FP Trading Desk submits: With all the buzz created during the months-long wireless spectrum auction, Rogers Communications Inc. RCI has seen its stock slide almost 10% on the Toronto Stock Exchange. But UBS analyst Jeffrey Fan believe the time is right for Rogers' shares to recover as he removes...
FP Trading Desk submits: Rogers Communications Inc. RCI shares were down 6% through mid-afternoon trading yesterday, amidst an overall market malaise that has driven the S&P/TSX Composite Index which, at the time of writing, was down 300 points and counting. Rogers investors could be reacting to blogger comments that...
FP Trading Desk submits: Telus Corp.TU and BCE Inc. BCE are expected to finalize a decision to upgrade their cellular networks for 3G soon. This means equipment costs of C$75,000 to C$100,000 per site, according to Jeffrey Fan at UBS Securities. With roughly 5,000 locations for both companies, he...
FP Trading Desk submits: With Industry Canada's spectrum auction in its final throes, the uncertainty in the wireless market generated by the incoming new entrants may have produced an attractive buying opportunity for Rogers Communications Inc. RCI, Scotia Capital analyst John Henderson said in a note to clients on...
FP Trading Desk submits: While Rogers Communications Inc. RCI shares have recently being downgraded by a few Street analysts, John Henderson at Scotia Capital offers ten reasons to buy the communications giant’s stock. In a note to clients, Mr. Henderson said: by FP Trading Desk
FP Trading Desk submits: Rogers Communications Inc. RCI and Telus Corp. TU had their price targets cut and received short-term “sell” ratings from UBS analyst Jeffrey Fan due to the negative impact the wireless spectrum auction may have on their share prices. Both have seen sharp share price declines...
FP Trading Desk submits: As indicated in Tuesday's Financial Post, Rogers Communications Inc. RCI stands to be the big winner when the iPhone finally makes it to Canada on July 11. However, without any monthly pricing plan announcements, what does this mean for Rogers' average revenue per user [ARPU]...
FP Trading Desk submits: In light of the aggressive wireless spectrum auction bidding which to date has now raised C$2.96-billion, Vince Valentini, an analyst with TD Newcrest, downgraded his price targets of Quebecor, Rogers Communications Inc. RCI and Telus Corp. TU. While Quebecor's participation has greatly exceeded analysts (or...
The U.S. real estate market has evolved considerably since financial institutions began significantly investing in the early 1970s. Today, a plethora of vehicles exists that allow investors access to this asset class, regardless of the dollar size of the allocation. Just as the number of investment vehicles has grown, so...
The Canadian private equity market is growing with investment now emerging from pension funds and insurance companies. In this article, Scot Blythe from advisor.ca considers the opportunities available in Canada and the extent to which the market will need to develop if it is to catch up with the US.
MINNETONKA, Minn., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Communications Systems, Inc. today announced the appointment of Roger H. D. Lacey to its Board of Directors. Mr. Lacey is Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Marketing Development for 3M, a diversified technology company based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr....
GE863-QUAD First Telit Module Certified on the Largest Operator in Brazil as Global M2M Leader Gears up to Launch in South America RALEIGH, N.C. -- Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the US-based M2M mobile technology arm of Telit Communications (AIM:TCM), today announced that its GE863-QUAD machine-to-machine (M2M) communications module...
SCTE Cable-Tec EXPO -- June 26, 2008 --Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that Rogers Cable Communications Inc.,Canada's largest cable television operator, has selected the Cisco®Switched Digital Video SDV system for its Ontario customers. Cisco's SDVplatform is an integrated, cost-effective, and highly scalable solution. With the accelerating rollout of advanced, bandwidth-hungry...
CHICAGO, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integrys Energy Group, Inc. today announced that Desiree Rogers, president of Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company and North Shore Gas Company, will leave Integrys at the end of this month to become President, Social Network for Allstate Financial, a new business unit...
TORONTO, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rogers Communications Inc. ("Rogers") plans to release its second quarter 2008 financial results before North American markets open the morning of July 29, 2008. Rogers' management will host a teleconference with the financial community at 9:30 a.m. ET the same morning to discuss the...
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has upgraded the ratings for Rogers Communications Inc. Rogers as follows: Rogers --Issuer Default Rating IDR to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'; --Senior unsecured notes to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'; --Senior subordinated notes at 'BBB-' from 'BB+'. The Rating...