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Mother Earth is getting a little bit of relief as more companies yield to pressure from environmentalists and activist shareholders to reduce their carbon footprints. But Gaia isn't the only one who's benefiting: Just ask some of the companies that have saved serious greenbacks by going green.

In its most simple interpretation, a "pain point" is exactly what it sounds like: something so unpleasant that one is likely to try hard to avoid it or fix it. But buzzwords sometimes shift meanings, and for some boardroom jargon-slingers, pain point now means something very different.

A telecommunications group including Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. (T) hired Michael J Abbot, a former executive with General Electric (GE), to run a venture that will let consumers pay for purchases using their smartphone. Abbot, who was previously the chief marketing officer for GE's U.S....

One day after a digital startup vowed to drop T-Mobile over a forthcoming fee hike, another texting company has sued T-Mobile for blocking its service. The reason? Apparently T-Mobile "did not approve" of a company called EZ Texting, which does business with a website that provides information on the location of legal medical marijuana dispensaries in California.

With many analysts expecting Apple's iPhone to hit Verizon Wireless early next year, what will the impact be on Motorola, one of Verizon's top partners on Google's Android operating system? Gleacher's Mark McKechnie says Motorola will continue to benefit despite Verizon's iPhone roll-out.

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) reported quarterly results late Tuesday with revenue and net beating analysts' expectations, thanks to blockbuster Alice in Wonderland. Disney also says it plans to launch two Korean-language Disney...

AT&T Wireless, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless have all probably had a secret wish that German phone giant Deutsche Telekom would get sick of its T-Mobile being No. 4 in the U.S. wireless market and either fold or merge with someone. Not going to happen, said CEO Rene Obermann.