The Apple Economy

Will the Nasdaq Surge End in Another Tech Wreck?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

It's feeling like 1999 again. The Clintons are in the headlines. Everyone is enamored with new technologies (VR, autonomous vehicles, robotics). And the sluggish pace of rate hikes from the Federal...
How Apple Could Put Your Favorite Website Out of Business

By Andrew Lumby

For media companies and other businesses that rely on web advertising for income, ad-blocking has long been a scourge that threatens their livelihood. Thankfully for them, though, ad-blockers such as...
Here’s What Will Rock the Stock Market Next

By Patti Domm, CNBC

Earnings season may not give investors that warm and fuzzy feeling this quarter. For the first time in six years, earnings are in a real decline, expected to be negative with a 2.9 percent drop in S...
The Pros and Cons of Holding Large Stakes in Apple

By David Randall, Reuters

At more than 15 percent of his fund's assets, John Burnham, manager of the $136 million Burnham Fund, has a larger stake in Apple Inc than any other diversified fund. "I think they are doing...
Apple’s App Store Bigger Than Hollywood Box Office

By Amey Stone

On Tuesday, Apple posted the largest quarterly profit of any company in history. Its $18 billion net income, up from $13 billion a year ago, is mainly due to selling 74.5 million iPhones in the...

Apple’s App Store Bigger Than Hollywood Box Office

By Amey Stone

On Tuesday, Apple posted the largest quarterly profit of any company in history. Its $18 billion net income, up from $13 billion a year ago, is mainly due to selling 74.5 million iPhones in the...
Why Google Keeps Struggling Against Facebook

By John Melloy, CNBC

Shares of Google may struggle in coming years as the company faces a maturing search business, lower margins in other products and increased competition from Facebook , according to a Wall Street...
CES 2015: Prepare for 3D Printers and VR

By Cnbc Staff, CNBC

Don't hold your breath for any completely brand new technologies coming out of the International Consumer Electronics Show this year, as the focus among the 3,500 vendors will be more on improving—...
Why 2015 May Be the Year of the Ear for Wearables

By Nyshka Chandran, CNBC

Forget smartwatches and the Google Glass - 2015 may be the year of the ear for wearable technology. "There's some interesting information you can capture through the ear. We've been looking at things...
How Apple Won Christmas 2014 — and the Year in Mobile

By Yuval Rosenberg

Apple capped off a strong comeback year with a very merry Christmas. The iPhone 6 and other Apple smartphones and tablets accounted for 51.3 percent of all such devices activated in the week through...

How Tech’s Big Guns Could Ambush the Stock Rally

By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

Like the other major U.S. stock indices, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index has been on a tear of late. Unlike the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, which both reached new all-...
Apple Broke Antitrust Law in E-Book Pricing: Judge

By Reuters

In a decision that could reshape how electronic books are sold on the Internet, a federal judge ruled that Apple Inc conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books, and ordered a trial on damages.
Why Google Is Winning and Apple Is Losing in India

By Yuval Rosenberg

Ravi Venkatesan, the former chairman of Microsoft India and the author of Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere, insists that the opportunities in India are well worth the struggles.
The iPhone at 6: How Big a Hit Has It Been?

By Yuval Rosenberg

It’s been six years since the first iPhone hit the U.S. market and unleashed a smartphone revolution that has quickly transformed U.S. and global culture – and transformed Apple, too.
Why Tablets Won't Destroy the Laptop Market

By Andre Mouton, Minyanville

Computer manufacturers may have adopted the advantages of portability and touch, but in recent years the PC and tablet markets -- always different -- have diverged even further.

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