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A historical explanation of Apple's recent margin erosion

by John-Michael Bond (Apr 25th, 2013)

Apple's share prices have been dipping in recent months as analysts have predicted the company's pace of remarkable growth is starting to slow. At their all time high Apple margins were at 50%, but in the most recent quarter they had shrunk to 37.5%. So why exactly is Apple's margin shrinking? ...

Fund manager David Einhorn sues Apple, wants cash to go back to shareholders

by Mike Schramm (Feb 7th, 2013)

David Einhorn is a fund manager at Greenlight Capital, and he's leading the charge with a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the company hasn't done enough to make sure its shareholders receive the benefits of their success. Apple's been making plenty of money lately, of course, but Einhorn's ...

Al Gore buys lots of AAPL

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 18th, 2013)

Al Gore is not afraid of all the doom and gloom surrounding Apple. According to Forbes, the politician/environmentalist just spent US$440,000 to buy 59,000 shares of Apple stock. Of course, he exercised stock options that he received for serving on Apple's Board of Directors and bought the ...

Trader charged with wire fraud after trying to buy $1 billion worth of AAPL

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 5th, 2012)

A fraudulent US$1 billion purchase of Apple stock has resulted in the arrest of a Wall Street trader and the loss of US$5 million for his brokerage firm. According to the District Attorney's office in Connecticut, trader David Miller of Rochdale Securities hatched a plan to use the brokerage's ...

Eddy Cue sells $8.76M in AAPL stock

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 5th, 2012)

Bob Mansfield recently sold 35,000 shares of Apple stock and now it is Eddy Cue's turn to cash in some of his holdings. According to a filling with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Cue sold off 15,000 shares of Apple stock for approximately US$584 per share. He walked away with $8.76 ...

Bob Mansfield sells over $20 Million in AAPL stock

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 30th, 2012)

Apple Senior Vice President of Technologies Bob Mansfield sold 35,000 shares of Apple stock at a price of $582, netting him a cool $20 million. This financial transaction was detailed in a SEC filing spotted by MacRumors. Earlier this year, Mansfield sold another chunk of Apple stock for ...

ABC's Nightline looks at AAPL

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 9th, 2012)

After a botched Maps launch and limited supplies of its flagship iPhone 5, Apple's stock has sunk to a five-month low, and the company has lost almost US$130B in market value since September. A piece on ABC's Nightline profiles this drop in Apple's stock and offers its take on why AAPL is not ...

AAPL sets another record: $700 in after-hours trading

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 17th, 2012)

I've been preaching AAPL for as long as I've been long on the stock -- or about 10 years now. In that time Apple has gone from being just another PC manufacturer to being the most valuable company on the planet and the master of the mobile handset world. Only three years ago, the stock was ...

iPhone 5 announcement pushes AAPL to another record high

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 17th, 2012)

Apple announced the iPhone 5 last week, and pre-orders of the device were very impressive. According to the Washington Post, Wall Street responded favorably to the news of the iPhone 5, and brisk trading pushed Apple's stock to another record high. Apple opened the day on Friday with a record ...

Could AAPL split in a move toward Dow? Bernstein analyst thinks it will

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 31st, 2012)

A week after Apple posted its third-quarter earnings for 2012, Bernstein Research analyst A.M. "Toni" Sacconaghi speculates that the time is right for Apple to split its stock if it wants a future spot as an indexed member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow is woefully ...

Goldman Sachs lists Apple at the top for hedge funds holdings

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 28th, 2012)

Apple stock is attractive to a wide variety of investors, including those who put their money in hedge funds. According to a Market Folly report, Goldman Sachs released its Q1 2012 Hedge Fund Trend Monitor report and placed Apple's stock at the top of its list. Apple appears on 106 funds ...

Apple will webcast Q212 earnings release conference call on April 24

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 20th, 2012)

What is arguably the most anticipated earnings call on Wall Street every quarter will take place next Tuesday, April 24th at 2pm PT/5pm ET. That's when Apple will release its earnings report for the second quarter, which ended March 31st. There's lots of speculation about whether Apple will ...

AAPL declines again, S&P and Nasdaq see an impact

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 17th, 2012)

When it comes to stocks, Apple is an influencer and any changes in its stock price will affect US stock indexes. That's what happened on Monday when the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged and the NASDAQ and S&P fell because of Apple, says a report in Forbes. The NASDAQ and S&P both ...

Apple Cash Call: TUAW Liveblog

by Michael Rose (Mar 19th, 2012)

Welcome to our liveblog of the Apple financial call discussing the company's cash position. As announced in the 8:30 am press release, Apple plans to issue a dividend and initiate a stock buyback program. ...

Apple plans to initiate dividend and share repurchase program

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 19th, 2012)

A statement by Apple this morning has confirmed the company will start paying dividends to investors and buy back US $10 billion in shares starting this year. Subject to declaration by the Board of Directors, the Company plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share sometime in ...