AT&T (T) News Today

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) shares are down today on mixed news: while earnings alignment and customer‐satisfaction gains underpin confidence, a $177 million data‐breach settlement is weighing on near‐term results.

• Positive Sentiment: AT&T’s recent earnings are finally reflecting its streamlined business after years of divestitures, and the strategic acquisition of Lumen assets adds focused synergies to its core operations. AT&T: Income Cleans Up
• Positive Sentiment: AT&T was named No. 1 in J.D. Power’s 2025 Business Internet Satisfaction Study and announced a dual listing on NYSE Texas, enhancing its institutional visibility and signaling customer‐service leadership. AT announces dual listing and satisfaction honor
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO John Stankey’s blunt internal memo lays out leadership priorities and cost‐cutting measures but offers limited new financial guidance. The AT&T CEO's blunt memo
• Neutral Sentiment: A Business Insider report on AT&T’s tech workforce compensation provides transparency on salary ranges for designers, software engineers, and other roles but has no immediate earnings impact. AT&T salaries revealed
• Negative Sentiment: AT&T faces a $177 million data‐breach settlement requiring payouts up to $7,500 per customer—an unexpected one‐time charge that may pressure upcoming quarterly results. Data Breach Settlement Details