Cowen Reiterates Outperform Rating and $155 PT on Apple (AAPL) Ahead of FQ2 Report; 'Better iPhone ASP on Continued Strong Shift Toward 7+'

Apple (AAPL) PT Raised to $130 at Deutsche Bank Following 2Q

Deutsche Bank raised its price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to $130.00 (from $125.00) while maintaining a Hold rating.... More

BMO Capital Reiterates Outperform on Apple (AAPL) Following Mixed 2Q

BMO Capital reiterated an Outperform rating and $160.00 price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) following the company's 2Q earnings report. Apple reported mixed results for both headline and underlying numbers. Revenue and EPS were $52.9 billion and $2.10, compared with the consensus estimates for $53.0 billion and... More

Bullish Options Trade Targets ~5% Upside in Apple (AAPL) Ahead of Earnings Announcement AMC -Susquehanna

Susquehanna options strategists Alison Edwards notes bullish options activity in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ahead of the company's earnings announcement after the close, as an opening investor bought ~21,000 May 155 Calls, potentially target 5% more upside in the shares by mid-May.

Drexel Hamilton Reiterates Buy Rating and $185 PT on Apple (AAPL) Ahead of F2Q Report; 'Seasonal Doldrums but Capital, Valuation & iPhone 8 to Support'

Drexel Hamilton reiterates Buy rating and $185 price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ahead of the company's 2017 fiscal second quarter result.

Analyst Brian White suggests the company remains underappreciated by the market, offering sales expectations of $53.6B during a seasonally light March period-end, as... More

Qualcomm (QCOM) Says Apple (AAPL) Continues to Improperly Interfere with Agreements with Contract Manufacturers

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that it has been informed by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that Apple is withholding payments to its contract manufacturers for the royalties those contract manufacturers owe under their licenses with Qualcomm for sales... More

Options expected to have increasing volume

Options expected to have increasing volume: AAPL CVS FB TWTR FIT UPS MDLZ

Qualcomm (QCOM) PT Lowered to $55 at RBC Capital

RBC Capital lowered its price target on Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) to $55.00 (from $60.00) while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.

Analyst Amit Daryanani comments in a weekend note to clients that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will... More

Apple, Tesla ask California to change proposed self-driving car test policy

By David Shepardson

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) urged California to toughen up its proposed policy on testing self-driving cars, a move that would result in more public data that could help Apple catch up to rivals in the self-driving space by giving it a better window into their strengths and weaknesses.

In a letter made public on Friday, Apple suggested a series of changes to the draft policy that is under development and said it looks forward to working with California and others "so that rapid technology development may... More

Apple (AAPL) asks California to make changes in its proposed self-driving car testing policies - Reuters, citing company letter

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) asks California to make changes in its proposed self-driving car testing policies - Reuters, citing company letter.

Foxconn plans U.S. investment, plans not finalized: Chairman Gou

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronic manufacturer and a major Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier, is planning an investment in the United States but has not finalized its plans, said Chairman Terry Gou as he exited the White House on Friday.

Qualcomm (QCOM) Lowers Guidance, Says Apple Continues to Improperly Interfere with Agreements

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that it has been informed by Apple Inc. that Apple is withholding payments to its contract manufacturers for the royalties those contract manufacturers owe under their licenses with Qualcomm for sales during the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Apple has indicated it will continue this behavior until its dispute with Qualcomm is resolved.

"Apple is improperly interfering with Qualcomm's long-standing agreements with Qualcomm's licensees," said Don Rosenberg, executive vice president and general counsel of Qualcomm. "These license agreements remain valid and enforceable. While Apple has acknowledged that... More

Apple (AAPL) call put ratio open interest 1.25 calls to 1 put into Q2 EPS and outlook

Apple (AAPL) call put ratio open interest 1.25 calls to 1 put into Q2 EPS and outlook on May 2. Average open interest call put ratio is 1.24 calls to 1 put.

Apple (AAPL) volatility increases as shares near record high into Q2 EPS and outlook

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) May weekly call option implied volatility is at 32, May is at 22, June is a 19; compared to its 52-week range of 13 to 29 into Q2.

Foxconn plans 'capital-intensive' U.S. investment-Chairman Gou

By Ayesha Rascoe and J.R. Wu

WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foxconn , the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and a major Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier, is planning a "capital-intensive" investment in the United States, Chairman Terry Gou said as he exited the White House on Friday.

Formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Foxconn operates large manufacturing facilities in China, which is a base for its assembly of Apple's iPhones. The Taiwan-based company has been eyeing U.S. investments for some time.

President Donald Trump has made... More

Amazon revenue soars as cloud, retail businesses dominate

By Jeffrey Dastin and Anya George Tharakan

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's (NASDAQ: AMZN) retail and cloud-computing sales rose in the first quarter, inching above Wall Street's expectations and sending the company's shares to an all-time high in extended trading.

The world's largest online retailer said on Thursday net sales rose 23 percent to $35.7 billion, just beating analysts' average estimate of $35.3 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

More fees from Amazon's Prime shopping club and media streaming services, along with growing advertising revenue, also boosted results.

Manufacturers, Wall Street getting Trump's ear in first 100 days

By Jason Lange

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Manufacturers and Wall Street have led the quest for business access to President Donald Trump in his first 100 days in office, with media companies and Silicon Valley seldom entering the presidential bubble, a Reuters review found.

Since inauguration day on Jan. 20, top executives from at least 186 companies have visited with Trump or senior advisers at the White House or on presidential trips, including those to Mar-a-Lago, the private, seaside Florida club where he spends many weekends.

Some of the meetings have been reported in the press. But Reuters analyzed more... More

Apple in talks to launch money-transfer service: Recode

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has held talks with payments industry partners about launching a money-transfer service, technology news website Recode reported on Thursday.

The service will allow iPhone owners to transfer money digitally to other iPhone users, Recode reported, citing sources familiar with the talks.... More

PayPal (PYPL) Ticks Lower on Apple Headlines

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) ticks off highs on headlines Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in talks to launch Venmo competitor, which PYPL owns.

Apple (AAPL) said to be in talks to launch Venmo competitor - ReCode

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said to be in talks to launch Venmo competitor - ReCode