Commission to reject the request of AT&T to stop offering traditional copper ‌wire phone ⁠service to new customers. The California Public Utilities ⁠Commission said AT&T's was trying to get out ​of its ​obligations as ​a carrier ‌of last resort.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -1.21%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.99%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stocks slide as interest rates remain the same and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh starts writing a shorter song for the biggest central bank in the world.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.30%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -0.17%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The U.S. Supreme Court backed the Federal Communications Commission's system for levying fines, ruling on Thursday against wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon in their challenge to the agency and handing a win ‌to President Donald Trump's administration. At issue in the legal dispute was whether the agency's in-house proceedings for ‌imposing the penalties deprived the companies of their right to a jury trial under the U.S. Constitution. Trump's administration defended the FCC's system for assessing financial penalties, known ​as forfeiture orders.

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June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are trending down -0.05% this morning as oil prices and bond yields climbed after the U.S. and Iran exchanged heavy fire in the Persian Gulf.

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EchoStar Corp (NASDAQ:SATS) shares are gaining Wednesday. Federal regulators cleared two large transactions that allow the company to transfer a significant block of its spectrum holdings to SpaceX and AT&T. Here’s what you should know. EchoStar shares are powering higher. Why is SATS stock surging? The approval removes the final regulatory barrier and confirms that EchoStar can now complete both sales, which together represent more than $40 billion in deal value according to the FCC. FCC Approv