Samsung Is Eating Apple's Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner [View article]
Interesting info, but this is kind of like comparing (pardon the pun) Apples to oranges. Apple is all about quality and the next big thing. Two different business models.
Apple (AAPL +1.6%) roundup: 1) Take this one with a big spoonful of salt: "Some Wall Street sources close to some Apple executives" tell Forbes contributor Gene Marcial some at the company are looking for a replacement for Tim Cook. 2) CIRP estimates the iPhone 5 made up 53% of Q1 U.S. iPhone sales, up slightly from Q4's 50%. Meanwhile, citing Verizon's Q1 iPhone mix, BMO (Outperform) now sees Apple's latest iPhone accounting for 55% of Sep. quarter iPhone sales, down from a prior 70%. 3) A Foxconn worker speaking to China Business claims Apple returned 5M-8M iPhones "due to appearance of substandard or dysfunctional problems." (Citi) (BGC/Avondale) [View news story]
I can only guess that there is a paranoia about new products being copied. I think this is a great opportunity to buy.
Apple (AAPL +1.6%) roundup: 1) Take this one with a big spoonful of salt: "Some Wall Street sources close to some Apple executives" tell Forbes contributor Gene Marcial some at the company are looking for a replacement for Tim Cook. 2) CIRP estimates the iPhone 5 made up 53% of Q1 U.S. iPhone sales, up slightly from Q4's 50%. Meanwhile, citing Verizon's Q1 iPhone mix, BMO (Outperform) now sees Apple's latest iPhone accounting for 55% of Sep. quarter iPhone sales, down from a prior 70%. 3) A Foxconn worker speaking to China Business claims Apple returned 5M-8M iPhones "due to appearance of substandard or dysfunctional problems." (Citi) (BGC/Avondale) [View news story]
Its funny you mention the captain of the Titanic. Truth is the owner was on board and urged the captain full speed ahead to make good time to NY. The captain should have known better.
Estimate cuts from Pac Crest's Andy Hargreaves are helping Apple (AAPL -2%) underperform. Citing weak demand for the 9.7" iPad - he thinks this is likely "a sustained trend" as demand shifts to smaller/cheaper tablets - and a demand pause ahead of a refresh, Hargreaves is cutting his FQ3 (June quarter) iPad forecast to 15M units from 18.5M. He also thinks "the high end of the smartphone market is quickly becoming saturated," and has lowered FQ2 and FQ4 revenue/EPS estimates further below consensus. Hargreaves cut Apple to Sector Perform on Jan. 16, when shares were at $503. [View news story]
Don't expect to just go up, but it would be nice. Just saying I think upside is more likely.
Estimate cuts from Pac Crest's Andy Hargreaves are helping Apple (AAPL -2%) underperform. Citing weak demand for the 9.7" iPad - he thinks this is likely "a sustained trend" as demand shifts to smaller/cheaper tablets - and a demand pause ahead of a refresh, Hargreaves is cutting his FQ3 (June quarter) iPad forecast to 15M units from 18.5M. He also thinks "the high end of the smartphone market is quickly becoming saturated," and has lowered FQ2 and FQ4 revenue/EPS estimates further below consensus. Hargreaves cut Apple to Sector Perform on Jan. 16, when shares were at $503. [View news story]
still waiting for evidence to support why aapl should not be in the $600-$700 range.
Greenlight Capital/David Einhorn has dropped its lawsuit over Apple's (AAPL -1.6%) Prop. 2, in response to the company's decision to withdraw the proposal and its bundled changes (in the wake of an injunction) prior to Wednesday's shareholder meeting. Apple insisted at the meeting it remains committed to giving shareholders the right to vote on the issuing of preferred stock. [View news story]
My gut feeling is this feud is more about the cash that will be in the bank next year at this time.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday presented a plan under which the government will open up 11.8M acres of Alaska's North Slope for energy drilling. The area holds an estimated 549M barrels of economically recoverable oil, or 72% of crude in the 23M-acre reserve, and 8.7T cubic feet of economically recoverable natural gas. [View news story]
The debate about whether or not raising taxes on the rich would increase government revenue, is "beside the point," writes John Carney on CNBC. The real reason to hike taxes is to fight inflation, but if and when it exists, the measure possibly wouldn't cure that problem either. "The proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy just don’t add up," Carney writes. [View news story]
Paul, what about this for a start: 1) No limit on social security tax (social security solved) 2) Give corporations a deduction for dividends. (No more double taxation and get money to the shareholders that could start small businesses with it.
June Philly Fed Business Outlook:-16.6 vs. an expected 0 (consensus range -3.0 to 4.0) and May's -5.8. Overall declines indicated as general activity, new orders, shipments, average work hours were all negative. [View news story]
Please correct me if I'm wrong. Twist is the Fed buying government bonds to interest rates low. But the real reason is the government would go bankrupt if they let the market decide interest rates. QE is the Fed buying "assets". What does that mean? Stocks? That would create a stock market bubble in my book. I think QE/Twist is designed to put the depression in slow motion.
Samsung Is Eating Apple's Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner [View article]
Apple (AAPL +1.6%) roundup: 1) Take this one with a big spoonful of salt: "Some Wall Street sources close to some Apple executives" tell Forbes contributor Gene Marcial some at the company are looking for a replacement for Tim Cook. 2) CIRP estimates the iPhone 5 made up 53% of Q1 U.S. iPhone sales, up slightly from Q4's 50%. Meanwhile, citing Verizon's Q1 iPhone mix, BMO (Outperform) now sees Apple's latest iPhone accounting for 55% of Sep. quarter iPhone sales, down from a prior 70%. 3) A Foxconn worker speaking to China Business claims Apple returned 5M-8M iPhones "due to appearance of substandard or dysfunctional problems." (Citi) (BGC/Avondale) [View news story]
Apple (AAPL +1.6%) roundup: 1) Take this one with a big spoonful of salt: "Some Wall Street sources close to some Apple executives" tell Forbes contributor Gene Marcial some at the company are looking for a replacement for Tim Cook. 2) CIRP estimates the iPhone 5 made up 53% of Q1 U.S. iPhone sales, up slightly from Q4's 50%. Meanwhile, citing Verizon's Q1 iPhone mix, BMO (Outperform) now sees Apple's latest iPhone accounting for 55% of Sep. quarter iPhone sales, down from a prior 70%. 3) A Foxconn worker speaking to China Business claims Apple returned 5M-8M iPhones "due to appearance of substandard or dysfunctional problems." (Citi) (BGC/Avondale) [View news story]
Estimate cuts from Pac Crest's Andy Hargreaves are helping Apple (AAPL -2%) underperform. Citing weak demand for the 9.7" iPad - he thinks this is likely "a sustained trend" as demand shifts to smaller/cheaper tablets - and a demand pause ahead of a refresh, Hargreaves is cutting his FQ3 (June quarter) iPad forecast to 15M units from 18.5M. He also thinks "the high end of the smartphone market is quickly becoming saturated," and has lowered FQ2 and FQ4 revenue/EPS estimates further below consensus. Hargreaves cut Apple to Sector Perform on Jan. 16, when shares were at $503. [View news story]
Estimate cuts from Pac Crest's Andy Hargreaves are helping Apple (AAPL -2%) underperform. Citing weak demand for the 9.7" iPad - he thinks this is likely "a sustained trend" as demand shifts to smaller/cheaper tablets - and a demand pause ahead of a refresh, Hargreaves is cutting his FQ3 (June quarter) iPad forecast to 15M units from 18.5M. He also thinks "the high end of the smartphone market is quickly becoming saturated," and has lowered FQ2 and FQ4 revenue/EPS estimates further below consensus. Hargreaves cut Apple to Sector Perform on Jan. 16, when shares were at $503. [View news story]
Greenlight Capital/David Einhorn has dropped its lawsuit over Apple's (AAPL -1.6%) Prop. 2, in response to the company's decision to withdraw the proposal and its bundled changes (in the wake of an injunction) prior to Wednesday's shareholder meeting. Apple insisted at the meeting it remains committed to giving shareholders the right to vote on the issuing of preferred stock. [View news story]
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday presented a plan under which the government will open up 11.8M acres of Alaska's North Slope for energy drilling. The area holds an estimated 549M barrels of economically recoverable oil, or 72% of crude in the 23M-acre reserve, and 8.7T cubic feet of economically recoverable natural gas. [View news story]
The debate about whether or not raising taxes on the rich would increase government revenue, is "beside the point," writes John Carney on CNBC. The real reason to hike taxes is to fight inflation, but if and when it exists, the measure possibly wouldn't cure that problem either. "The proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy just don’t add up," Carney writes. [View news story]
1) No limit on social security tax (social security solved)
2) Give corporations a deduction for dividends. (No more double taxation and get money to the shareholders that could start small businesses with it.
4 Reasons Why It's Too Early To Go Bottom-Fishing In Facebook [View article]
June Philly Fed Business Outlook: -16.6 vs. an expected 0 (consensus range -3.0 to 4.0) and May's -5.8. Overall declines indicated as general activity, new orders, shipments, average work hours were all negative. [View news story]
USO And Crude Oil: Time To Become A Bull Again [View article]