Bernstein Research

Google, which has a 5 percent stake in Time Warner's AOL, now has the right to force the media conglomerate to bring its Internet division to the market.

But Time Warner investors should not hold their breath if they think this is an opportunity for the media company to finally rid itself of the legacy of its disastrous 2001 Internet merger, once hailed as the deal of the century.

After years of go-go growth, the number of people signing up for cell phone service in the USA is finally slowing.

That could spell good news for consumers as carriers turn up the marketing heat, says Craig Moffett, a senior analyst at Bernstein Research and author of a report documenting the trend.

"When operators have no choice but to try to take customers away from each other, they have a natural inclination to sharpen the pencils and make the best offer they can," he says.