Apple Inc.
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China Mobile still in talks with Apple on China iPhone launch - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 23 hours 8 minutes ago
The company's rival, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., began selling iPhones last month.
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MarketWatch | 4 days 16 hours 5 minutes ago
Chico's profit beats analysts' estimates
Apple, TI, Lexmark highlight tech action - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 14 hours 27 minutes ago
Read more about Apple's earnings report.
Apple shares surge as earnings climb 46% - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 12 hours 13 minutes ago
During the same period a year ago, Apple earned $1.14 billion, or $1.26 a share, on $7.9 billion in sales.
Apple shares surge after earnings beat - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 15 hours 55 minutes ago
Late Monday, Apple reported a 46% increase in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, led by better-than-expected sales of iPhones, Mac computers and iPods.
Chip downgrades lead broad tech-sector losses - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 13 hours 15 minutes ago
Dhanda said he made the moves because of "unfavorable indications from our cyclical framework," that suggest semiconductor inventory levels may be about to exceed the market's demand.
Comments: Apple shares surge as earnings climb 46% - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 12 hours 13 minutes ago
Investors might be getting a bit ahead of themselves when it comes to shares of Apple Inc.
Apple, TI gain; other tech stocks are mixed early - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 15 hours 2 minutes ago
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Apple earnings expected to grow with iPhone sales - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 12 hours 56 minutes ago
The stock has been on a strong run, climbing 20% since the company's last earnings report. The shares have more than doubled their level since the beginning of the year.
Apple results to focus on iPhone, holiday outlook - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 3 hours 32 minutes ago
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters currently estimate Apple will earn $1.42 a share on $9.2 billion in revenue for the quarter, compared with earnings of $1.26 a share on sales of $7.9 billion during the same period a year ago.
Autodesk, Salesforce lead tech-sector losses - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 13 hours 25 minutes ago
Autodesk said its earnings and revenue both fell from the same period a year ago, and the company also gave a fourth-quarter outlook that could miss analysts' current sales forecasts
Broad losses hit tech stocks early - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 14 hours 3 minutes ago
Drug stocks mixed; Vivus jumps on study
Google and Apple director part ways - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 41 days 10 hours 43 minutes ago
Google shares paced gains in the technology sector. Shares got a lift after analysts raised their price estimates for the Internet giant. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports in San Francisco.
Apple, TI, Boston Scientific on late-trading radar - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 9 hours 48 minutes ago
Investors will look for the company's figures on sales of its iPhone mobile device, as well as for its outlook for the holiday shopping season. Apple usually offers conservative forecasts, and Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said this quarter should not be an exception. See full Apple earnings preview.
iPhone's slow start in China is no worry Outside the Box - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 21 hours 41 minutes ago
Even the typically bullish, and usually correct, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray called this "a disappointment" and lowered his China 2010 iPhone sales forecast from a range of 1 million to 2 million to 550,000.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Personal Computers |
| Website: | http://www.apple.com |
Apple aims for nothing short of a revolution, whether in personal computing or digital media distribution. The company's desktop and laptop computers -- all of which feature its OS X operating system -- include its Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook for the consumer and education markets, and more powerful Mac Pro and MacBook Pro for high-end consumers and professionals involved in design and publishing. Apple scored a runaway hit with its digital music players (iPod) and online music store (iTunes). Other products include mobile phones (iPhone), servers (Xserve), wireless networking equipment (Airport), and publishing and multimedia software. Its FileMaker subsidiary provides database software.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 36,537 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 12.5 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 5,704 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 18.0 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 35,100 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 62.5 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | September |