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iPhone Handbags? Apple Loses Trademark Battle In China
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 8:34am | 265Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) doesn't own the trademark rights to the term "iPhone" in China. According to the BBC, Apple filed a trademark bid for the term 'iPhone' back in 2002, but it was not approved until 2013. Meanwhile, Xintong Tiandi Technology, a China-based seller of leather products,...
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Apple Has Been Playing Smartphone Catch-Up Since 2010
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 8:46am | 253Dan Collins of CCO Global was a guest on CNBC early Wednesday morning to discuss Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s quarterly report, with a focus on iPhone sales. Collins stated that Apple was at the "forefront" in 2007, but that has drastically changed as the company reported its first ever decline in...
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Eunice Yoon Breaks Down Apple's China Problem
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 8:35am | 215CNBC's senior correspondent for Asia Pacific, Eunice Yoon, discussed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s disappointing second-quarter results, specifically focusing on the company's operations in China. Yoon began the conversation by citing a recent CNBC interview with Jia Yueting, CEO and chairman of...
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China's Latest Smartphone Numbers Are Good For Apple
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 10:24am | 182China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: CHL)'s growth may suggests that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s China-related concerns are "far fetched," according to a report by Apple Insider, China Mobile added 23.3 million new 4G users last month, bringing its total user base to 335.6 million...
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Positives And Negatives Apple Investors Must Know, According To UBS
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 2:15pm | 675Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) were lower by more than 0.50 percent late Monday morning despite Steven Milunovich of UBS maintaining a Buy rating and $150 price target in a new research note. Milunovich highlighted two negative concerns and five positives. The analyst noted that the five...
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Why Apple's Tim Cook Is No Longer In Front Of Wall Street's Warpath
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 12:00pm | 396Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have gained nearly 9 percent over the past month. Investors and Wall Street analysts may have become frustrated with what they assumed to be a diminished growth prospect and declining share price. Daniel Ives of FBR commented in a note that Apple's...
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8 Apple Analysts Dish Their Thoughts On Earnings
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 9:36am | 950Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) were trading higher by 1.68 percent at $116.48 early Wednesday morning. The company reported upbeat results in its fourth-quarter (September ending) print. Wall Street analysts remained mostly bullish. Shares of Apple were highly volatile ahead of...
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What Some Of The Street's Top Apple Analysts Are Saying Before Earnings
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 2:58pm | 822Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) were lower by more than three percent Monday afternoon. The company will report its fourth-quarter (September ending) results on Tuesday. Analysts are mostly mixed ahead of the much anticipated report. Apple will report its fourth-quarter results...
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FBR 'Sees The Forest Through The Trees' On Apple
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 8:33am | 398In a report published Thursday, FBR & Co. analyst Daniel Ives explored several concerns weighing on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s investment sentiment but ultimately made no changes to his bullish Outperform rating and $175 price target. According to Ives, China macro issues, slowing...
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China 3G/4G Subscribers Grew 39% Last Month: Here's What It Means
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - 11:47am | 356In a report published Monday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White commented on newly released statistics for the month of June showing that 3G and 4G mobile subscriber growth in China grew 39 percent year-over-year. White continued that China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: CHL)'s 4G users...
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UBS Just Raised Apple Q3 iPhone Estimates
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 11:24am | 249In a report published Thursday, UBS analyst Steven Milunovich suggested Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will report its June quarter iPhone demand at 51.1 million units, above the Street's consensus estimate of about 45 million. Milunovich's "UBS Evidence Lab iPhone Monitor" tracks consumer demand (sell-...
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Oppenheimer: Apple Is 'Taking China By Storm'
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 12:58pm | 264In a report published Tuesday, Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz commented on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s "strong" second quarter results, but singled out the company's strength in emerging markets, especially China, as a key theme. Uerkwitz noted that Apple's "impressive" growth across all...
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Apple Just Dethroned Xiaomi As The Top Smartphone Maker In China
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 11:45am | 261Forbes on Monday reported that Apple Inc.(NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone market share is declining nearly worldwide, except for one country: China. Forbes cited Kantar Worldpanel ComTech's survey of smartphone sales and concluded that a rolling three-month period ending in February suggested...
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Cantor Analysts Tour The Far East; Here Is What They Say About Apple And Corning
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 10:43am | 242In a report published Tuesday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White commented from the Far East, where he is conducting a fact finding mission in meeting with key LCD supply chain companies. White noted that a meeting with an unnamed LCD supply chain company highlighted a weaker-than-average...
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Morgan Stanley: Apple's iPhone Demand Tracking Above Expectations, Demand In China Surging
Friday, December 19, 2014 - 8:55am | 227Katy Huberty of Morgan Stanley reported on Friday that based on internal surveys and analysis, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is benefiting from a better-than-expected demand for iPhone devices. "Our tracker indicates 67 million unit demand for the December quarter, above our estimate of 62 million...