Apple’s most recent earnings report was mixed — not stellar, as the bulls were expecting. Apple on May 2 reported fiscal second-quarter earnings, and revenue and iPhone unit sales were lower than analysts had expected. That has raised concern among experienced investors. Some may recall that I issued a
The probability is high that certain stocks, below, will continue to rise, provided earnings continue to grow as they have this quarter and the economy remains as supportive as it is now. I am getting a lot of questions from investors after Thursday’s $2 trillion earnings day. It was the
The high-flying U.S. stock market will crash if President Trump keeps his promise of trade protectionism against China. Please note that I used the word “will” instead of “might.” That’s quite a conviction on my part, given my second law of investing states: “Nobody knows with certainty what is going
Donald Trump has accused countries including China and Japan of manipulating their currencies and running large trade deficits with the U.S. Investors in Asia were on edge leading into the meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Trump late last week. The economic policies of Abe, known as Abenomics,
Donald Trump’s inauguration speech Jan. 20 could be boiled down to: “I’m going to put America first.” As an American, I liked that theme. “Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength,” the newly installed President Trump said. He also remarked: “We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and
In my over 30 years in the markets, I have repeatedly seen traders getting into an aggressive buy mode without asking questions or understand the news. This is happening in Apple AAPL, right now. The chart linked below shows a pattern that has occurred for the first time since
Rocky Holding will be a powerhouse supplier of radio frequency components to both Apple AAPL and Samsung when it is born. Rocky Holding is the tentative name of a new company that will result from the merger of RF Micro Devices (RFMD) and TriQuint Semiconductor (TQNT). Both companies have approved
In stock trading, twin practices have coexisted for ages. First, a large number of investors enter stop-loss orders to protect themselves. Second, such stop-loss orders become sitting ducks for some professionals. In the past, it was a common complaint that market makers and brokers tended to run the stops. These
Over the years, we have made a lot of money by focusing on the suppliers of components that go into new hot products. Opinions on the iPhone 5 and Apple AAPL stock may vary, but it is undeniable that Apple is going to sell millions of iPhone 5s. Some analysts
Apple (AAPL) has become one of the world’s largest buyers of semiconductors. Whenever a new Apple device is introduced, a race is on to tear down the device and find the origin of the components inside. This time the winner is iFixit. iFixit reports the following components inside the new