The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto (MON -0.5%) in a patent infringement case involving a farmer who essentially made copies of MON's Roundup resistant soybeans by obtaining some from a grain elevator and using them to replant his crop. The court's decision was unanimous. [View news story]
Anyone who makes a dime of profit on Monsatan is participating in the destruction of the planet and the rape of the people. May you open your eyes and begin to oppose this evil fascist or may your children reap the cancers and genetic malformities that you so eagerly spread. And may it cost your entire fortune times ten to watch them perish. And may God have mercy on your soul.
To no one's surprise, investors are enthusiastic about buying debt from a very profitable large-cap with $145B in cash/investments and (currently) no debt. Apple's (AAPL) plans to borrow (and thereby avoid paying taxes on offshore cash) to help pursue its goal of returning $100B to shareholders by the end of 2015 has already led many institutions to express interest, and S&P and Moody's to respectively assign ratings of AA+ and Aa1. Some think Apple, whose rates will likely be well below the 3% dividend yield now offered by its stock, could raise over $50B. [View news story]
Except Tim Cook. How does someone sit there, watch the value of his company cut in half and not come out swinging. He's a playground pick-upon. M, had they announced this buyback/dividend when the stock was rallying ain the 470's it might be above 500 now. Anyone think that Cook is manipulating the stock downward to get in lower? So much for maximizing customer experience with Apple.
"We think that Apple could be on the brink of driving a major leveraging up," writes JPMorgan's Mark Moskowitz in a voluminous note defending the stock. He believes the company will take on $15B-$20B in debt and bump the dividend yield to 4%. As far as operations, Moskowitz expects an earnings beat this quarter and upward pressure on estimates for 2013. AAPL +0.9% premarket. [View news story]
Borrowing at l.9% and holding your capital beats the hell out of re-patriating it and paying 40% in taxes.
And if thats the case he should be tarred and feathered. And thrown in prison. It is not his role to decimate the stock so he can pick up a few on the cheap.
Apple (AAPL) is likely to more than double its dividend this year, says Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty after talking to CFO Peter Oppenheimer. Corporate Finance 101: She suggests the company can get around the issue of cash held overseas by funding payouts with low-interest debt rather than repatriation. Shares +0.7% premarket. [View news story]
Why doesn't Obama fund an asset repatriation program wherein that capital can come back tax free to invest in business and the like on the home front? We'll get a lot more tax revenue by unlocking those over seas dollars and funding jobs.
And why doesn't Apple take the lead in the Green Revolution. There is the next big thing.
Will Apple Exist 3 Years From Now? How Much Will It Be Worth? [View article]
Let me tell you two things. 1. If petrochemicals do not go out of style in the very near future none of our portfolios will be worth a damn bc we'll all be living in a post apocalyptic world. 2. At that time you can wheel a citibank full of greenbacks to my farm an it won't be worth an ear of corn or a box of bullets.
There was a world b4 fossil fuels and the US dollar and there will be one after. So invest in Citi, Exon and all the other corporate fascist murderers like MOnsatan. But you're a fool to think $$$ never goes out of style. I've got a wheel barrrel full of Confederates.
A worrying trend or a contrarian indicator? Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors was far from the only big hedge fund to unload its Apple (AAPL) position in Q4. Joining Omega were Dan Loeb's Third Point, Thomas Steyer's Farallon Capital, Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners, John Burbank's Passport Capital, and Eric Mindich's Elton Park Capital. On the other hand, David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital raised its stake to 1.3M shares from 1.1M and bought 275K call options ahead of its Prop. 2 suit (13F). Apple has historically been a hedge fund darling. [View news story]
A worrying trend or a contrarian indicator? Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors was far from the only big hedge fund to unload its Apple (AAPL) position in Q4. Joining Omega were Dan Loeb's Third Point, Thomas Steyer's Farallon Capital, Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners, John Burbank's Passport Capital, and Eric Mindich's Elton Park Capital. On the other hand, David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital raised its stake to 1.3M shares from 1.1M and bought 275K call options ahead of its Prop. 2 suit (13F). Apple has historically been a hedge fund darling. [View news story]
None of those gadget makers were software giants w/their own eco system who made miscellaneous billions thru iTunes and the like. AAPL makes more on the conservative returns from their cash pile than some of the companies you mention earn in revenue.
David Einhorn says he has met with Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer in recent weeks about his preferred stock proposal, and that the two sides continue to talk in spite of his lawsuit. Einhorn adds Cook has been more receptive than Oppenheimer, and that he remains a fan of the Apple (AAPL +1.7%) CEO's performance. Meanwhile, the sell-side is giddy at the prospect of fresh dividends/buybacks: Barclays thinks Apple can increase its payout by 30%-40% without tapping overseas cash. (more) [View news story]
Its about time somebody lit a fire under their sorry seats
Dead Company Walking: 5 Reasons BlackBerry 10 Marks The End [View article]
Just to speak up. as an Apple investor I hate Samsung. Blackberry however I think is a decent company. If they were not competition I would be rooting for them. I hate Samsung's underhanded den of thieves, Kamakazee mentality.
It seems like RIMM or the company formerly known as Rimm were as decent as you can be in the corporate world. Again, they're the competition so I can't really wish them well. But I don't wish them ill either.
4 February 'Feel Good' Factors For Apple Fanatics [View article]
Agreed. Well stated w/a great sense of humor and an efficient use of charts. And someone needs to shine a light on CNBC, Cramer and Lee. There was a time when journalism was an honorable profession.
It was b4 the repeal of Glass/Stegal. Deregulating (a 1984 term for cowboy capitalism) has stripped the retail investor of protection and will drive us ultimately out of the market. Its a shame. This was once a great country,
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto (MON -0.5%) in a patent infringement case involving a farmer who essentially made copies of MON's Roundup resistant soybeans by obtaining some from a grain elevator and using them to replant his crop. The court's decision was unanimous. [View news story]
To no one's surprise, investors are enthusiastic about buying debt from a very profitable large-cap with $145B in cash/investments and (currently) no debt. Apple's (AAPL) plans to borrow (and thereby avoid paying taxes on offshore cash) to help pursue its goal of returning $100B to shareholders by the end of 2015 has already led many institutions to express interest, and S&P and Moody's to respectively assign ratings of AA+ and Aa1. Some think Apple, whose rates will likely be well below the 3% dividend yield now offered by its stock, could raise over $50B. [View news story]
"We think that Apple could be on the brink of driving a major leveraging up," writes JPMorgan's Mark Moskowitz in a voluminous note defending the stock. He believes the company will take on $15B-$20B in debt and bump the dividend yield to 4%. As far as operations, Moskowitz expects an earnings beat this quarter and upward pressure on estimates for 2013. AAPL +0.9% premarket. [View news story]
Apple Has Little Left To Lose [View article]
Apple Must Totally Change Its DNA To Survive And Thrive In A Brutal Competitive Environment [View article]
Apple May Be Deadweight Now, But Just Wait Until The Next Great Innovation Is Released [View article]
Kass shows how easily AAPL is manipulated. Cramer lays out the SEC case on youtube.
Apple (AAPL) is likely to more than double its dividend this year, says Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty after talking to CFO Peter Oppenheimer. Corporate Finance 101: She suggests the company can get around the issue of cash held overseas by funding payouts with low-interest debt rather than repatriation. Shares +0.7% premarket. [View news story]
And why doesn't Apple take the lead in the Green Revolution. There is the next big thing.
Will Apple Exist 3 Years From Now? How Much Will It Be Worth? [View article]
There was a world b4 fossil fuels and the US dollar and there will be one after. So invest in Citi, Exon and all the other corporate fascist murderers like MOnsatan. But you're a fool to think $$$ never goes out of style. I've got a wheel barrrel full of Confederates.
A worrying trend or a contrarian indicator? Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors was far from the only big hedge fund to unload its Apple (AAPL) position in Q4. Joining Omega were Dan Loeb's Third Point, Thomas Steyer's Farallon Capital, Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners, John Burbank's Passport Capital, and Eric Mindich's Elton Park Capital. On the other hand, David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital raised its stake to 1.3M shares from 1.1M and bought 275K call options ahead of its Prop. 2 suit (13F). Apple has historically been a hedge fund darling. [View news story]
A worrying trend or a contrarian indicator? Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors was far from the only big hedge fund to unload its Apple (AAPL) position in Q4. Joining Omega were Dan Loeb's Third Point, Thomas Steyer's Farallon Capital, Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners, John Burbank's Passport Capital, and Eric Mindich's Elton Park Capital. On the other hand, David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital raised its stake to 1.3M shares from 1.1M and bought 275K call options ahead of its Prop. 2 suit (13F). Apple has historically been a hedge fund darling. [View news story]
David Einhorn says he has met with Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer in recent weeks about his preferred stock proposal, and that the two sides continue to talk in spite of his lawsuit. Einhorn adds Cook has been more receptive than Oppenheimer, and that he remains a fan of the Apple (AAPL +1.7%) CEO's performance. Meanwhile, the sell-side is giddy at the prospect of fresh dividends/buybacks: Barclays thinks Apple can increase its payout by 30%-40% without tapping overseas cash. (more) [View news story]
Dead Company Walking: 5 Reasons BlackBerry 10 Marks The End [View article]
It seems like RIMM or the company formerly known as Rimm were as decent as you can be in the corporate world. Again, they're the competition so I can't really wish them well. But I don't wish them ill either.
4 February 'Feel Good' Factors For Apple Fanatics [View article]
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Falling Apple's Price Causes Collateral Damage [View article]
Note too the affiliation of CNBC to Goldman.