April 24, 2014

SEEDS OF APPLE’S NEW GROWTH IN MOBILE PAYMENTS, 800 MILLION ITUNE ACCOUNTS $AAPL $FB $TWTR

SEEDS OF APPLE'S NEW GROWTH IN MOBILE PAYMENTS, 800 MILLION ITUNE ACCOUNTS $AAPL $FB $TWTR

During Apple’s (AAPL) earnings conference call on Wednesday, it was revealed that Apple now has about 800 million iTunes accounts. CEO Tim Cook described it as “staggering.” This is an impressive achievement considering that at the end of the June 2013 quarter iTunes had 575 million accounts.

Cook stated that there have been 70 billion app downloads from iTunes. During the last quarter alone, there were about 5 billion downloads that resulted in total purchases of $5.2 billion.

The 800 million iTune accounts are the next gold mine for Apple. Cook recognizes the potential and during the previous quarter’s conference call he indicated interest in mobile payments. … Please click here or the title below to read more.

April 24, 2014

AT&T PHONE FINANCING TRENDS POINT TO SHIFT FROM SUBSIDY MODEL $T $AAPL $VZ $S

It is difficult to watch TV on a major network without seeing an AT&T advertisement for its Mobile Share Value Plans, many of which do not require a two-year contract, but require full payment for phones–generally in the range of $600-$700 for Apple and Samsung’s newest top-shelf models.

To ease the burden of the large upfront payment to buy a phone, AT&T is providing financing under an installment plan called AT&T Next. Under the Next plan; a consumer can pay $32.50 per month for 20 months to finance the phone. Subscribers to The Arora Report, a set of investment newsletters, have positions in Apple, T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T.… Please click here or the title below to read more.

April 24, 2014

A NEW IDEA ON UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS $UAL

This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert.

UAL, an airline stock, is falling rapidly due to earnings miss. This is a buying opportunity but suitable only for those who can handle the high volatility in this stock.

The buy zone is $39 to $41.20. The stock is trading at $40.80 as of this writing but is highly volatile so your price may be different. Consider accumulating up to 30% in this zone. Unless something fundamental changes, the plan is to buy more if the stock dips further. Short term target zone is $46 to $47. Long term target zone is $65 to $70. … Please click here or the title below to read more.

April 24, 2014