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Apple, Inc. to Tap Debt Markets Yet Again
Like clockwork, every time Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) domestic cash position dwindles to near $15 billion, it promptly conducts a bond offering in order to fill its coffers to continue its aggressive....
Fiscal 2018 Will Be Apple Inc.'s Best Year Yet
A little more than three years ago, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, its first large-screen phones. These devices helped power Apple to a $51 billion (or 28%) year-over-year....
The Mystery of Apple, Inc.'s One-Time Services Boost
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings last week, and it was a blockbuster release both in terms of the September quarter as well as guidance for the December quarter.....
How to Invest in Computers
Even though the market has changed, when it comes to how to invest in computers, there's still one obvious answer.When it comes to the desktop market, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) still has a....
Rumor Has It That Apple's 2018 iPhones Won't Have This Killer Feature
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors.com), who is well known for his insight into Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) supply chain and future products, recently predicted that next year's iPhones....
Apple, Inc. Expects a Massive Holiday Quarter
There were a number of takeaways from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) record fourth quarter. For instance, revenue and earnings per share both increased by double digits, and revenue for the iPhone, Mac,....
Found: 3 Stocks Retirees Should Consider Adding
Stocks go up, stocks go down -- and this kind of volatility can be worrisome for retirees on a fixed income. Just because a stock has gone up a lot, though, doesn't mean it's too late to buy it --....
I Was Wrong About Apple, Inc. Earnings
Well, don't I feel foolish (lowercase "f"). I fully expected Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to report a disappointing quarter, both because it seemed possible that guidance for the September quarter could....
The 10 Most Valuable Brands of 2017
If you've been in business long enough, you know that a company's image is everything. Part of why Apple can charge $999 for the new iPhone X is because it has created a brand that customers trust....
Why Intel Corp. Isn't Manufacturing the Google Pixel Visual Core
A little while back, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google announced its new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones, which target the premium portion of the smartphone market.One....
Apple, Inc.'s Growth Accelerates in a Blowout Quarter
If investors had any doubts about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) ability to continue growing its business since returning to growth in its first fiscal quarter of 2017, Apple's huge fiscal fourth-quarter....
Apple Inc. Q4 F2017 Earnings Results, Outlook Boost Shares
The Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Q4 F2017 earnings results were released after closing bell tonight, and the iPhone maker reported earnings of $2.07 per share on $52.6 billion in sales, marking a 12%....
Intel Can Conquer the Cloud With This New Chip
Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) data center dominance seems to be on shaky ground as there is a paradigm shift in the technology used in cloud computing servers. The huge amount of data generated by....
Why Guidance Will Be the Most Important Part of Apple, Inc. Earnings Tonight
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the close tonight. I happen to be expecting a miss in the September quarter relative to Apple's own guidance, which were....
Intel Corp.'s 10-Nanometer Trap
Chip giant Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) 10nm chip manufacturing technology, which is expected to offer a large leap in power efficiency and more than halve chip area from the company's current 14nm....
3 Stocks for Warren Buffett Fans
Who doesn't love Warren Buffett? One of the world's richest men wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He's just an investing genius who's been letting his fortune compound for decades. And....
Apple, Inc. Has Nothing to Worry About With Its New iPhone
All those people worrying Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) wouldn't be able to move a $1,000 iPhone can relax. Demand is apparently "off the charts" for the iPhone X with pre-orders for the device selling out....
Chinese Consumers Really Want iPhone X, but Can They Afford It?
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) business in China has languished in recent years following many years of strong growth. Local smartphone manufacturers continue to chip away at Apple's market share, thanks....
3 Takeaways From Microsoft Corporation's First-Quarter Earnings Call
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) impressed investors last week with revenue for its first fiscal quarter of 2018 coming in about $1 billion higher than estimates. Higher-than-expected earnings per share....
Criteo S.A. Is Feeling the Burn of Apple's Innovation
Criteo SA (ADR) (NASDAQ: CRTO) released third-quarter 2017 results on Wednesday morning, detailing continued strong customer growth, healthy cash flow, and increased guidance for full-year....
The 2018 iPhones Might Not Get Rear-Facing TrueDepth Cameras
The iPhone X's most important feature for 2017 is its front-facing TrueDepth camera system, which enables a slew of new features like Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new Face ID facial recognition system,....
Why Isn't Intel Corp.'s New Xeon Scalable Family Driving Faster Growth?
Last quarter, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) data-center group (DCG), which sells processors and other components that power most of the world's data centers, saw revenue grow 7% year over year. That....
Should You Sell AMD After its Post-Earnings Plunge?
Shares of AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) recently plunged after the chipmaker's third quarter earnings sparked concerns about its future growth.On the surface, the numbers looked solid. AMD's revenue rose 25%....
Apple Won't Face This iPhone Stumbling Block Next Year
This year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced three new iPhones at its Sept. 12 product launch event, but only two of the devices -- the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus -- made it into customers' hands by....
Inside Intel Corp.'s Big Marketing Change
During Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) most recent earnings call, company CFO Robert Swan explained that the company made a change to its Intel Inside co-marketing program that led to some changes in how....