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Why AAPL Stock Is a Buy After "Snoozer" Event

AAPL stock has reacted to Monday's Apple Event news pretty much like the tech media did – with a big yawn.

But most people have completely missed the significance of what Apple is doing.

That reading of the debut of the iPhone 5SE greatly underestimates Apple's plans. It's part of a grand strategy that will boost earnings m

Here's how...

Apple

The 2016 Apple Dividend Increase: What Investors Can Expect

A 2016 Apple dividend increase is pretty much a lock for April.

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) already has committed to raising its dividend. The tech giant has done it three years in a row.

The only question is how big the AAPL dividend increase will be.

We've crunched the numbers, it looks like it will be much higher than most people think...

Apple

Apple Stock News: Why It's Too Soon to Call the Apple Watch a Bust

Apple stock news: The barrage of stories this week about disappointing Apple Watch sales is a lesson in why investors need to be cautious in how they consume company-related information.

After one research firm, IDC put out lower than expected Apple Watch sales estimates, many news outlets jumped to the conclusion that the product was a flop.

But there's plenty of reason to doubt all those negative headlines....

Apple

Apple Buying Netflix Would Give Investors What They Crave

Apple buying Netflix would give the tech giant something it's been lacking lately – but absolutely must have to keep investors happy.

While an Apple-Netflix deal would not be cheap, it would pay off for Apple in the long run.

An Apple acquisition of Netflix would address the root cause of why investors have dropped Apple stock more than 20% since November.

This is what Apple has to gain from buying Netflix...

Apple

How Apple Stock Will Gain from a New, Smaller iPhone

While not officially announced, it is widely expected that Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) will on March 15 introduce a new 4-inch model of the iPhone – the so-called iPhone 5SE. It sounds like a step backwards.

But here's why this is just the thing Apple needs to recharge iPhone sales growth -- and breathe life back into the AAPL stock price...

Apple

Apple Stock Forecast 2016: New Highs on the Horizon

The Money Morning Apple stock forecast for 2016 projects shares going sideways in the early part of the year, but new highs by the summer or fall.

But investors shouldn't get too distracted by all the predictions of a decline in iPhone sales in Q1. In the longer view, Apple has plenty of catalysts.

Here's why we'll see the AAPL stock price hit all-time highs before 2016 is over...

Apple

Apple Stock Price Will Climb Following This New Patent Deal

The Apple stock price got a small bump from the patent deal with Ericsson (Nasdaq ADR: ERIC) Monday.

The deal is global and settles issues with the earlier technologies, as well as setting terms for the use of the current 4G-LTE standard. But it also includes some provisions that will boost the AAPL stock price over the long term.

Here's what Apple gets out of the Ericsson patent deal...

Market Correction

This One Number Makes Me Think the Market Rally Is Over

Nobody expected the type of market rally we saw in October.

So it's no surprise you're wondering, as we sit here in the first week of November, whether Santa Claus came early or whether the market will keep "melting up" through the end of the year. And I bet you're not the only one.

Here's the number I'm looking at...

Apple

Why Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Beat the Market by 530%

Last week, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) released a stellar fourth-quarter earnings statement. The news was better than even I expected – and I've been an Apple bull forever.

Apple did more than just turn in a great performance; it turned in record fourth-quarter results. And the iPhone's off-the-charts sales in China factored heavily in the results.

This is great news for us, because Apple stock still has a lot of market-beating upside ahead. Here's why...

Wall Street

List of Carl Icahn Holdings Loaded with Stocks You May Own

A look at the Carl Icahn holdings list shows that, like a lot of other top activist investors, he likes name-brand stocks. That means the odds are good that a stock you own is among the Carl Icahn holdings. So why does it matter? As an activist investor, Carl Icahn often does more than just […]

Here's what it means when an activist investor like Carl Icahn takes a position in a stock you own...