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iPhone 101: Getting more out of Apple's Stocks app on iOS

by Yoni Heisler (May 15th, 2013)

Apple's Stocks app on iOS isn't terribly exciting, but in typical Apple fashion, it does have a bit more functionality lurking beneath the surface. Pictured below is what you typically see when you fire up the Stocks app. The information is pretty basic. We see that Apple's current share price ...

Russia's richest man takes a $100 million interest in Apple

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 30th, 2013)

Over the past few weeks, shares of Apple have been trading at 52-week lows. Earlier this month, shares of Apple dipped below US$400 a share for the first time since 2011. Shockingly, Apple had a P/E ratio lower than Dell's for a few days last week. Over the past week, however, shares of Apple have ...

Apple already taking steps to prepare for its upcoming debt sale

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 30th, 2013)

Apple last week announced that it would embark on a massive stock repurchasing plan whereby it will purchase US$60 billion worth of its own shares by the end of 2015. In a press release on the matter, Apple called it the "largest single share repurchase authorization in history." What's more, the ...

Warren Buffett speaks out on Apple's cash pile

by Mike Schramm (Mar 4th, 2013)

Warren Buffet was on CNBC yesterday, and the famous investor had some opinions about Apple, its stock price and the enormous pile of cash it's sitting on lately. His basic thoughts, not surprisingly, were just for Apple to keep making money. "The best thing you can do with a business is run it ...

Apple cancels shareholder vote after judge sides with Greenlight's Einhorn

by Randy Nelson (Feb 22nd, 2013)

Greenlight Capital hedge fund manager David Einhorn has scored a legal victory against Apple in the lawsuit he and shareholders filed against 1 Infinite Loop earlier this month. Reuters is reporting that US District Judge Richard Sullivan has sided with Einhorn and ordered Apple to postpone ...

Reports of weak iPhone 5 demand briefly send Apple stock below $500

by Randy Nelson (Jan 14th, 2013)

As we reported earlier today, news broke on Sunday that Apple has apparently reduced its orders for key iPhone 5 components by half. The decision was supposedly made based on weak demand for the phone, but as we pointed out, the move could very well be part of Apple's plan to move to a six-month ...

Analyst: Apple top stock pick of 2013 despite setbacks

by Randy Nelson (Jan 2nd, 2013)

Topeka Capital Markets financial analyst Brian White has weighed in on Apple's 2013 outlook and sees a bright future for the tech giant despite a slight stumble as 2012 entered the record books. According to Apple Insider, White named Apple his firm's top stock pick for the coming year, ...

Analyst expects Apple stock to drop to $270

by Mike Wehner (Dec 19th, 2012)

Apple's stock price has had quite an interesting year. After hitting a record high of over $700 per share in September, the price has been hovering around the $500 mark for several weeks. But as Businessweek reports, that figure just isn't low enough for analyst Edward Zabitsky, who is banking on ...

Apple named top stock for 2013 by Barron's

by Mike Wehner (Dec 10th, 2012)

Despite falling off significantly from its highest point of the year at over $700 a share, Apple's stock is still a hot topic amongst investment gurus. Financial magazine Barron's not only retains faith in Cupertino's value, but feels so strongly about the company's ability to once again reach a ...

Lesser known features in iOS's built-in apps

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 3rd, 2012)

iOS ships with a few core apps such as a calculator and a weather app, which are there for your convenience. Yes, you might have found third-party replacements for them, but they're still nice to have when you are in a pinch. And if you spend some time with these apps like Lex Friedman of ...

Tim Cook declines dividends being paid to Apple employees

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 25th, 2012)

Apple's Board of Directors approved a dividend equivalent payment to employees holding restricted stock units, but this won't apply to Tim Cook, says a report in MacRumors. These RSUs vest after a period of time and are usually given to employees to entice them to stay with the company for a ...

Apple VP of iOS Scott Forstall cashes in $38.7 million of Apple shares

by Mike Schramm (May 2nd, 2012)

Tim Cook's salary came up in the news last month when he was awarded a million shares of Apple stock, and cashed out a few, in addition to his many other forms of compensation. And here's another Apple manager who's taking advantage of Apple's soaring stock price when he can. Vice President of ...

Zynga picks up four more mobile gaming companies

by Mike Schramm (Jan 19th, 2012)

Mobile/social game giant Zynga has made four more acquisitions in mobile gaming, having already picked up quite a few iOS and mobile development companies in the past. This time around, the biggest pickup is a company from Germany named Gamedoctors, makers of the very popular ZombieSmash title. ...

Bob Iger picks up $55,000 in stock for joining Apple's Board

by Mike Schramm (Nov 19th, 2011)

We mentioned earlier this week that Disney CEO Bob Iger was invited to join up to Apple's Board of Directors, and Fortune reports that as part of his deal, Iger got 142 restricted shares of AAPL, totalling a nice bonus of over $55,000 at current market value. Nice work, if you can get it! We ...

Gameloft starts trading shares in the US

by Mike Schramm (Oct 25th, 2011)

Gameloft is one of the standout companies on iOS. While the company has received criticism for "borrowing" some gameplay themes and ideas from more popular console titles, there's no question that it has still worked hard on quality games, and picked up a lot of iOS sales for it. Gameloft is ...