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Post by chinacat on Dec 17, 2016 11:05:42 GMT -8
After a lackluster Monday, AAPL hung pretty steadily around the $116 mark for the rest of the week. Mac Pro sales appear to be better than some of the initial reviews may have indicated. Sure looks like the Market is confident that the businessman President will be good for business, providing some comfort for those of us in mortal fear of his cabinet picks (Jeff Sessions? Rex Tillerson? Really?!?!). A strong FQ1 certainly seems possible, and if any China pushback can be delayed until after Chinese New Year, the next quarter could provide an additional boost.
OK, call me Pollyanna, but I have to do something to fight my post-election depression. The arrival of both infant grandsons at our home, together for the first time, will certainly help.
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Post by JDSoCal on Dec 17, 2016 18:31:46 GMT -8
OK, call me Pollyanna, but I have to do something to fight my post-election depression. The arrival of both infant grandsons at our home, together for the first time, will certainly help. The Trump market bounce, and Apple repatriating 100's of billions of our money should help ease the pain too. Also, lots of rum-spiked eggnog. I hope everyone has a great holiday season. Let's hope we're 50 points higher in Apple by this time next year and Tim has to split the stock again after the massive buy-in due to the increased divy.
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Post by hledgard on Dec 17, 2016 19:19:28 GMT -8
I am heartened by Trump’s picks. He has not gone off the deep end. I think he will surprise us all. There is a real chance for a real change.
The selection of Pence for VP gave a clue that things might not be so wild.
PS Still impressed by the new MacBook Pro. The keyboard is such a plus, and the touch bar is a lovely idea. Solid addition to Apple's portfolio.
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Post by Ted on Dec 18, 2016 7:47:30 GMT -8
I am heartened by Trump’s picks. He has not gone off the deep end. I think he will surprise us all. There is a real chance for a real change. The selection of Pence for VP gave a clue that things might not be so wild. PS Still impressed by the new MacBook Pro. The keyboard is such a plus, and the touch bar is a lovely idea. Solid addition to Apple's portfolio. I agree completely, hledgard. Trump's keen ability to find the least qualified white men to fill his cabinet of deplorables is impressive and reassuring. These climate-change-denying, backward-thinking men are just the right folks to systematically disassemble our government and effect real change. And, yes, Pence may be able to electro-shock every single gay person in the US and turn them into lobotomized, right-thinking heterosexuals... So sure, let's create jobs at any cost - even if the planet left behind is uninhabitable and the US becomes the Fourth Reich. P.S. Why invest in AAPL when Tim Cook is clearly a liberal, nature-loving, gay man? ... seems antithetical to yr beliefs....
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Post by chinacat on Dec 18, 2016 8:16:16 GMT -8
I apologize for mentioning politics, and will try to do better in the future.
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Post by Ted on Dec 18, 2016 8:21:54 GMT -8
Sorry to get political, but these are tough times to stay silent - in the face of the onslaught.
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Post by sponge on Dec 18, 2016 10:24:58 GMT -8
If you are a liberal democrat the next few years will be tough.
We Republicans survived the last 8 years and so will you.
In the end we have one goal in common. Apple
So regardless of political leanings let us celebrate each milestone we meet in stock price and technological achievements.
By 2024 we should have an Apple Car and a bunch of cool new products and services.
It won't really matter who is in the WH.
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Post by bud777 on Dec 18, 2016 17:06:48 GMT -8
I don't agree that it doesn't matter who is in the White House. I expect to see dramatic swings in the market that will make 2008 seem like a speed bump. For those with enough guts, there is money to be made. The question is whether that money will be worth anything. The last time we were on ground as uncharted as this was after Nixon resigned. It takes a little time for people to figure out how to exploit it, but they always do. Then that leads to excesses and violent swings, e.g. The oil crisis and inflation of the late 70's or the crash in 2008. You can bet that China and Russia as well as the EU are delighted to see the end of a one superpower world.
Maybe that's a good thing but one thing is sure. There are interesting times ahead and I mean that in the bad sense. My best wishes to everyone here during the upcoming year.
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Post by JDSoCal on Dec 18, 2016 19:30:20 GMT -8
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Post by rickag on Dec 18, 2016 20:03:25 GMT -8
At the end of the article the key quote is: "The Department of Finance has pledged to close its shell company-focused rules, but that move is expected to create no obstacle to global companies, which can shift the same accounting strategies to other countries beyond the EU's wrath."
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Post by JDSoCal on Dec 18, 2016 20:46:34 GMT -8
At the end of the article the key quote is: "The Department of Finance has pledged to close its shell company-focused rules, but that move is expected to create no obstacle to global companies, which can shift the same accounting strategies to other countries beyond the EU's wrath." I always come back to the arsonist analogy. Those who would raise taxes (to keep it as apolitical as possible) are like arsonists. They light a hotel on fire, and then are shocked - shocked! - to find that the people inside escape through the fire exits. "Stupid people, how dare they! Clearly, we need to nail the fire exits shut!" Except there will always be fire exits. At least some countries out there won't be dumb enough to join a centralized government hotel like the EU that robs them of their sovereignty. Others, like the UK, will leave once they realize they are in the hotel with deadbeats and are paying for their stay. It's all so simple and obvious. Capital wants to be loved and treated well and will move accordingly. Just imagine if we did get that 12.5% corporate rate in the US!
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