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Verizon's stock has cooled sharply after a strong year, yet two fresh growth catalysts are quietly stacking up behind a 6% yield that already pays you to wait.

VZ expands its Motorola lineup with device discounts, flexible upgrades, loyalty rewards and AI benefits for attracting and retaining customers.

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At a glance Prepping for another storm: Verizon engineering teams are monitoring conditions 24/7, keeping backup generators fueled, and staging mobile assets across the islands as Tropical Storm Nolo nears Hawaiʻi following the completion of Hurricane Lowell recovery efforts. On-the-Ground Support: Additional members from our Dedicated Impact Response Team (DIRT) will be deployed to the Big Island to support potential recovery efforts.

At a glance: Get Simplicity and save: Customers on Verizon's Simplicity plan can save on every new Motorola smartphone. Plus, save up to $1,100 with an eligible trade-in on select myPlan options.

The US 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.15%, its highest since the Great Financial Crisis, in what was its sharpest one-day move since April 2025. The massive surge was catalyzed by hotter-than-expected PMI data that revived fears of more Fed tightening.

I'm rating Verizon Communications a Buy with a $57 price target, implying 24% upside from current levels. Lower churn, broadband expansion, Frontier, and AI Connect should drive the next leg of earnings growth. VZ trades at only 9.49x FWD non-GAAP earnings, nearly 28% below the sector median of 13.16x.

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon today announced a $1 million grant to the Liberty Science Center (LSC) in Jersey City, NJ in conjunction with the launch of Verizon AI Skills for America, a new workforce development initiative equipping workers, small businesses, and educators nationwide with practical AI skills. Unveiled at LSC, the grant will support tech-driven education initiatives and establish interactive programming that introduces visitors to the innovative AI skilling technology that is at the heart of this new national initiative.

Verizon is investing $70 million in a nationwide effort to provide AI ​training to job seekers, small business and ‌educators as the U.S. economy undergoes a dramatic transformation, it said on Wednesday.