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Apple earnings estimates begin to come together

It’s impossible to say what Apple’s exact earnings will be until they’re announced on Tuesday, but the cool cats at Bloomberg are beginning to put some numbers together. Over on their Apple stock page, the current estimates are pointing towards 17 percent growth in revenue and net income boosted by holiday sales of devices like […]

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Apple reports falling iTunes Music Store numbers in SEC filing

iTunes Music Store downloads are falling. And the numbers aren’t pretty. According to VentureBeat, in a securities filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple reported declining iTunes Music Store numbers. “Growth in net sales from the iTunes Store was driven by increases in revenue from app sales reflecting continued growth in the installed base […]

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Robinhood financial tool launches, offers zero commission trading for iOS

You may love the stock market or hate it, but it’s out there and it’s worth tapping into. And if you’ve got a handy iOS app to help you do it, so much the better. The Robinhood app has surfaced for iOS, complete with zero commission for U.S. listed securities. The app is designed to […]

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Tim Cook takes self-inflicted pay cut

I remember the days of Gil Amelio (sorry to single you out Gil) and other CEOs of Apple who basically ‘took the money and ran’. In those days, the “golden parachute” was the norm for essentially kicking out CEOs who weren’t helping the company. Definitely a weird practice. Then Steve Jobs came back and famously […]

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Apple and Bitcoin, oil and water?

One of my terrible regrets is that I didn’t hop on the Bitcoin train when I had the chance. I read about it, created an account, had one of my computers generate some coin (took forever), and decided it wasn’t worth my time to fart around with unrecognized virtual currency. If I had left that […]