USPTO Approves Patent for Apple's (AAPL) 'Liquid Expulsion From an Orifice'

Apple (AAPL) Says Some Apple Pay Users Experiencing Issues

November 12, 2015 10:47 AM EST

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) offered the following system status update today:

Apple Pay - Some users were affected

Some users were unable to add cards to Apple Pay or pay using Apple Pay within apps.

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Mozilla's Firefox Browser Comes to iOS (AAPL)

November 12, 2015 9:46 AM EST

Mozilla's Firefox browser is now available for iOS devices worldwide.

Mozilla initially previewed the Firefox browser for iOS in New Zealand starting last September.

Due to Apple's app rules, Firefox wil run Apple's WebKit rendering engine versus its in-house Gecko engine. Other browsers powered by WebKit include... More

Competition Nothing New to PayPal (PYPL); Company Retains First-Mover Advantage - BTIG (AAPL)

November 12, 2015 8:49 AM EST

BTIG affirms PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL) with a Buy rating and $48 price target amid reports that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is planning to launch a P2P mobile payment platform.

The firm made the following key points:

Competitive threats are nothing new to PYPL - it seems like every year or two, during the past decade, a giant technology firm has tried to make... More

Wall St. suffers biggest drop since September

November 12, 2015 7:35 AM EST

By Noel Randewich

(Reuters) - Wall Street suffered its worst session in over a month on Thursday as lower commodity prices weighed on energy and materials stocks and comments by a Federal Reserve policymaker hinted at an approaching interest-rate hike.

The rout hit all 10 major S&P sectors and pushed the Dow and S&P 500 below their 200-day moving averages, which some traders believe portends additional declines.

Investors are keeping a watchful eye on whether the Fed in December will raise rates for the first time in nearly a decade, as is widely expected after recent strong... More

Market Wrap: AB InBev Bids for SABMiller; Alibaba has Strong Singles' Day; Apple Looks to P2P Payments

November 11, 2015 5:20 PM EST

Market wrap for November 11th

End of the Day: S&P 500 down 6.7 to 2,075.00; Dow Jones down 56.0 to 17,702.22; Nasdaq down 16.2 to 5,067.02

Market Brief: AB InBev formally bid to acquire SABMiller for £71.4 billion (about $107.7 billion).

Alibaba posted strong Singles' Day sales results

Macy's slipped on cut guidance and plans to skip forming a REIT.

Kroger moved to acquire Roundy's, while IAC/Interactive placed a bid for Angie's List.

Apple may expand its mobile payments platform into peer-to-peer payments.

Crude prices fell 2.9 percent to $42.93 per... More

Apple in talks with U.S. banks for person-to-person payment service: WSJ

November 11, 2015 4:18 PM EST

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in talks with U.S. banks to develop a person-to-person mobile payment service, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The talks are ongoing and it is unclear if any of the banks have signed an agreement with... More

Only 3 Car Companies May Survive, and it's Not Who You Think

November 11, 2015 3:47 PM EST

Global Equity analyst Trip Chowdry made a bold claim in his latest research report on the Car industry. If his thesis plays out it could mean the demise of traditional automakers.

According to Chowdry, 5 to 10 years from now, there will only be 3 players in the New Auto Industry: Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Ferrari (NYSE:... More

PayPal (PYPL) Hit; Apple (AAPL) Said in Talks with Banks for Mobile Payments Service - DJ

November 11, 2015 3:26 PM EST

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PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares weakened Wednesday afternoon after Dow Jones reported that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) was in talks to develop a mobile payment service. The service would rival PayPal's P2P Venmo Platform,... More

PayPal (PYPL) Weaker on Apple Headlines

November 11, 2015 3:26 PM EST

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) dropping on news Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in talks with U.S. banks to develop mobile person-to-person payment service.

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UPDATE: Apple (AAPL) Said in Talks to Develop Mobile P2P Payment Service (PYPL)

November 11, 2015 3:26 PM EST

(Updated - November 11, 2015 3:40 PM EST)

(Updated - November 11, 2015 3:30 PM EST)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is said in talks with banks on developing a mobile peer-to-peer payment service, according to Dow Jones headlines.

Apple's P2P payment platform could... More

Apple CEO says committed to Ireland regardless of EU ruling: RTE

November 11, 2015 1:12 PM EST

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple is committed to staying in Ireland even if European Union regulators rule against the country's tax deal with the iPhone maker, Chief Executive Tim Cook was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Apple had no "special deal" in Ireland and would support the Irish government in... More

Apple (AAPL) Sees Solid Mid-Day Upside

November 11, 2015 12:24 PM EST

Traders note solid upside actin in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) mid-day. Shares are up 0.4%.

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Wall Street ends lower as oil and retailers weigh

November 11, 2015 7:27 AM EST

By Noel Randewich

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks finished lower on Wednesday after investors sold oil companies and dumped brick-and-mortar retailers after a disappointing forecast from Macy's.

Energy stocks were bogged down by a more than 3 percent drop in oil prices to their lowest since mid-September on worries about growing U.S. stockpiles.

The S&P energy sector lost 1.91 percent, the steepest decline among the 10 major S&P sectors. Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) slipped 0.89 percent and weighed most on the S&P along with Apple (NASDAQ:... More

Google defeats most claims in browser tracking lawsuit

November 10, 2015 5:31 PM EST

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld the dismissal of federal claims and revived two California state law claims accusing Google of invading computer users' privacy by enabling the placement of "cookies" in their browsers to track their Internet use.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia on Tuesday rejected claims in a proposed class action lawsuit that Google violated federal wiretap and... More

Apple (AAPL) Brings Apple Music to Android

November 10, 2015 2:37 PM EST

After being limited to iOS since its launch this summer, Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) streaming music platform, Apple Music, is now available on Google Android.

The app is at the Google Play store... More

Streetinsider.com's Hot Lunchtime Reads 11/10: (VRX) (DE) (ETFC) (AAPL)

November 10, 2015 12:17 PM EST

The following is a list of notable articles to help get you through the lunch hour:Deere & Co. (DE) Dips as USDA Lifts Corn, Soybean Crop Estimates ->... More

Slowing Apple (AAPL) iPhone Sales Outlook 'Nothing New' - Global Equities

November 10, 2015 11:47 AM EST

Global Equities is out with some defense on Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) following reports of slowing iPhone sales and cut orders from Apple to Asian suppliers, as... More

FBR Capital Defends Apple (AAPL) on Supply Chain Worries

November 10, 2015 11:39 AM EST

FBR Capital analyst Daniel Ives weighed in on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) following comments from Credit Suisse about sharp supply chain cuts, which has the stock down 2.4%.

Ives expects a very strong December quarter/holiday quarter on healthy iPhone 6s demand and legacy iPhone 6 shipments which will then see a... More

Quarz Capital Urges Split of Apple (AAPL) Software/Services Numbers from Hardware; Sees Stock at $200

November 10, 2015 8:17 AM EST

(Updated - November 10, 2015 8:26 AM EST)

Quarz Capital urges split of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) software/services numbers from hardware numbers. Believes Apple can trade over $200 per share.

Below is the release from Quarz:

Quarz Capital Management (QCM), an investment manager, today issued a letter urging Apple Inc. to positively reshape the investment community's perception of the company by clearly segregating the operating results of their rapidly growing and high margin Software & Services segment from the rest of... More

Apple Suppliers on Watch on Reports Apple Slashing Supply Chain Orders

November 10, 2015 7:58 AM EST

Apple suppliers are on watch following research out of Credit Suisse that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is slashing supply chain orders by as much as 10%:

Avago Tech (NASDAQ: AVGO)Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS)ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH)NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI)Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO)Taiwan Semi (NYSE: TSM)
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Apple (AAPL) Slashing iPhone Supply Chain Orders - Credit Suisse

November 10, 2015 7:54 AM EST

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trading lower in pre-open action (-2%) after Credit Suisse noted substantial supply-chain cuts in Asia.

The Credit Suisse Asia Technology Team has noted that iPhone supply chain orders have weakened recently. Apple has lowered its component orders... More

Small gain on Wall St. as investors eye rate hike

November 10, 2015 7:35 AM EST

By Noel Randewich

(Reuters) - Wall Street ended modestly higher after a choppy session on Tuesday as gains in consumer discretionary stocks offset a drop in Apple and investors hunkered down for a potential interest rate hike next month.

Apple's shares (NASDAQ: AAPL) fell 3.15 percent after Credit Suisse said the iPhone maker had cut component orders by as much as 10 percent, indicating weakening demand for its newest smartphones.

The stock was the biggest drag on the three major indexes. After falling in the four previous sessions, the S&P 500... More