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Time Warner Under Pressure As Trump Win Could Derail AT&T Deal
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 1:30pm | 297Read More...Shares of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) were trading lower by more than 2 percent Wednesday . The parent company of HBO and other media properties agreed to be acquired by AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), but the $100 billion merger (which was already questioned by analysts and investors) requires the...
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AT&T-Time Warner Merger Deserves 'Very Rigorous' Scrutiny: Senator
Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 2:01pm | 376Read More...Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) believes the proposed AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)-Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) merger will be very carefully reviewed by the anti-trust sub-committee of the Judiciary Committee and an Federal Communication Committee review. Blumenthal will be involved in the process...
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AT&T Is Paying Top Dollar For Time Warner And Has Zero Room For Error
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 12:39pm | 463Read More...AT&T Inc.'s (NYSE: T) core business is bleeding market share as rivals T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) are offering superior unlimited data packages to clients. Meanwhile, AT&T is succeeding in bringing in video customers through its DirecTV segment, which...
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Jim Stewart: AT&T-Time Warner Deal Has A 98% Chance Of Regulatory Approval
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 11:12am | 383Read More...The New York Times' Jim Stewart was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment on Monday to offer his take on AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). Stewart places a 98 percent likelihood that acquisition should be approved by the regulatory bodies. He noted that...
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Jim Cramer: AT&T's Balance Sheet Is Now 'Compromised' By 'Expensive' Acquisition Of Time Warner
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 10:46am | 356Read More...Jim Cramer isn't the biggest fan of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s decision to pursue an acquisition of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). For starters, Cramer said that if he were a shareholder of AT&T, it would be to capture the 5 percent dividend yield. However, the price tag on its...
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The Dinner Party That Led To The Merger Of AT&T And Time Warner
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 8:18am | 462Read More...Peter Chernin, a notable media, entertainment and technology investor, along with AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s CEO Randall Stephenson were both guests at a dinner party hosted by Glenn Hutchins, a member of AT&T's board and co-founder of private equity firm Silver Lake. The...
