While the news that the European Union was seeking a $14.5 billion tax payment looked like trouble for Apple stock, it didn't turn out that way.
Although AAPL stock fell about 2% in pre-market trading, it soon reversed course.
The European Commission ruling on Apple taxes demanding a $14.5 billion payment sounds more ominous than it is.
For one thing, Apple intends to appeal, which will take years to resolve.
But there's another reason AAPL investors have little to fear from this ruling regarding Apple taxes.
Here's why Apple will suffer minimal consequences no matter what happens...
The average analyst Apple stock price prediction right now is $121.95.
But Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald thinks that target is too low. He has an Apple stock price target of $200, despite a slide that has chopped 20% from the AAPL price over the past year.
Fitz-Gerald's thinking is based on a quickly growing part of Apple's business that most analysts have ignored.
Here's how this segment will lead Apple stock to $200...
Apple stock has been beaten down by bearish tech investors.
But their poor judgment may be your opportunity.
Because Apple stock is poised for a rally - and soon.
The Apple stock price is soaring today, up 8% to $104.35 in morning trading after the tech titan posted better than expected quarterly results.
The results quieted some lingering doubts about the iPhone maker's future.
Here's what's next for the Apple stock price in 2016...
Apple stock will most likely take a hit after the company reports its Q3 2016 earnings Tuesday.
It's pretty much a given that Apple will shrink year over year, which will give Wall Street one more reason to dump AAPL stock.
But despite the glum mood surrounding Apple stock, investors should view this as an opportunity.
Here's what to expect from the Apple Q3 earnings - and why Apple stock is a bargain in any case...
With prospects for new sales growth uncertain, Apple stock has slumped over the past year.
But Apple isn't out of bullets yet. It's suspected that the tech giant is shopping for a big media company that will provide a fresh source of growth and give AAPL stock a shot in the arm.
The only question is which media company is the best fit.
A deal for one of these companies is just what Apple stock needs right now...
Apple stock normally gets a short-term boost out of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event.
But this year AAPL stock figures to get much more than that. What Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) announces at WWDC will serve as a catalyst for the stock for years to come.
It's all part of a larger theme - a shift toward a higher reliance on services, rather than devices, for revenue growth.
And this WWDC news will act as an accelerant to that shift...
The world's best investors - Buffett, Einhorn, Soros - are betting on Apple stock. But it's not just the bargain-priced shares attracting these money managers.
There's a growth opportunity here so far off the radar almost no one's picked up on it yet...
News that Apple stock had joined the Warren Buffett stable of top-notch investments reversed its recent downward slide.
The announcement surprised Wall Street, but not the expert team at Money Morning. We've long known the value of AAPL stock, even when it seems the rest of the world is trashing it.
In fact, we see a price target for AAPL stock that may surprise you...
Not many investors want to buy Apple stock now, but that's what makes it so attractive.
The AAPL stock price is down more than 30% over the past year, and more than 14% in 2016 as Wall Street has soured on the tech giant.
But the talking heads of Wall Street are so focused on what they don't like they're missing the big picture.
Here's why AAPL stock is such a great bargain right now...
After its first quarterly miss in 13 years, the financial press is humming with negative sentiment toward Apple.
To hear them say it, the stock is a pure falling knife.
Now, second-quarter earnings out of Cupertino were less than inspiring, and the miss was a bit wider than anticipated. Global economic growth concerns are looming large, too, given that Apple pulls in 67% of its revenue from outside the United States.
All told, Apple is off about 26% in the past 12 months, and 13% since Apple's earnings miss. But the same experts who are trading Apple down to $92 now were so bullish on the stock they traded it up above $130.
What's more, there's nothing shocking about Apple's filings. Wall Street's chattering classes are reacting as though they've been caught off guard, but no one seriously thought that the massive boom in iPhone 6 sales was going to be a "permanent phenomenon."
So this is just the typical closing of the barn door after the horses have taken off. Remember, these are the same "minds" who never saw the financial crisis coming and who only recently got around to downgrading Exxon Mobil after oil's rebound.
Naturally, this is the perfect time to carefully consider what the experts have to say... and then do the exact opposite.
Here's how to play Apple for the most gains right now...
On Monday, the AAPL stock price managed the dubious achievement of falling eight straight trading days - a losing streak last matched nearly 18 years ago.
Punctuated by a lousy earnings report that alone chopped 8% from the Apple stock price, shares slid a total of 11%.
After an earnings report that was worse than expected, Apple stock got blasted last week. Even activist investor Carl Icahn dumped his massive stake.
The extra slam that Apple stock got from Carl Icahn's surprise announcement that he had dumped all of his AAPL shares proves again why activist investors can be dangerous.
While many investors believe they can glean actionable tips by following the likes of Carl Icahn, people can never forget that these folks are in the game to maximize their own profit.
