Verizon Communications (VZ) early Thursday is expected to report Q3 earnings per share of 65 cents, up 16% from the year-earlier quarter, as analysts eagerly await the first snippets of iPhone 5 sales numbers from a wireless services provider. Apple (AAPL) released the iPhone 5 on Sept. 21. Analysts say subsidies on the retail price of the iPhone 5 will lower Verizon's wireless profit margins, though that likely will have a bigger impact in the