Is it really possible to 'bank' sleep? From helping you to focus more to improving sports performance, some scientists believe 'depositing' sleep for later use can bring a range of benefits.
Is it really possible to 'bank' sleep? From helping you to focus more to improving sports performance, some scientists believe 'depositing' sleep for later use can bring a range of benefits.
Rising free cash flow, a 4% dividend, and a new $10 billion share buyback program have investors hitting the buy button. Shares of AT&T (T +4.32%) jumped more than 10% this past week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The wireless carrier delivered an impressive quarterly financial report and issued a bullish long-term growth forecast. AT&T is back to its winning ways A focus ...
Rising free cash flow, a 4% dividend, and a new $10 billion share buyback program have investors hitting the buy button. Shares of AT&T (T +4.32%) jumped more than 10% this past week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The wireless carrier delivered an impressive quarterly financial report and issued a bullish long-term growth forecast. AT&T is back to its winning ways A focus on bundled offerings is helping AT&T attract more customers. The communications leader won 421,000 postpaid phone and 283,000 fiber subscribers in the fourth quarter. During a conference call with analysts, CEO John Stankey said AT&T saw an upturn in the portion of its fiber customers that also subscribed to its wireless services. "Our fiber convergence rate climbed 200 basis points year over year to 42%, which is our fastest annual increase since we began tracking this metric," Stankey said. "This is further evidence that where we have fiber, we win with fiber and 5G." Expand NYSE : T AT&T Today's Change ( 4.32 %) $ 1.08 Current Price $ 26.21 Key Data Points Market Cap $186B Day's Range $ 25.14 - $ 26.28 52wk Range $ 22.95 - $ 29.79 Volume 3M Avg Vol 45M Gross Margin 42.93 % Dividend Yield 4.24 % Moreover, AT&T's postpaid churn rate -- an important metric of account cancellations -- came in at less than 1%. Investors were happy to see that the wireless giant was also doing an admirable job of retaining its existing customers, despite the promotional activity of rivals like Verizon and T-Mobile. More cash for shareowners In all, AT&T's convergence-based strategy helped it generate $16.6 billion in free cash in 2024. The telecom expects that figure to grow to more than $21 billion by 2028. AT&T intends to pass much of that cash on to shareholders. Its stock currently sports a 4.2% dividend yield. The company's board of directors also approved a new $10 billion stock buyback program.
"I don't think anyone would say we want a free-for-all at the border. But what is happening is not at all criminals being arrested," she said backstage, after winning best tropical Latin album for Raíces.
"I don't think anyone would say we want a free-for-all at the border. But what is happening is not at all criminals being arrested," she said backstage, after winning best tropical Latin album for Raíces.
But Devendra is still among the lucky few to have survived. According to the federal government, around 50,000 Indians are killed by snakebites each year - roughly half of all deaths worldwide. Some estimates suggest the toll could be even higher: between 2000 and 2019, India may have seen as many as 1.2 million deaths, an average of 58,000 per year, a 2020 study said.
But Devendra is still among the lucky few to have survived. According to the federal government, around 50,000 Indians are killed by snakebites each year - roughly half of all deaths worldwide. Some estimates suggest the toll could be even higher: between 2000 and 2019, India may have seen as many as 1.2 million deaths, an average of 58,000 per year, a 2020 study said.