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Chart of the day: What Apple Inc. brings to the S&P 500
4.7% of earnings. 4.3% of free cash flow. 3.5% of dividends paid. 9.1% of cash on hand. FORTUNE — A few weeks ago I got an e-mail from Laurence Balter, chief market strategist for Oracle Investment Research, chastising me for not … Continue reading
Samsung hires British judge who said Apple lacked integrity
Sir Robin Jacob issued harsh sanctions after Apple’s half-hearted “not as cool” apology FORTUNE — Remember the British case that Apple lost to Samsung last July in which the judge ordered Apple to publish a notice in newspapers and on … Continue reading
Apple is Fortune’s ‘Most Admired’ for 6th year in a row
Chosen by peers who know, better than Wall Street, that what Apple does is not easy FORTUNE — There’s an elegiac tone to Adam (“Inside Apple”) Lashinsky’s essay in the issue of Fortune that names Apple (AAPL) the world’s most … Continue reading
Fortune Names Apple World’s Most Admired Company for the Sixth Year in a Row
In its annual rankings, Fortune magazine has named Apple the world’s most admired company for the sixth year in a row. Fortune calls Apple “a financial juggernaut,” citing Apple’s $13 billion in net income last quarter — earnings that made … Continue reading
Apple Has Sold Over 8M iPads Direct To Education Worldwide, With More Than 1B iTunes U Downloads
Apple announced a new milestone for its iTunes U online digital education outlet, which has just crossed the 1 billion download mark. Alongside the announcement, Apple has also informed us exclusively that the company has so far sold more than … Continue reading
Death, Justice and Statistics: 1 billion Apple iTunes downloads
Among the hottest courses in what Apple bills as the world’s largest online catalog FORTUNE — In a press release issued Thursday, Apple (AAPL) announced that content from its iTunes U site has been downloaded more than 1 billion times … Continue reading
iTunes U Content Tops One Billion Downloads
CUPERTINO, California―February 28, 2013―Apple® today announced that iTunes U® content downloads have topped one billion. iTunes U features the world’s largest online catalog of free educational content from top schools and prominent libraries, museums and organizations helping educators create courses … Continue reading
Cyclone Supply Chain Disruption Could Spur 20 Percent Spike in Steel Prices
Dateline City: Washington, D.C Tropical Cyclone Rusty could severely disrupt Australia’s participation in the global steel supply chain, impacting exports of iron ore used for steel manufacturing. Global steel prices could soar by as much as 20 percent as raw-material … Continue reading
Live: What’s happening at Apple’s shareholders meeting
We’re in Brooklyn, not Cupertino, but news travels fast FORTUNE — Apple’s (AAPL) annual shareholders meeting is being held today in Building 4 at the company’s Cupertino campus. We’ll be monitoring the tweets, texts and cable TV and will pass … Continue reading
Jefferies’ Peter Misek: Apple could face a rough two years
More bad news out of Barcelona from one of Apple’s more bearish analysts FORTUNE — Following up on his Day 1 report out of this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (see “Apple is losing the screen-size war”), Jefferies’ Peter … Continue reading
