Starbucks (SBUX +0.1%) makes some management changes with China a major focus. John Culver, head of the China and Asia Pacific region, was tapped to be head the new position of group president of China and Asia Pacific, channel development and emerging brands. The Europe division also has new leader as the company creates the position of group president of the Americas and U.S., Europe, Middle East and Africa and Teavana for Cliff Burrows. Despite all the changes, there isn't any more visibility on who might succeed Howard Schultz at Starbucks. [View news story]
Samsung Electronics (SSNLF.PK) says its Q1 profit rose 42% to a record high on strong smartphone sales. Net profit rose to a record KRW7.15T ($6.4B), up from KRW5.05T a year earlier. Operating profit rose 54% to KRW8.8T from KRW5.7T. Sales rose 16.8% to KRW52.9T from KRW45.3T, coming in in line with the company's guidance of KRW51T to KRW53T. The results stand in stark contrast those of Apple (AAPL), which earlier this week reported its first profit drop in a decade and forecast margins to decline in the current quarter ending in June. [View news story]
Ruthless f word copy cats..... Whatever......I really don't care any more
Apple $395: Time To Give Up And Abandon Ship? [View article]
Agree. It has been more than a perfect storm that flipped the sentiment around. The Samsung suit backfired on them (but they "had" to do it), internal friction (maps was/is NOT THAT bad), all that troublesome insider selling in the high 600's... the list goes on and on. (And is still going on ...)
Not that it matters now, but I can't help thinking that the Samsung ban would have turned out totally different if Steve were around. Too late now, the cat is out of the bag.
At least the company is consistent. Their mission is to just continue to build quality products. They don't seem to really care how many of anything they sell. The real problem in my opinion, and this is nothing new, we have zero evidence of anything beyond upgrades and cosmetic changes. Sorry, but a watch isn't going to do it. And they KNOW this.
It depends on your time horizon, of course, but it should be fairly clear that they are going to keep their money. Even if they WERE to raise the dividend, it would only boost the stock monetarily and THEY DON'T CARE what the stock price is. I really don't think they do.
Apple $395: Time To Give Up And Abandon Ship? [View article]
No..forget the larger phone. We DON'T WANT a LARGER PHONE!!!! If you want a larger phone PLEASE, go buy one somewhere else. The phone size issue is over.
A Fallen Apple Equals A Gift To Investors Even If Sales And Margins Decline [View article]
@ rocback: You are TOTALLY correct. WHY? is right... Why would ANYONE sell the stock of the most profitable company in the world?
I think it's because there are a lot of really REALLY ignorant people out there always on an incessant quest to save a damn nickel...remember, there are A LOT of them too. Just go look at a Wal-Mart parking lot...
A Fallen Apple Equals A Gift To Investors Even If Sales And Margins Decline [View article]
Unfortunately, I am thinking beyond the next fifteen minutes. Apple is a super company with the best products in the world. Personally, I love their products. In the past decade, the company has been successful because they ALWAYS were able to "under promise and over deliver"...
Lately, they have been doing A GREAT job on the under promising part... it's the "over delivering" that has been missing since October a couple of years ago...
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Starbucks (SBUX +0.1%) makes some management changes with China a major focus. John Culver, head of the China and Asia Pacific region, was tapped to be head the new position of group president of China and Asia Pacific, channel development and emerging brands. The Europe division also has new leader as the company creates the position of group president of the Americas and U.S., Europe, Middle East and Africa and Teavana for Cliff Burrows. Despite all the changes, there isn't any more visibility on who might succeed Howard Schultz at Starbucks. [View news story]
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Samsung Electronics (SSNLF.PK) says its Q1 profit rose 42% to a record high on strong smartphone sales. Net profit rose to a record KRW7.15T ($6.4B), up from KRW5.05T a year earlier. Operating profit rose 54% to KRW8.8T from KRW5.7T. Sales rose 16.8% to KRW52.9T from KRW45.3T, coming in in line with the company's guidance of KRW51T to KRW53T. The results stand in stark contrast those of Apple (AAPL), which earlier this week reported its first profit drop in a decade and forecast margins to decline in the current quarter ending in June. [View news story]
Starbucks Is A Buy [View article]
Apple $395: Time To Give Up And Abandon Ship? [View article]
Not that it matters now, but I can't help thinking that the Samsung ban would have turned out totally different if Steve were around. Too late now, the cat is out of the bag.
At least the company is consistent. Their mission is to just continue to build quality products. They don't seem to really care how many of anything they sell. The real problem in my opinion, and this is nothing new, we have zero evidence of anything beyond upgrades and cosmetic changes. Sorry, but a watch isn't going to do it. And they KNOW this.
It depends on your time horizon, of course, but it should be fairly clear that they are going to keep their money. Even if they WERE to raise the dividend, it would only boost the stock monetarily and THEY DON'T CARE what the stock price is. I really don't think they do.
Apple $395: Time To Give Up And Abandon Ship? [View article]
Apple $395: Time To Give Up And Abandon Ship? [View article]
Apple $395: Time To Give Up And Abandon Ship? [View article]
A Fallen Apple Equals A Gift To Investors Even If Sales And Margins Decline [View article]
A Fallen Apple Equals A Gift To Investors Even If Sales And Margins Decline [View article]
I think it's because there are a lot of really REALLY ignorant people out there always on an incessant quest to save a damn nickel...remember, there are A LOT of them too. Just go look at a Wal-Mart parking lot...
A Fallen Apple Equals A Gift To Investors Even If Sales And Margins Decline [View article]
Lately, they have been doing A GREAT job on the under promising part... it's the "over delivering" that has been missing since October a couple of years ago...
Things change...thats how it all works.