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Apple Makes A Smart Move By Developing Its Own Display Components
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly taking steps to design and manufacture its own display components for the first time, as it looks to reduce its dependence on suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, while keeping its component costs in check. Bl...
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Why Apple Is Buying A Digital Magazine Service
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently announced that it will acquire Next Issue Media and its digital magazine subscription service Texture, as it looks to play a larger role in the content distribution space while augmenting its fast-growing Services bu...
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How Offering A Cheaper iPhone Variant Could Help Apple’s Stock Gain 20%
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are currently trading around an all-time high figure of $180. We believe that the current stock price represents the fair value for Apple’s shares . However, the tech giant could potentially unlock a sizable amou...
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What Can Drive A 30% Upside To Apple’s Stock Price?
Apple ‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock has performed well over the last year, rising by over 25% on account of increased optimism surrounding the iPhone business and solid growth of the company’s Services business. In this analysis, we outline ...
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HomePod Unlikely To Move The Needle For Apple, But Still An Important Product
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently launched its first smart speaker, the HomePod. Unlike Amazon and Google, which have kept the price points on their smart speakers as low as $50 (and even lower with limited-time promotions) in order to maximize their...
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Apple’s Pricier iPhones Drive Q1 Results Despite Shipment Shortfall
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published its Q1 2018 results on Thursday, February 1, reporting a stronger than expected set of revenues and earnings, driven by higher average selling prices on its newest iPhones and a robust Services business. However, iP...
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Apple Q1 Preview: How Are The New iPhones Faring?
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will publish its fiscal Q1 results on February 1, reporting on an eventful quarter for its iPhone business, which saw the launch of the flagship iPhone X and the first full quarter of sales of the iPhone 8 smartphone. Apple p...
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How Apple Could Maintain Its Valuation If It Decided To Cut iPhone Pricing
The iPhone business remains the biggest driver of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) valuation, accounting for over 50% of the stock price per our estimates. The iPhone’s high ASPs and margins are especially crucial to this valuation, and Apple has been rais...
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Can The iPhone Performance Throttling Controversy Impact Apple?
Over the last two weeks, Apple admitted that it was throttling of performance of iPhones as their batteries age while also issuing an apology to customers. The move comes after the company faced criticism from both customers and analysts who said...
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Why Investors Shouldn’t Worry About iPhone X Shipment Forecast Cuts
Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new iPhone X could see shipments slow down meaningfully after the initial wave of demand from early-adopters and holiday shoppers dies down. A Taiwanese newspaper, Economic Daily News, reported that Apple has cut its ...
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What The U.S. Tax Bill Means For Apple
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is likely to be a big beneficiary of the U.S. tax overhaul passed last week. The plan would lower the company’s effective tax rate on its U.S. earnings, while providing an opportunity to repatriate some of its massive in...
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Can Chinese Smartphone Vendors Make A Dent In The U.S. Market?
The top Chinese smartphone vendors are looking to make deeper inroads into the U.S. market as early as next year, with Bloomberg reporting that Huawei and Xiaomi are in talks with U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T and Verizon about selli...
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Why Apple Is Buying Shazam
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) recently confirmed that it is acquiring Shazam, the app that allows users to identify songs, movies, TV shows, and commercials using short audio clippings. While the deal – which is reportedly worth $400 million accordi...
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Is Apple’s Custom Silicon Strategy Gaining Momentum?
Shares of Dialog Semiconductor declined by about 35% after a report in Nikkei Asian Review indicated that its largest customer, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), could start using its own power management chips beginning as early as next year. Dialog current...
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