Two Significant Apple (AAPL) Datapoints Show Upside for iPhone Sales - Stifel

Apple (AAPL) Lower as Analyst Highlights Weaker iPhone Units

December 14, 2015 7:32 AM EST

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is indicated to open 1.2% lower Monday after Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty lowered FY 2016 iPhone unit estimates by 12% and EPS by 6% to reflect weak supply chain datapoints, according to traders.

The analyst now sees CY 16 iPhone units declining by approximately 3%.

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Pandora (P) Now Available on Apple TV

December 10, 2015 9:04 AM EST

Pandora (NYSE: P) announced its availability on the state-of-the-art Apple TV. Pandora aims... More

Adobe (ADBE), Box (BOX), GoPro (GPRO) and Tesla (TSLA) Highlighted at Potential M&A for Apple (AAPL)

December 10, 2015 7:12 AM EST

In a note today, FBR Capital analyst Daniel H. Ives highlighted an M&A Christmas List for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook.

"Heading into 2016, Apple and Cook are entering a critical juncture from a product, growth, and strategic perspective. While Apple has built its golden consumer empire around its unrivaled iPhone franchise, we believe Cook's crystal ball is now focused on building out new technology growth frontiers/product areas for the next decade. While 2016 will be the year of the highly anticipated iPhone 7 release (potentially major design changes in... More

Wal-Mart adds to mobile wallet frenzy with 'Walmart Pay'

December 10, 2015 12:31 AM EST

By Sruthi Ramakrishnan and Nandita Bose

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) launched its own mobile payment service Walmart Pay on Thursday, potentially dealing a sharp blow to the ambitions of a mobile wallet the company had been co-developing with a consortium of retailers.

The mobile payments space in the U.S. has seen a flurry of new launches and partnerships in the past year but has failed to gain traction as customer and merchant adoption have been sluggish.

CurrentC - whose developers included Wal-Mart, Target... More