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FCC Approves AT&T’s $48.5 Billion DirecTV Acquisition

As officials had signaled earlier the week, the Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved AT&T ‘s (T) $48.5 billion acquisition of satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV (DTV), making AT&T the largest U.S. pay-TV provider. The FCC imposed conditions, however. The combined company will be required to expand its deployment of high-speed, fiber-optic broadband Internet access service to 12.5 million customers and offer broadband services to

TripAdvisor Price Target Cut As 2015 Guidance Lowered

TripAdvisor (TRIP) got several price target reductions Friday after it lowered revenue and earnings guidance for the year and missed its Q2 numbers on both the top and bottom lines, citing headwinds with currency and the global economy. The online travel site late Thursday reported Q2 revenue of $405 million, up 25% from the year-earlier quarter. Earnings per share minus items fell 1.8% to 54 cents. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected

Pandora Staves Off Apple As Royalty Ruling Looms

Pandora Media (P) rode accelerating mobile growth to a Q2 beat late Thursday, but the real proof of whether the top Internet music firm can outrun Apple ‘s (AAPL) new music service remains to be seen, says an analyst. For now, though, investors are heartened. Pandora stock was up 15.5% in midday trading in the stock market today, near 16. Still, Pandora stock is down 57% this year and nearly 80% below its December 2013 all-time high, in the face