Apple had ample supply of iPad Air, iPhone 5s over holiday weekend, Retina iPad mini was constrained Apple's most popular products were met with strong demand over the Black Friday shopping weekend, and the company responded with plenty of iPhone 5s and iPad Air units available at its stores, though the new iPad mini with Retina display remains in short supply. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 9
iPhone 5s demand healthy, margins for 5s and 5c higher than iPhone 5, analyst says Apple's new flagship iPhone 5s and mid-range iPhone 5c contribute more value to Cupertino's profit margins than their predecessor, the iPhone 5, according to one Wall Street analyst. Shane Cole 12 years ago 36
China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo agreements predicted to drive 35M additional iPhone sales in 2014 If Apple were to reach agreements with carriers China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo to offer the iPhone before the end of the year, it would increase the company's addressable market by about 900 million total subscribers, providing a major boost to sales throughout 2014. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 10
Wall Street disappointed by indications that Apple won't launch new products until fall While Apple posted better-than-expected quarterly results and increased its quarterly dividend this week, market watchers are still concerned a lull in new product introductions is likely to continue until this fall. Neil Hughes 13 years ago 156
Earnings preview: Apple expected to report record iPad sales, first shrinking profit in a decade Expectations are low for Apple's recently concluded March quarter, in which some market watchers believe the company likely saw its first year-over-year profit decline in a decade, despite booming sales of its iPad lineup. Neil Hughes 13 years ago 51
PC gross margins expected to decline as sales shrink, Dell goes private The struggling PC market is forecast to go from bad to worse, as one analyst believes a number of market factors will push gross margins even lower in the already-cutthroat business. Neil Hughes 13 years ago 30
Earnings call is Apple's opportunity to 'change the tone of the conversation' Apple is in a position to work some of its "magic" during this week's quarterly earnings conference call, which could erase the negative sentiment that his surrounded the company's stock for months. Neil Hughes 13 years ago 51
Despite having $121B in cash, Apple not expected to issue special dividend With Apple's cash hoard swelling to more than $120 billion dollars, some investors have begun to hope that the company could issue an additional special dividend to shareholders. However, one analyst says while that decision would be welcome, it's very unlikely to happen. Neil Hughes 13 years ago 53
