Verizon Wireless is in talks to purchase rival Alltel Corp., according to a report Wednesday, in a deal that could create the largest mobile carrier in the United States.
Stocks closed Wednesday's session mixed, at the end of a choppy session, after reports that Moody's may lower the credit ratings of two key bond insurers overshadowed some upbeat economic data and lower oil prices.
Stocks closed Wednesday's session mixed, at the end of a choppy session, after reports that Moody's may lower the credit ratings of two key bond insurers overshadowed some upbeat economic data and lower oil prices.
Stocks turned mixed Wednesday afternoon as investors mulled upbeat economic data and falling oil prices while keeping a close eye on Lehman Brothers and troubled bond insurers.