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Apple contemplates moving some production from China–but not back to the United States
President Donald Trump has argued that slapping higher tariffs on Chinese goods exported to the United States would bring jobs back to this country--if China didn't agree to a new trade deal--as companies moved factories in order to avoid the higher tariffs. According...
Chip recovery keeps slipping further away, Broadcom says
Today Broadcom (AVGO) cut its annual sales forecast, saying that the U.S.-China trade war will wipe out the rebound in orders that it had predicted for the second half of 2019. Revenue at the chipmaker for fiscal 2019 will be $22.5 billion instead of the $24.5 billion...
Why did Apple settle with Qualcomm now? Can you say 5G?
Why did Apple settle a dispute that had dragged on for two years with Qualcomm now?How about because troubles at Intel threatened to leave Apple without the 5G modem chips it needed for a new 5G iPhone?
Apple meeting lowered earnings, revenue expectations–and then guides lower for next quarter
Goes to show you that if you lower expectations enough, you can beat them when you actually report earnings. Even if the earnings report itself is bad news. After the close of the New York market today, Apple (AAPL) reported December quarter earnings of $4.18 a share...
Apple cuts revenue forecast, drops 7.6% in after-hours trading
Will Apple's (AAPL) warning spook stocks tomorrow, Thursday, January 3, to a degree that bad economic news out of China didn't today? After the close in New York Apple CEO Tim Cook dramatically lowered the company's estimates for sales in the December quarter. Apple...
Citigroup lowers its Apple iPhone sales estimates
Shares of Apple (AAPL) haven't done too badly today--up 0.60% at 3:30 p.m. New York time--considering that they got a hard ding from Citigroup today. According to a report from Citigroup, investors can expect a significant reduction in production of the iPhone XS,...
Selling AAPL, FCX, NKTR, PXD, VIX options out of Volatility Portfolio on likelihood of continued downward trend in the market and looming expirations
In November and December I selectively added risk to my Volatility Portfolio in the expectation of a strong seasonal January Effect Rally and the odds of an end of the year bounce that would, temporarily, disrupt the developing bear market. I thought that was a...
How could Apple be so stupid?
Let's see. You're a company running into serious global headwinds in a maturing (or mature market) that are raising huge doubts about your ability to increase unit sales quarter to quarter for your core product. You: a) Grimly admit that unit sales are stagnant and...
Apple ahead of earnings: What to watch, what to expect
Apple (AAPL) reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter (the quarter that ended in September) after the market close in New York tonight. Right now, at 2:30 the shares are down 0.05% to $218.76. I bought the Apple January 18, 2019 calls with a strike price of $225...
For another week when anticipated volatility is running high, here are three volatility plays
The financial markets are expecting another week of volatility almost as severe as last week. The futures market entered last week expecting a move of something like 70 points on the Standard & Poor's 500, according to calculations by Theo Trade. We got almost...
Apple fails to convince Wall Street on growth in hardware revenue at September 12 product announcement
Apple (AAPL) introduced two new models of its top of the line iPhone X, the iPhone Xs and the iPhone Xs Max, plus a new phone, the iPhone XR, an update on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8, plus a new Series 4 version of its Apple Watch today, September 12. Wall Street, which...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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