they had a deal with skype which might boost the business and hence impact on the stock price....also at this moment it is just coming up from oversold area in stochastic....
buying it after the ex-dividend as stock is lower than the div percentage. VZ is a buy for price appreciation, the 5% div is a bonus. This is a long-term hold.
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