AT&T Stock Price Climbs Despite Strike Vote as Wall Street Slumps
AT&T shares rose 1.2% to $27.74 Thursday, even as the Communications Workers of America said mobility workers authorized a strike if contract talks fail. The S&P 500 fell 0.27%. AT&T recently pledged over $250 billion in U.S. network spending over five years and launched a new app for wireless and home-internet customers. Labor talks cover about 9,000 workers across 36 states.