Apple Inc.
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2010 iPod + iPhone Buyers' Guide Debuts, Joining iLounge's Multi-Million-Strong Family [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 22 days 5 hours 5 minutes ago
...and East Amherst, New York, iLounge Inc. is the world's leading provider...information, fully independent of Apple Inc. and vendors of related hardware...Las Vegas. Founded only days after Apple announced the first iPod in 2001...
U.S. stocks sink on home construction decline - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 9 hours 26 minutes ago
Setting off the move lower, building permits in October fell 4% to a 552,000 annual rate. Economists had expected permits to rise by 0.9% to a rate of 580,000. Building permits are a sign of future construction, with a monthly declining hinting at a still weak consumer going into the holiday season. See story on housing starts.
Airline stocks fall as oil tops $80 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 10 hours 18 minutes ago
Drug stocks mixed; Vivus jumps on study
Goldman apologizes, offers small businesses help - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 14 hours 12 minutes ago
The group said it will provide $100 million a year over the next five years, including a total of $200 million to provide scholarships for business and management educations and $300 million in the form of "loans and philanthropic support" to increase access to capital for small businesses.
Energy stocks weaken despite bullish supply data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 10 hours ago
The NYSE Arca Oil Index /quotes/comstock/10t!xoi.x (XOI 1,099, -3.97, -0.36%) fell 0.3% to 1,101, pulling back along with the broad equities market.
Cisco, Qualcomm lead broad tech advance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 8 hours 45 minutes ago
Read more about Cisco's earnings report.
Mark/Space Ships GoGadget Media Sync Software for Palm(R) Pre(TM) and Palm Pixi(TM) [Press Release]
MarketWire | 10 days 6 hours 5 minutes ago
LOS GATOS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/14/09 -- Mark/Space, creator of award-winning desktop and handheld synchronization software, announced the release of GoGadget for webOS. GoGadget for webOS works with media applications users already know and use to keep media in sync between a webOS phone and PC or Mac, providing hassle-free sync of music, ringtones, photos, video and documents.
Starhub gets deal to offer iPhone in Singapore - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 3 minutes ago
StarHub, in a statement, said it will provide more information on the pricing, tariffs and the date of the device's availability "in due course." The statement did not specify which model of Apple's touchscreen device will be offered.
Delta, SkyTeam may plow $1 billion into JAL - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 12 hours 40 minutes ago
Reynolds upgraded to neutral at J.P. Morgan
Target cut to neutral by Goldman Sachs - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 12 hours 40 minutes ago
Reynolds upgraded to neutral at J.P. Morgan
KBC gets E.U. approval for restructuring plan - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 12 hours 21 minutes ago
Shares in KBC were suspended Wednesday.
RWE sells stock in American Water for $784 million - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 16 hours 14 minutes ago
Air Berlin shares gain after profit doubles
U.S. futures dip after early economic data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 10 hours 39 minutes ago
U.S. stock-market turn slightly lower on Wednesday, after the government says consumer prices rose and construction of new homes fell in October, offsetting earlier gains that stemmed from a weaker dollar. See full story.
Hershey says mulling Cadbury options - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 13 hours 37 minutes ago
Three-way split at Bank of England
AMD shares rise on moves to ease debt burden - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 9 hours 41 minutes ago
Meanwhile, a Barclays analyst said AMD's next move could likely be to fully spin off GlobalFoundries into an entirely separately entity, paving the way for "a financially sounder AMD Product Co."
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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 |