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How Apple Could Sell 60-70 Million iPhones This Christmas
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 8:38am | 583Read More...Analysts 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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Can Best Buy Reinvent Itself As A Trendsetter?
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 2:28pm | 802Read More...Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) has struggled to stay relevant in a world that is slowly moving toward online retail, but the company has a few advantages that could be crucial to its future. "I like their wireless play," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights...
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Credit Suisse Positive On Home Depot, Lowe's & Best Buy, Cautious On Staples Ahead Of Q3 Reports
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 9:51am | 406Read More...Gary Balter of Credit Suisse previewed The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: L), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) and Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) ahead of their earnings report. Bullish On Home Depot And Lowe's Based on Balter's store checks and macro...
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iPhone 6 Vs. Entire Galaxy Line: Will Apple Win The Holidays?
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 1:57pm | 846Read More...Apple 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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Apple's 5 Biggest Catastrophes Of The Last 5 Years
Sunday, November 2, 2014 - 1:27pm | 648Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has had a lot of hits in the form of computers, MP3 players, smartphones and tablets. Not every venture has been successful, however. Some of Apple's issues proved that it is not always wise to Think Different. 5. Supporting The Wrong Sapphire Supplier Apple can't be...
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Wells Fargo Digs In To Apple's 10-K: iPhone 6 Gross Margins May Be Below iPhone 5
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 12:15pm | 263Read More...Maynard Um of Wells Fargo analyzed Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) 10-K filing which may hint of future headwinds for the company. "For the fourth quarter, we note the unusually low warranty accrual relative to cost of claims, which would suggest future gross headwinds," Um wrote in a note to clients...
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Apple To Benefit As China's 3G Subscribers Break Through The Half-Billion Mark
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 12:07pm | 257Read More...On Tuesday, Brian White of Cantor Fitzgerald wrote a note to clients stating that China's 3G subscriber pas has risen 33 percent year over year in September. The total number of 3G subscribers now total more than half a billion users, mostly driven by Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone...
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A Brewing Battle: Apple Pay Vs. MCX CurrentC
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 2:41pm | 669Read More...News broke over the weekend that Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) and CVS Corporation (NYSE: CVS) had disabled Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Pay mobile wallet payment system in their stores. The story behind the story told of a mobile payment battle involving Apple, a number of...
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Weekly Highlights: iPhone 6 Plus Demand Soars, BlackBerry-Lenovo Rumor And More
Saturday, October 25, 2014 - 10:23am | 187Read More...Will 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 | 992Read More...New 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 | 641Read More...The 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 | 623Read More...Most 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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Weekly Highlights: Apple's New iPads, HBO Go Without Cable And More
Sunday, October 19, 2014 - 10:35am | 240Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) received a ton of attention this week after hyping its long-awaited October event, but the final results were not as exciting as the firm's massive September press conference. In September, Apple introduced the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the previously rumored...
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Amid Mysterious Apple Event, Analysts Expect Larger iPad By Next Year
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 3:15pm | 693Read More...Apple 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 | 653Read More...Apple 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...













