Another Apple supplier cites slipping demand from its 'largest customer'

Component maker Laird announced on Friday that revenue from its "largest customer" fell 17 percent in the first quarter, and that declining revenue is expected to continue until the second half of the year, leaving market watchers to suspect the customer in question is Apple.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 35

Apple's $17B six-part bond offering is largest in history [u]

Apple will sell $17 billion in debt in its first bond offering since 1996, as the company borrows funds to fuel its $100 billion capital rewards program.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 62

Russia's richest man bullish on Apple, buys $100M in shares

A Russian billionaire recently bought about $100 million in Apple stock, and has publicly declared his faith in the future of the company.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 31

Cook on Apple's Chinese Q2: Our best China quarter ever

Apple just had its "best quarter ever" in the increasingly important Chinese market, according to CEO Tim Cook, who says the iPhone maker is well positioned to address China going forward.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 11

Cook: Apple has surprises in the works for fall, all of 2014

Apple is gearing up for a year of product "surprises" starting this fall, according to CEO Tim Cook, who appeared to point to late 2013 as a time frame for when fans of the company can expect new devices.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 78

Notes of interest from Apple's Q2 2013 conference call

Increasing product sales were offset by reduced margins in Apple's second quarter of fiscal 2013, as the company reported its first year over year profit decline in a decade. Executives from the company participated in a conference call on Tuesday to discuss the results, and notes of interest follow.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 14

Apple increases dividend by 15%, boosts capital return spending to $100B through 2015

Apple on Tuesday announced what the company characterized as a "significant increase" to its capital return program, with plans to utilize $100 billion in cash by the end of calendar 2015.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 100

Fiscal 2013 predicted to become 'a year to forget' for Apple, higher hopes seen for 2014

Investors will likely look back on Apple's fiscal year 2013 as "a year to forget," though it will set the stage for a strong 2014, one analyst believes.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 70

The bizarre campaign against Apple's Tim Cook

A snowballing new "whisper campaign" is targeting Apple's chief executive Tim Cook as being poor choice to run the company and a likely candidate for replacement in the months following its most successful quarter ever.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 220

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

Apple ripples trouble multi-billion dollar pool of suppliers

Negative media attention and reports of sales underperformance have roiled the waters at Apple, and that disturbance has had ripple effects in the iPhone maker's multi-billion dollar supply chain environment.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 1

Shares of Apple sink after supplier Cirrus warns of weak results

Shares of AAPL stock briefly dipped below $400 on Wednesday as concern about the company's impending earnings report, as well as its future, reached a fever pitch.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 400

Trader pleads guilty to fraud for unauthorized $1B Apple stock gambit

David Miller, who made headlines last year with an unauthorized purchase of $1 billion in Apple stock, plead guilty on Monday to wire fraud and conspiracy before a U.S. magistrate judge.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 16

RBC cuts March estimates, sees Apple's momentum returning in the second half of 2013

RBC Capital Markets on Friday cut its estimates for Apple's just-concluded March quarter, citing apparent weakened demand, but the firm also believes that the iPhone maker could pick up steam in the second half of the year.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 17

Analyst says Apple may launch new internet service, 'killer iOS app' after meeting with management

In a note to investors on Thursday, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who recently met with Apple management, said the company could debut new internet-based services as well as a "killer app" later this year.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 52

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