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Will Apple Rise On Record iPhone Sales Or Fall On Weak Apple Watch Guidance?
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 1:12pm | 590Investors are anxiously waiting to see how Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) performed during the December quarter. The company's earnings results will be released Tuesday, January 27. In the meantime, most analysts have continued to support the notion that Apple enjoyed another record-breaking...
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Xiaomi Puts The Heat On Apple In China, Unveils iPhone 6 Plus Competitor
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 11:52am | 461In a span of three years since its inception, Xiaomi has achieved a feat few could have believed possible. It’s now the world's third-largest smartphone maker behind tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung. Related Link: Should Facebook Still Try To Build A Smartphone? The...
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Credit Suisse Upgrades Apple, 'More iPhones, More Cash'
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 8:59am | 311Kulbinder Garcha of Credit Suisse on Tuesday upgraded shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to Outperform from Neutral with a price target raised to $130 from a previous $110 given a “solid and sustainable” iPhone volume base. "We raise our earnings per share estimates by 18...
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JP Morgan: Apple Has Caught Up With U.S. iPhone 6 Demand, Neutral Impact To Shares
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 11:29am | 143JP Morgan's Rod Hall on Monday commented that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has now caught up with domestic iPhone 6 demand, as consumers will no longer be forced to wait when purchasing an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. According to Hall's checks at Apple retail outlets in the Southern U.S., only the sim-...
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Argus Expects Apple To Report Strong Q1 Results, Sees Double-Digit EPS Growth Through 2016
Friday, January 2, 2015 - 10:09am | 105Jim Kelleher of Argus Research wrote in a note on Friday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to report “strong” first quarter results due to the success of the company's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Kelleher expects the company to report it shipped 67.3 iPhone units in the quarter. At the...
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Stifel: Chinese Macro Data May Point To iPhone Upside
Monday, December 29, 2014 - 11:54am | 254Aaron Rakers of Stifel commented in a note on Monday that various macro data points favor Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone sales heading in to 2015. “As we continue to track a number of derivative data points related to Apple's potential iPhone shipment level in the December...
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Weekly Highlights: iPad Sales Decline, BlackBerry Pays $550 For iPhones And More
Saturday, November 29, 2014 - 11:59am | 192The final week of November is often one of the slowest of the year, but there were a few noteworthy stories ahead of Thanksgiving. For starters, BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) offered big money for iPhone trade-ins. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) was rumored to be close to another M&A deal --...
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How Apple Could Sell 60-70 Million iPhones This Christmas
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 8:38am | 583Analysts expect Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to set another new sales record during the holiday shopping season. The company sold 51 million iPhones during the year-ago period, beating the previous record of 47.8 million units. Apple also set a new record when the iPhone 6 was released in...
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iPhone 6 Vs. Entire Galaxy Line: Will Apple Win The Holidays?
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 1:57pm | 846Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are going up against a large number of Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) devices, including the newly released Galaxy Note Edge. The iPhone 6 has been very successful, but the 6 Plus' bendable body surprised consumers who expected Apple to...
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Weekly Highlights: iPhone 6 Plus Demand Soars, BlackBerry-Lenovo Rumor And More
Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 10:23am | 187Will BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) and Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY) merge? A new rumor indicated that those two firms could be close to a deal and analysts were eager to weigh in. Elsewhere, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to be fighting for additional iPhone 6 Plus units to keep up with demand. The...
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Hurdles Ahead For Apple Pay Consumers: New Research
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 1:51pm | 992New research from Phoenix Marketing International indicates that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might have a few hurdles to overcome in promoting and selling Apple Pay. Phoenix interviewed more than 2,700 smartphone owners and spoke to an additional 4,000 household financial decision makers and...
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Apple's Q4 Results Solidify Its Success Through 2016
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 1:59pm | 641The bears may not have as much to worry about as they thought. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) set another new sales record, moving 39.2 million iPhone units and 5.5 million Macs. iPod and iPad sales continued to decline, but analysts aren't overly worried about that. "I think people are...
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Apple's iPhone 6 May Be Poised For Record-Breaking Q4 Results
Monday, October 20, 2014 - 1:08pm | 623Most investors will be looking to the iPhone 6 when Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reports earnings after Monday's close. The new handset sold 10 million units in one weekend -- more than any other smartphone, including other iPhones. Did the record-breaking sales continue in the weeks that...
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Amid Mysterious Apple Event, Analysts Expect Larger iPad By Next Year
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 3:15pm | 693Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been rumored to be developing a 12-inch tablet for more than a year. Is the company finally ready to unveil a larger iPad? According to The Wall Street Journal, the biggest iPad could be delayed until 2015 so that suppliers can focus on the new iPhone. "I...
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Will Apple Inc. Have Any Surprises At Its October 16 Event?
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 10:11am | 653Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil the next-generation iPad Air and iPad Mini on October 16, but could there be any surprise announcements? "I think the management team has built up a high level of expectations for new products," BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk told Benzinga...