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Large Apple Investors Say iPhone May Be Bad for Child Development
Two large Apple shareholders wrote to the company to express concern that smartphone use, particularly iPhone use, could be bad for child development.
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:15am ET
Consumer Electronics
Mobile Apps Generated $58.6 Billion in 2017, Apple Sales Double Google’s
Total spending on mobile apps and games reached $58.6 billion in 2016 according to research firm Sensor Tower. Apple's share of the take was nearly double Google's.
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Consumer Electronics
Apple’s iPhone Battery Problem: Bad News Travel Faster
The consumer buzz rose to a new high following the December report that Apple had slowed down the processors in older iPhones to help dodge a problem with older batteries. Unfortunately for…
Paul Ausick 7:35am ET
Technology
2018 Bull/Bear Outlook for Apple: Is $1 Trillion Even Enough?
In a bull-bear analysis of Apple, perhaps the real question is whether $1 trillion in future valuation is even enough? We shall see, maybe in 2018 or in early 2019.
Jon C. Ogg 4:48am ET
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today
The former CEO of Uber will sell some of his shares, Apple will issue software to fix a major new bug, the Weinstein Company may not fetch much in a sale, and…
Douglas A. McIntyre 1:50pm ET
Consumer Electronics
How Amazon and Alphabet Are Ganging Up on Apple
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) have each sailed to a new high during this holiday season on the back of strong sales. During this time, these industry giants…
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Will Another Lawsuit Derail Spotify’s IPO?
Music publisher Wixen has filed a lawsuit against streaming music leader Spotify seeking $1.6 billion from the pre-IPO company for failing to obtain a license to use music by Wixen's artists.
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2018 Bull/Bear Outlook: How All 30 DJIA Stocks Will Take the Market to 26,400 or Higher
Here is a consensus forecast of each of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial stocks, including a forward 12-month consensus analyst price target and an expected 2018 total return on each.
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Investing
Why Should Companies Like Apple and Amazon Buy Huge Companies When They Can Rent Them?
The rumored deals might make sense, except that joint ventures could achieve most of the benefits of acquisitions, the costs of would be much less.
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Consumer Electronics
iPhone X Availability to Reach Balance With Demand Mid-January
Apple's supply of iPhone X should reach balance with demand for the new phone by the middle of this month. And reports of iPhone production cuts are probably incorrect according to one…
Paul Ausick 6:15am ET
Consumer Electronics
Global Smartphone Production to Fall This Year
A widely regarded research firm forecasts that global smartphone production will fall 5% this year. The drop will be uneven as several companies face severe challenges.
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:33am ET
Technology
Should Apple Buy Netflix?
Now that Apple has an opportunity to repatriate some $250 billion from its overseas cash hoard, what should it do with the money? Buying Netflix should be on the table.
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Despite ‘Jedi,’ 2017 Was Modest Year for Film Industry
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” surged ahead of “Beauty and The Beast” to become the top grossing film as 2017 ended. It exited the year with gross domestic box office sales of…
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Technology
Amazon Looks to Squash Apple HomePod
Even though the holiday shopping season is behind us, Amazon continues to sell its Echo Dot at its holiday discount of 40%. That is not good news for Apple's coming HomePod.