Apple Inc.

NASDAQ: AAPL
$323.62
+$4.62 (+1.4%)
Closing price February 19, 2020

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AbbVie, Apple, Arconic, CenturyLink, eHealth, Nvidia, Salesforce, Tesla, Teva and More

Posted: February 18, 2020 at 9:10 am
Last updated: February 19, 2020 8:15 am

Stocks were close to all-time highs last Friday ahead of the three-day weekend, despite the coronavirus news getting worse, but the news from Apple has sent the stock indexes lower ...
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Apple Kicks Off the Recession

Posted: February 18, 2020 at 6:25 am

Companies continue to announce that the Covid-19 virus outbreak will affect their earnings. The drumbeat is such that economists believe that entire nations will suffer from GDP problems. No company ...
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Apple Chops Guidance Due To COVID-19!

Posted: February 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm

In the largest shock yet in terms of the effect of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy, Apple Inc. dropped its guidance for the current quarter. It said that global iPhone ...
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How the Coronavirus Will Harm GDP and Businesses in 2020

Posted: February 13, 2020 at 3:38 pm
Last updated: February 14, 2020 8:12 am

The worst issue to consider in any viral and contagious outbreak is the suffering from illness and the loss of life. As of February 13, 2020, there were more than ...
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The 5 Most Shorted Dow Stocks

Posted: February 12, 2020 at 6:55 am

It takes a certain kind of courage to short sell blue chips, such as the Dow Jones industrial average components. Short sellers are betting on these companies to fail, or ...
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Will the FTC Seek to Break Up Old Technology Mergers and Acquisitions?

Posted: February 11, 2020 at 12:45 pm

When mergers close, they are supposed to become ancient history. Companies make acquisitions and then they usually roll the entities and operations up into their corporate structure. That's at least ...
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China Smartphone Shipments to Drop 30% in Q1

Posted: February 11, 2020 at 6:30 am

The coronavirus has taken another victim. According to research firm IDC, smartphone shipments from China will drop 30% this quarter, compared with the same period last year, and may weigh ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AbbVie, Apple, Arch Coal, FedEx, Ford, GM, Nvidia, Skyworks, Stitch Fix, WWE and More

Posted: February 10, 2020 at 9:00 am

Stocks started out the week looking for direction. Despite last Friday's selling pressure, the major indexes remain close to all-time highs, even as the coronavirus numbers grow. Many investors have ...
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5 Merrill Lynch Buy-Rated Tech Stocks That Pay Large Dividends

Posted: February 7, 2020 at 7:05 am

One of the best places for investors to have been over the past year was the technology sector, and with good reason. Industry giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a ...
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Half of Americans Say Disney+ Is the Equal of Netflix

Posted: February 6, 2020 at 1:35 pm

When Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported fourth-quarter results earlier this week, CEO Robert Iger said that the company's Disney+ streaming service had gotten a total of 26.5 million subscribers ...
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Should Special Dividends Replace or Add to Regular Dividends and Stock Buybacks?

Posted: February 4, 2020 at 11:45 am

It is no secret that investors love dividends. Many investors have seen one-third to half of their returns over time come via dividend payments. What matters about this strategy is ...
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Has the Coronavirus Already Impacted 1 Million iPhone Sales?

Posted: February 2, 2020 at 9:00 am
Last updated: February 3, 2020 6:42 am

As with all outbreaks and panics, thousands of illnesses and a rising death toll is what matters the most. There are still economic impacts that occur as well. With the ...
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Apple’s Market Value Moves Toward $2 Trillion

Posted: February 2, 2020 at 8:22 am
Last updated: February 3, 2020 7:12 am

Investors have started to worry that the spread of coronavirus in China and beyond could harm the fortunes of some of America's biggest companies. Among those is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Apple Shutters All Its Stores in China

Posted: February 1, 2020 at 8:35 am

In a move that reflects the near panic about the spread of a new coronavirus that began in China, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has closed every one of its stores ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alphabet, Apple, AT&T, Biogen, CSX, Dow, Facebook, Penn, McDonald’s, Microsoft, Tesla and More

Posted: January 30, 2020 at 9:15 am
Last updated: January 31, 2020 8:11 am

Stocks managed to hold some of their gains on Wednesday, but more suspected cases of coronavirus and more deaths reported have stocks weaker on Thursday, even as U.S. gross domestic ...
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