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The world is facing an acute chip shortage. Numerous companies, including the auto sector, are facing an inability to get semiconductors, hampering their ability to manufacture their products. Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal for Bloomberg News: Part of this is an acute crisis, related to the virus. But there’s also a long-term structural issue, with…
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“The big winner from Apple’s increased use of ‘3-D sensing’ in the iPhone is not Lumentum and those other laser companies you’ve heard about, writes David Dai of Bernstein today,” Tiernan Ray reports for Barron’s. “It’s the Austrian manufacturer Ams AG (AMS), whose shares he starts today with an Outperform rating.” “The company makes something…
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“As Apple Inc. prepares to introduce its latest iPhones next week, the company’s biggest challenge is one of its making: how to top its own success,” Daisuke Wakabayashi reports for The Wall Street Journal. “Apple’s bigger-screen iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, introduced a year ago, reignited sales growth for Apple’s smartphone, propelled the company…
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“Bernstein Research’s Toni Sacconaghi today reiterates an Outperform rating on Apple stock, and a $108 price target, warning that Apple may miss high expectations for first-weekend sales of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus when they go on sale this Friday, but that it may not matter much,” Tiernan Ray reports for Barron’s. Ray reports,…
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“Apple’s heavily heralded iWatch, tipped to launch in the autumn this year, could dent the profits of the Swiss company behind the popular Swatch brand, according to analysts,” Jenny Cosgrave reports for CNBC. “The Swiss watch market is dominated by two brands: Richemont — home to luxury brands such as Piaget, Alfred Dunhill, Montblanc and…
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“Bernstein Research raised its price target for Apple Inc., citing potential gains from the soon-to-be-introduced iPhone 6, which is expected to feature a bigger screen, and the speculated introduction of a smartwatch product,” Benjamin Pimentel reports for MarketWatch. “Bernstein raised its Apple price target to $700 from $615,” Pimentel reports. “‘We believe investor anticipation of…
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“Bernstein Research’s Toni Sacconaghi opines that there is ‘more downside risk than upside’ to both Q2′s and Q3′s reports, especially the latter,” Tiernan Ray reports for Barron’s. “Sacconaghi, who has an Outperform rating on the shares, and a $575 price target, writes today that Apple may deliver $43.4 billion in revenue in the quarter, which…
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“Apple Inc. could boost its stock buyback plan when it reports results next week, as the tech giant’s shareholders ‘are looking for Apple to provide a framework and commitment for capital return,’ Bernstein Research said Wednesday,” Benjamin Pimentel reports for MarketWatch. “Analyst Toni Sacconaghi said he expects the iPhone maker to increase ‘its commitment to…
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“What’s Apple up to with that sapphire factory it’s building in Mesa, AZ?” Philip Elmer-DeWitt wonders for Fortune. “That’s one of the questions Bernstein’s Toni Sacconaghi (who covers Apple) and Alberto Moel (who covers Corning) set out to answer in a two-part report to clients issued Wednesday.” “Their reports represent the deepest dive I’ve seen…
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“Apple’s (AAPL) shares have been getting slammed as Wall Street frets about its March quarter earnings report, due out next Tuesday,” Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports for Fortune. “Whether the stock bounces from the 16-month low it hit Wednesday or sinks even lower may depend less on iPhone or iPad sales than on its guidance for the…
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