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CONFIRMED: Apple Moves Away From Payment Card Manager Discover
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 10:03am | 333A Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) representative gave a statement to Benzinga clarifying its payment card network's role in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple Cash digital payment cards service. What Happened: A Discover spokesperson told Benzinga that while the...
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Surprise Partnership: Apple Cash Accounts Now Bear Visa Logo
Friday, April 22, 2022 - 3:35pm | 320Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL) suddenly started showing off its new and unexpected partnership with payments giant Visa Inc. (NYSE: V). What Happened: Apple Cash virtual debit cards are seemingly switching from Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) Visa, according to a...
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Morgan Stanley Looks At The Good And Bad From Apple's Q2
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 8:11am | 499Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported Tuesday its fiscal second-quarter earnings, which reinforced the bullish case for owning the stock, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty maintains an Overweight rating on Apple with an unchanged $200 price target. The...
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Analyst: Apple's Stock 'Represents A Healthy Buying Opportunity' Right Now
Monday, February 5, 2018 - 3:57pm | 370Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s earnings report prompted some Wall Street analysts to downgrade the stock, but some among the Street aren't shying away from taking the other side of the trade. The Analyst Hilliard Lyons' Stephen Turner upgraded Apple's stock from Long-Term Buy to...
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Apple Is Tapping The Debt Market... Again
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 - 8:47am | 368Despite Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) boasting hundreds of billions of dollars on its balance sheet, the company is looking to tap the debt market for the seventh time this year alone. Apple is looking to raise $5 billion through a bond sale with various maturities of up to 30 years, Gadfly's Lisa...
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One Of The Biggest Global Owners Of US Treasuries Is Apple
Thursday, August 3, 2017 - 2:59pm | 359When Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) says it's sitting on $261.5 billion in cash, it isn't technically accurate as some of the holdings are in investible securities -- and not just parked in a savings account at a local bank. In fact, Apple owns $52.6 billion worth of U.S. Treasury securities, $...
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Apple Has So Much Cash In Reserve It Could Buy 10 Snap Incs, Almost 20 Twitters
Sunday, May 7, 2017 - 10:31am | 371Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) revealed in its fiscal second-quarter report it is sitting on more than one-quarter of a trillion dollars in pure hard cash. To be specific, the company is holding $256.8 billion, up more than $10 billion from just the prior quarter. The problem is $239 billion is held...
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Did You Know Apple Invested $148 Billion In Foreign Corporate Debt?
Friday, May 5, 2017 - 2:22pm | 375Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) massive $250-billion plus cash hoard held overseas isn't all cash sitting in a bank account. In fact, Apple owns $148 billion worth of corporate debt — enough to make it the world's largest fixed-income mutual fund. According to a Bloomberg's Claire Boston, it is...
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Will Apple Investors Be Celebrating The Yearly Dividend Hike Day On Tuesday?
Monday, May 1, 2017 - 2:28pm | 365Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter results after Tuesday's market close, and with it, possibly a dividend hike. According to a CNBC report, Apple has historically updated its dividend payout in its fiscal second-quarter report, especially after committing...
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The Case For Why Apple Should Buy Disney
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 8:29am | 419Here's a thought: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) should use its giant trove of cash to acquire Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). Sounds crazy, right? Not so much when considering this idea has been floated before but is now being given serious thought from Wall Street analysts. CNBC's Carl Quintanilla...
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Luma Partners CEO On Apple's Earnings: 'We've Seen The Pattern Before'
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 2:06pm | 269Terence Kawaja, CEO of Luma Partners was a guest on CNBC's Squawk Valley segment and discussed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s earnings results, which are scheduled to be released after Tuesday's market close. According to Kawaja, Apple's story continues to play itself over and over again: the company...
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Udall: Apple's Cash Flow Undervaluation Is 'F'ing Absurd'
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 10:40am | 230Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s stock is undervalued based on its cash position, Sean Udall, a tech stock expert recently argued. But just how undervalued is Apple's stock? According to Udall, it is "f'ing absurd." Udall noted the only factor that really matters when evaluating a company from a...
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Paul La Monica: 'No Matter How You Slice It,' Apple's Stock Is 'Dirt Cheap'
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 2:51pm | 411Paul La Monica is a weekly guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Tune in to the daily broadcast live Monday-Friday at 8 a.m. ET here. Discussing tech stocks during Friday's edition of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, Paul La Monica argued that...