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NYSE:T News 8 January 2026 - 29 January 2026

AT&T stock jumps after earnings beat and buyback plan — what traders watch next

AT&T stock jumps after earnings beat and buyback plan — what traders watch next

AT&T shares closed up 4.7% at $24.07 after fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat estimates, and the company raised its 2026 profit outlook. AT&T authorized a $10 billion stock buyback and announced deals to acquire Lumen’s fiber business and EchoStar spectrum licenses. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 3.6% to $33.5 billion, with adjusted EPS at 52 cents. Postpaid churn rate was 0.98%.
AT&T stock jumps on upbeat 2026 outlook and $45B return plan — fiber deals in focus

AT&T stock jumps on upbeat 2026 outlook and $45B return plan — fiber deals in focus

AT&T shares rose 4.9% to $24.14 Wednesday after reporting a 3.6% revenue increase to $33.5 billion for the fourth quarter and $4.2 billion in free cash flow. The company reaffirmed plans to return over $45 billion to shareholders through 2028 and projected at least $18 billion in free cash flow by 2026. Trading volume topped 52 million shares. Investors watched pending fiber and spectrum deals and signs of easing wireless churn.
AT&T stock price jumps on 2026 outlook as fiber, spectrum deals come into focus

AT&T stock price jumps on 2026 outlook as fiber, spectrum deals come into focus

AT&T shares rose 4.7% to $24.08 in early New York trading Wednesday after the company raised profit and cash-flow forecasts through 2028. The carrier now targets over $18 billion in free cash flow by 2026 and annual capital spending of $23–$24 billion. Fourth-quarter revenue reached $33.5 billion, with adjusted EPS at $0.52. AT&T added 421,000 postpaid phone subscribers and 283,000 fiber net additions.
Verizon stock price ticks higher as Frontier deal closes; what VZ investors watch next

Verizon stock price ticks higher as Frontier deal closes; what VZ investors watch next

Verizon shares rose 0.4% to $39.07 after closing its $20 billion cash acquisition of Frontier, according to an SEC filing Tuesday. Frontier shareholders will receive $38.50 per share in cash. AT&T and T-Mobile shares slipped. Investors await Verizon’s Jan. 30 earnings report for details on integration and spending.
Netflix-Warner deal drama sets up big week for Communication Services stocks as XLC ETF slips

Netflix-Warner deal drama sets up big week for Communication Services stocks as XLC ETF slips

The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) fell 0.9% to $115.17 Friday, pressured by declines in Alphabet and Disney. U.S. markets will close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, reopening Tuesday. Investors await Netflix’s earnings and updates on Warner Bros deals next week. Frontier’s merger with Verizon is set to complete Jan. 20, with Frontier shares halted after Friday’s session.
Verizon stock slips as Frontier deal nears the finish line after California OK

Verizon stock slips as Frontier deal nears the finish line after California OK

Verizon shares fell 0.7% to $39.08 after California regulators approved its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier, with the deal set to close next week. The approval includes broadband expansion and affordability conditions. A 10-hour outage this week prompted Verizon to offer $20 credits to affected customers. Investors await Verizon’s Q4 earnings on Jan. 30 amid scrutiny over service reliability and integration plans.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) stock jumps nearly 6% as Dish vendor dispute hits FCC SpaceX review

EchoStar Corporation (SATS) stock jumps nearly 6% as Dish vendor dispute hits FCC SpaceX review

EchoStar shares jumped 5.9% to $131.09 in after-hours trading following news that Crown Castle accused Dish Wireless of defaulting on over $3.5 billion in payments. Crown Castle has ended its infrastructure deal with Dish and, along with other vendors, is urging the FCC to impose conditions on EchoStar’s pending spectrum transfer to SpaceX. The FCC’s timeline for spectrum transfers and earnings forecasts remains in focus.
AST SpaceMobile stock in focus after AT&T FirstNet sets first-half 2026 satellite target

AST SpaceMobile stock in focus after AT&T FirstNet sets first-half 2026 satellite target

New York, January 12, 2026, 20:10 EST — The market has closed. AST SpaceMobile’s shares closed Monday up 0.7% at $98.39, following news that AT&T’s FirstNet unit plans to roll out satellite coverage for first responders by mid-2026. “You need a layered approach,” said FirstNet President Scott Agnew. Still, Recon Analytics analyst Roger Entner noted AST is “significantly behind” SpaceX’s Starlink project. (Fierce Network) The timing is crucial, setting a near-term checkpoint on a trade fueled more by milestones and deadlines than by earnings strength. For AST, the FirstNet rollout represents a prominent early use case—one that often punishes outages
AT&T stock rises as airline Wi‑Fi deal and analyst downgrade set up Jan. 28 earnings test

AT&T stock rises as airline Wi‑Fi deal and analyst downgrade set up Jan. 28 earnings test

NEW YORK, Jan 8, 2026, 10:11 EST — Regular session AT&T Inc shares rose about 1% on Thursday to $24.20, as the telecom stock steadied after a weak start to the week. The move matters because AT&T is three weeks from quarterly results, with investors looking for any shift in wireless and broadband momentum and for signals on cash returns. The company has set its fourth-quarter earnings call for Jan. 28. AT&T Investor Relations AT&T fell 1.5% on Wednesday and remains nearly 20% below its 52-week high, leaving it sensitive to small catalysts and changes in rate expectations. Verizon and

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Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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