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Today's biggest story that isn't getting the attention it deserves -- AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) to Take on MasterCard (NYSE:MA) and Visa (NYSE:V).  Another reason why AT&T Shares may not be Stuck in the $20 Range.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) commands a massive $153.3 billion market cap and in 2010 its share price has been stuck trading between $24 and $28.  With its shares now trading just 8.3% away from its 52-week low can it finally move into the $30 range?

Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) today released updated Java and Web-based development tools for the BlackBerry® platform.

AT&T (NYSE:T) has to cough up $1 billion, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) is on the hook for $100 million and AK Steel Corp. (NYSE:AKS) will be hit with $31 million in charges.  Part of the new healthcare law places a federal income tax on government subsidies given to companies that provide retirees and their spouses with drug benefit plans. The 28% subsidy was created as Medicare Part D, adding a prescription plan for senior citizens to the Medicare Act of 2003.

PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP) Gatordade has dropped Tiger Woods, joining Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and AT&T (NYSE:T).

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) started a spree of headlines after it halted online iPhone sales.  This seems to revive discussions that iPhone may overload AT&T's network, especially in dense urban markets.

It seems the rumor mill is still a buzz about a merger of Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) and T-Mobile USA (owned by Deutsche Telekom).  If Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) continue to expand control over the wireless arena,

Thanks to natural gas prices coming down and more discoveries of American deposits utilities are debating whether to retrofit coal plants for gas. Big corporations such as AT&T (NYSE:T) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS)  are beginning to convert large truck fleets from oil-based gasoline to natural gas.  Could this be a reason to start looking at going long the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE:UNG)?

While we don't expect people to get rid of their cellphones during the recession -- it seems that cutting the landline is more likely -- it does make sense that people would cut back on extras or trim their mobile budgets.

I can't remember the last time I heard a company raising their dividend, but AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) just did and up 2.5%.