Apple (AAPL) Gains as Analyst Sees iPhone Units About 5M Above the Street

Apple (AAPL) PT Bumped to $135 at Jefferies Ahead of Q2 Print, Remains on Sidelines

Jefferies analyst Sundeep Bajikar bumped his price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to $135.00 (from $130.00) ahead of Q2 results after the close. However, the analyst stopped short of upgrading the stock and maintained a Hold rating.

Bajika commented, "We continue to... More

Bernstein's Sacconaghi Previews Apple (AAPL) Q2; Raises Est, PT and Sees Large Capital Return Plan

Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi previewed next week's earnings (04/27) for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and in doing so raised estimates and his price target to $142.00 (from $135.00).

Sacconaghi is raising estimates and expects that Apple will report FY Q2 revenue of $56.5B vs. consensus at $55.9B... More

Nokia (NOK) Searches All Arond for Potential HERE Maps Buyer (FB) (AMZN) (HAR)

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is aiming to drum up business from all around for the sale of its HERE maps business.

Bloomberg... More

China's Mobile Phone Subscriber Base Now at 94.6% of Population

According to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the country's mobile subscriber base grew 3.65 percent in March to 1.294 billion. That's up 0.35 percent from February.

Notably, the number equals 94.6 percent of the country's estimated population.

Users in China sent 60.31 billion text messages last month, equating to about... More

Apple Watch Momentum Gaining Steam, FBR Capital Says (AAPL)

FBR Capital analyst Daniel Ives said the momentum for the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Watch is picking into Friday's (April 24) official launch.

Ives said they are "seeing evidence of stronger-than-expected demand for the highly anticipated watch based on our analysis/initial attach rates, as the company tries to keep up with the healthy appetite for its new device category from Apple devotees."

He added, "Although it remains in the very early innings for the watch, the longer-term consumer adoption curve for the Apple... More

AOL (AOL) Brings Three Apps to Apple Watch

AOL (NYSE: AOL) announced the debut of three innovative apps built for the Apple Watch, including Pip, the newly redesigned The Huffington Post app, and the AOL app. Available on April 24, the inventive and simplified apps will include the following features:

Pip App follows AOLs legacy as the creator of online messaging with an all-new messaging experience envisioned from the ground up for the Apple Watch. Pip is an easy to use, fully realized messaging app for the Apple Watch, allowing users to easily send and respond to... More

Video from Apple (AAPL) Executive Angela Ahrendts Discusses Non-Store Apple Watch Launch

A video from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) executive Angela Ahrendts sent to store employees, discussing the Apple Watch launch, is making the rounds on the Internet. In the video, Ahrendts discusses why the company is not accepting walk-in orders for the Watch, noting the... More

Apple (AAPL) to Begin Second Round of Apple Watch Pre-Orders in May

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) may open another round of preorders in more countries for its Apple Watch device starting early next month.

According to AppleInsider, Apple will set up tables in Apple Stores for the Watch and start accepting more... More

Apple Watch (AAPL) Could be the 'Most Addictive' Device Ever - Global Equities

Global Equities Research offered commentary on Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) today as the firm attended another Apple WatchKit Hackathon recently.

Analyst Trip Chowdhry offered the following incremental update following the event:

-- About 4,000 Apple Watch ("Watch") applications have been approved by Apple for the... More

AU Optonics (AUO) May Land Orders for Apple (AAPL) iPhone Panels; Could Include 4-Inch Display

AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO) is active in early trading Tuesday following speculation that the company will receive iPhone panel orders from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL).

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