After being one of the top performing mega-cap stocks for years, Apple's shares have not outperformed the market this year and may not in the near-term future.
Douglas A. McIntyre According to documents obtained by Bloomberg News, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, posted a profit of $33.9 billion in the first half of last year.
A small Nevada company has won an award of $506 million related to claimed patent infringement by Apple, which now owes VirnetX nearly $1 billion. But will Apple ever have to pay?
Paul Ausick Apple names new chief of its music business, global political problems press oil to a three-year high, Netflix pulls out of Cannes Film Festival, and other important headlines.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Wednesday include Agilent, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Citigroup, Facebook, JPMorgan, Mattel and Netflix.
Judging by the most shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq, those sellers were looking for direction between the February 28 and March 15 settlement dates.
The Justice Department approves a Bayer takeover of Monsanto, Apple's offices use renewable energy, Facebook has another scandal on its hands, and other important headlines.
These five mega-cap technology giants all pay dividends, are buying back huge amounts of stock and are not under scrutiny for putting users data at jeopardy.
Intel, Apple, Microsoft, and Boeing led the Dow higher on Thursday.
Facebook ends its partnerships with several large data brokers, Apple's legal problems over slow iPhones grow, Nissan and Renault may merge, and other important headlines.
Google loses major copyright case, Moody's downgrades Tesla, Apple plans to move back into the education sector, and other important headlines.
Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Cisco Systems, and Apple were the Dow's big losers on Tuesday.
It seems hard to imagine that Apple might have lost much share in any market it has dominated, but Apple is introducing a lower-cost iPad targeted at the education market.
Apple is expected to launch a new tablet Tuesday aimed at the education market, while research firm TrendForce forecasts a decline of 3% in demand for tablets.
Judging by the most shorted stocks traded on the Nasdaq, those sellers were stocking up on their favorites between the February 28 and March 15 settlement dates.
