Apple seen with new iMacs, Chinese iPhone soon into 2009

Even as it's besieged by a weak world economy, Apple is expected to bounce back with new iMacs at the start of 2009 and to launch the iPhone in China soon afterwards.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 34

Analysts trim Apple estimates amid weaker iPhone, Mac sales

A pair of Wall Street analysts tightened their estimates for Apple's 2009 fiscal year on Tuesday, citing softening demand for Macs in the United States and weaker than expected iPhone growth in Europe.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 11

GS downgrades Apple, says new product at Macworld unlikely

Shares of Apple slipped about 4 percent Monday after investment bank Goldman Sachs removed the company from its buy list for the first time in more than two years, citing concerns over consumer spending and a belief that Macworld Expo will not see the company embark on a major new product initiative.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 87

Apple's Black Friday discounts may rise to 15%, says firm

Investment firm Kaufman Bros. said Wednesday it believes Apple is preparing to offer its deepest Black Friday discounts ever, but said the move has been accounted for in the company's guidance and will be largely offset by falling commodity costs.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 36

Mac small business share nearly triples over the summer

Even as many home buyers recently suddenly became shy about buying Apple computers in mid-year, small businesses just as quickly took to Macs — to the point where Apple's market share in that field grew three times larger almost overnight.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 42

Piper Jaffray addresses 12 more 'unanswered Apple questions'

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Tuesday issued one of his trademark reports to address a number 'unanswered questions surrounding the Apple story,' such as when the company plans to next update its iPhone and the prospects for an Apple netbook.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 39

Apple stock surges on belief MacBooks "peel away" Windows users

Investors returned to Apple shares in force on Monday and sent the stock climbing a massive 12.5 percent after reports said Apple was likely to profit on a wave of converts to its new aluminum MacBooks.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 81

Apple flirting with another record quarter for Mac sales

After spending 25 hours counting sales of iPhones and Macs at Apple's US-based retail chain, investment bank Piper Jaffray said it believes the company this quarter could meet or beat last quarter's record 2.6 million Mac sales total while again selling more than 6 million iPhones.

Slash Lane 17 years ago 29

Apple could beat 2009 revenue consensus by $900m per quarter

Four months ago, the analyst consensus estimate for 2009 had Apple earning $6.36 in EPS on approximately $40 billion in revenue. Since that time, the economy has gone through a major financial crisis, which has led many analysts to revise their estimates down quite dramatically.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 17 years ago 10

Apple more undervalued than others tech heavyweights

As the U.S. equity markets continue the long process of making a bottom in what is now consider to be one of the worst bear markets in history, tech investors should begin to shift their focus on a comparative valuation analysis of the leaders in the tech industry.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 17 years ago 65

Reconstructing Apple’s 2008 earnings to reflect iPhone sales

Now that Apple has reported its earnings for the full 2008 fiscal year, it’s important for investors to focus on how Apple would have performed if it fully recognized the revenue and earnings from its sales of the iPhone.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 17 years ago 37

iPods accounted for just 14.2% of Apple’s sales in Q4 2008

If someone were to tell investors two years ago that iPod sales would only contribute 14.2% of Apple’s total revenue and that the company's sales would significantly accelerate to a pace of 75% year-over-year, those investors would likely have presumed Apple shares would be trading at a significant premium to 2006 levels.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 17 years ago 22

Apple earnings, profits, and cash embarrass Microsoft

While Microsoft executives like to talk about Apple as an insignificant company with less than 5% of the worldwide market share of all PCs and servers sold, the Mac maker now has more cash than Microsoft and earns more than half of its profits and over three fourths its revenues.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 121

False story of Jobs' heart attack started with teen

The fraudulent report of Steve Jobs' heart attack that never actually happened was originated by an 18 year old with unclear motives.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 42

Apple's "real" earnings grew a staggering 124.6% in Q4

In its recently reported fiscal fourth quarter, Apple's adjusted net income grew approximately 124.6% from $1.085 billion in Q4 2007 to $2.437 billion in Q4 2008 — an extraordinary number when fully accounting for iPhone sales in both periods.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 17 years ago 57

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