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JPMorgan’s latest 2Q14 results beat estimates. Meanwhile, net income was down to $6 billion from $6.5 billion in 2Q13. The earnings per share (or EPS) was $1.46, compared to $1.60 in 2Q13.

AQR Capital sold a position in GEO Group Inc. in 2Q14. The company accounted for a 0.0206% position in the fund’s first quarter U.S. long portfolio.

In February 2015, Apple announced its 1Q15 results and once again beat all analysts’ estimates.

On March 25, during an event held in Cupertino, California, Apple launched its news and magazine subscription service, News+.

Whether the border wall could enhance US national security is a debatable topic. The answers about the wall vary depending who you ask.

Broadcom’s (AVGO) fiscal 2019 first-quarter revenue is expected to be hit by declines in Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone sales and a slowdown in spending by hyperscale cloud customers.

Although tech stocks have been buoyant in 2015, we don’t think that this means the advent of dotcom bubble 2.0. There are some key differences.

Texas Instruments (TXN) reported strong fiscal Q2 2018 revenue, and forecast slower-than-usual revenue growth for the third quarter as it increases its exposure to the more stable industrial and automotive markets.

Yelp’s acquisition of Nowait can be seen as another step to grow its portfolio of restaurant-oriented apps and get a larger share of digital advertising.

Lower churn rates help companies save cost that they would otherwise incur acquiring new customers. So it’s an important parameter in the telecom industry.

TSMC’s technology lead helped it get several orders from Huawei, Advanced Micro Devices, and Qualcomm.

Compared to the traditional subsidy model, the Next program provides more flexibility to customers who like to frequently upgrade their devices.

Every investor faces some tough choices. Should you turn to stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), index funds, mutual funds, or bonds?

Today, another round of trade talks started in Beijing.

Apple removed 181 vaping-related apps due to the vape crisis in the US. Canopy Growth is not happy with Apple’s move. Let’s see why.

Paul Singer, the CEO of Elliott Management, increased his holdings in NXP Semiconductor (NXPI) in 3Q17, according to a recent 13F filing report.

Apple is no longer the top-selling smartphone player with the Verizon (VZ) and Sprint (S) networks, where Samsung (SSNLF) has held on to its top position.

Broadcom (AVGO) has grown its business organically and through acquisitions.

Today, President Donald Trump told reporters, “Our country’s doing unbelievably well economically.”

A study by Bank of America Merrill Lynch noted that US labor is 2.6 times more expensive than Chinese labor, which could increase Apple’s product prices by 20%.

Dimensional Fund Advisors’ top buys are Apple (AAPL), AT&T (T), Microsoft (MSFT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Average revenue per account (or ARPA) is an important metric for Verizon. It gives an idea of how well it’s able to monetize its users’ accounts. Verizon increases ARPA consistently.

China’s telecom providers, China Mobile (CHL), China Unicom (CHU), and China Telecom (CHA), had started to sell the iPhone 5S at a subsidized price. However, it seems the Chinese government wants to nip this trend in the bud itself.

Billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn is well known for his investment strategy, having advised long and short bets during different market scenarios.

Apple Pay is ahead of Google Pay and Samsung Pay. A report from Patently Apple indicated that by 2020, the digital wallet would have nearly 227 million users.

IBM (IBM) announced in February 2017 that it was teaming up with Visa (V) to enable people to pay for goods and services through virtually any connected device.

Stock selection, a cornerstone of the moat investment philosophy, has driven much of the recent success of the Morningstar® Wide Moat Focus Index.

Qualcomm (QCOM) is a leader in the mobile market, with its chips powering 95% of the world’s smartphones.

TSMC (TSM) is a third-party chip manufacturer and incurs a lot of fixed cost that goes into maintaining its fabrications facilities, or fabs.

In fiscal 2016, Oracle reported ~$2.9 billion in cloud revenue. Oracle is making progress in the space and expects 65% growth in the space in fiscal 2017.

According to the data compiled by Thomson Reuters, early-stage companies make up ~53.8% of Bezos Expeditions’ total investments.

In Q3 2019, Citadel Advisors’ portfolio of publicly traded securities was worth $212.04 billion. In Q2 2019, its portfolio was worth $155.1 billion.

The General Court of the European Union handed Apple a win in the long-running Irish tax dispute. The tax dispute started four years ago.

During GoPro’s 4Q16 earnings call, the firm stated that it wants to make GoPro products central to the smartphone experience.

The guidance from Apple (AAPL) and its foundry partner TSMC (TSM) show that smartphone demand should pick up in the second half of 2018.

Amazon (AMZN) has a brand new Echo smart speaker called Echo Show. Including Echo Show, there are now five variants of Echo-branded products.

In December 2014, the success of iPhone 6 and Plus helped Apple beat Google’s Android-based smartphones in terms of market share in the US.

The launch of Apple’s iPhone 6 in September, just before the holiday season, was a key driver for Sprint’s increased promotional efforts during fiscal 3Q14.

Stylus could come with wireless charging support As Apple (AAPL) prepares to introduce updated versions of its hardware products, there are speculations that the company could also introduce a second-generation model of its stylus pen, the Apple Pencil. The first-generation Apple Pencil, launched in late 2015, costs $100. Apple is expected to release the Apple […]

Among semiconductor stocks, Qualcomm (QCOM) may have been hit the hardest by US-China trade tension.

Twitter stock surged by about 73% in the first trading day after its IPO to $44.90.

Here is how Steve Jobs strategy to price and differentiate the products that Apple offers has taken shape over time

A smaller node improves transistor density, thereby improving performance and power efficiency.

Once customers adopt specific operating systems, it would be very difficult for them to even consider changing it.

In a well-strategized move, Apple (AAPL) is relocating its production base to India. Apple’s investment in India will be around $1 billion.

BlackBerry has been reduced to a niche smartphone player. Its recently released smartphones were introduced specifically with enterprises in mind.

An important factor driving iPhone revenues was the increase in iPhone’s ASP. iPhone’s ASP of $603 in fiscal 4Q14 increased by $42 sequentially and $26 on a YoY basis.

Apple spots a decent upside potential. At $303.74 per share at the closing on Thursday, the stock trades at a 7.4% discount to its 52-week peak of $328.

Nike (NKE) faces some challenges in its target markets. In the US, economic growth rates have tapered down, and the trade war could affect its China market.

AMAT earns approximately 30% of its revenue from Taiwan, a share that has consistently risen in recent years.