Friday 5-16-2014 Apple Inc (AAPL) $AAPL opened at
Post# of 578
Overall Average: 72% Buy
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Apple’s iPhone 6 Is Set to Break Records
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 44 mins ago
Let's be real -- Apple's iPhone launches aren't any ordinary product launches. These launches are once-per-year extravaganzas that garner investor, consumer, and media interest in a way that is quite unlike any product that has ever come before... (full story)
Microsoft Just Made the Xbox 360 an Attractive Alternative to the Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 7 mins ago
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it would allow owners of its Xbox 360 video game console to access entertainment apps without an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Previously, a Gold account had been required, making the console an impractical... (full story)
How Well Do You Know Activist Billionaire Carl Icahn?
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 14 mins ago
Carl Icahn is a billionaire some 24 times over. He made his fortune on Wall Street, where he likes to build a significant stake in troubled companies -- and then leverage it to force big changes. Some think of him as the perfect antithesis to ... (full story)
Tech Banquet Gone Before Investors Get a Bite
at The Street - 2 hrs 14 mins ago
Technology companies no longer need Wall Street. They can be created, fully funded, and sold off to big companies while small investors look on enviously. (full story)
This May Be the the End of Microsoft Corporation As You've Known It
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 44 mins ago
Now you can buy the Xbox One with also paying up for the Kinect. Credit: Microsoft Corporation. When Microsoft Corporation announced plans to unbundle the Kinect from Xbox One sales, cutting the effective price of the console to $399, it framed... (full story)
Amazon's Retail Strategy Needs a Soundtrack
at The Street - Sat May 17, 7:00AM CDT
Jeff Bezos can only justify knocking off hardware, software and services form other companies for so long without some exciting wrinkle. (full story)
Nike, Apple Suppliers Affected By Vietnam Protests
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 5:25PM CDT
Apple supplier Foxconn said Friday that it would shutter its Vietnam-based operations for three days due to anti-China protests that have shaken the country. Foxconn, a Taiwan-based manufacturer and a key producer of Apple (AAPL) iPhones and iPads,... (full story)
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 5:05PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: (full story)
Wall Street Bulls Salvage a Win
at The Street - Fri May 16, 4:19PM CDT
After trading most of Friday in the red, the indexes were able to close higher. (full story)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Apple After 1.48% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri May 16, 3:39PM CDT
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $585.40 to a high of $597.53. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $597.40 on volume of 9.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious. (full story)
Apple Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.48%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri May 16, 3:39PM CDT
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $585.40 to a high of $597.53. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $597.40 on volume of 9.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious. (full story)
Apple May Pit Kobe vs. Samsung's LeBron for 'Cool'
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:46PM CDT
Tim Cook looks at drafting Kobe Bryant for tip-off against Samsung's LeBron James in great app playoff. (full story)
Microsoft, Ford, Simulations Plus Are Hot Dividend Plays
at The Street - Fri May 16, 1:54PM CDT
Dividend stocks are the key to long-term portfolio growth, Make sure to get your share. (full story)
Why J.C. Penney's Online Strategy Is Not That Bad
at The Street - Fri May 16, 1:22PM CDT
J.C. Penney is inching back to respectability as comparable sales grew 6.2% in the first quarter above the same period a year earlier, beating analysts forecasts. But as the department store works through its turnaround, questions remain about its... (full story)
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 12:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: (full story)
5 Things Apple Doesn't Want You to Know
at The Street - Fri May 16, 11:18AM CDT
Apple has built up a laundry list of incredibly flattering media headlines over the years, as it transformed under Steve Jobs and now-CEO Tim Cook into the world's largest company by market cap, and perhaps the most powerful firm in the world.... (full story)
NVIDIA Powers Xiaomi's iPad-Killer
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 11:00AM CDT
The tablet wars are heating up. While Apple and Samsung grapple to the death for "hero device" supremacy, hordes of smaller challengers are bringing the fight to the big boys. Xiaomi -- one of China's top smartphone vendors -- has been... (full story)
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 10:47AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: (full story)
J.C. Penney Will Be 2014's Best Retailer -- Is a Buyout Next?
at The Street - Fri May 16, 10:38AM CDT
J.C. Penney will emerge not only as 2014's best-performing retailer -- it will become a prime takeout candidate in 2015. (full story)
Memo to Apple Inc Investors: Ignore the Beats Audio Acquisition and Watch for This
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 10:00AM CDT
The latest acquisition headline swirling throughout the financial media involves Apple and its potential buyout of Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. At first glance, this seems like a good bet to silence the financial pundits that have heaped... (full story)