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Post by phoebear611 on Jul 12, 2015 4:14:26 GMT -8
Well - hate to be the bearer of bad news but the Europeans just handed us a shit sandwich for breakfast here as it pertains to the open tomorrow. Headline reads " EU scraps Greece summit with bailout deal on knife-edge": news.yahoo.com/eurozone-finance-ministers-suspend-greece-talks-meet-sunday-222033018.htmlOne of the folks I follow on Twitter(Heidi Moore from mashable.com) sums it up perfectly: Greece held a referendum to vote on a deal. The Greeks said NO. The Greeks then provided a "counter proposal" that looked a lot like what they had said NO to. Europe, which had made the original proposal, is now saying NO, to the proposal that the Greeks had said NO to, but were now asking for.The Germans and Fins have used all weekend to humiliate the Greeks. Instead of using them as a piñata - how about sitting down and coming to a thoughtful resolution. All this does is continue to wreak havoc on markets and for what?! ugh.
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Post by nagrani on Jul 12, 2015 5:03:18 GMT -8
There will be a deal. This is just showing the world who wears the pants. Germany needs to slap Greece before opening up the checkbook so Greece doesn't feel like it pulled a hustle on the EU via the referendum. There is too much to lose if they let Greek leave
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 5:05:05 GMT -8
The Greek referendum was probably the dumbest, most schizoid thing Tsipras could have done. How could the EU trust a warmed over proposal the Greeks clearly voted against? Nonetheless, meetings continue that appear to be the equivalent of a smoke-filled room, possibly allowing a political solution rather than an economic one, in the time remaining before the deadline.
The cancellation of the originally scheduled meeting Sunday of the finance ministers doesn't mean a deal won't get done.
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Post by phoebear611 on Jul 12, 2015 5:06:24 GMT -8
I know it sounds terribly selfish but I would hate it to technically damage our stock to the point where we begin to have issues. We all know that it goes down in a vacuum and up in a slow crawl. Infuriating!
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Post by rickag on Jul 12, 2015 5:24:33 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 7:41:49 GMT -8
Five reasons to switch from ATT to TMobile:
1. TMobile data speeds are 4x faster (check your area). 40-50MPS! 2. Apple Music streaming does not count against your data plan (like it does at ATT) 3. TMobile is 30-35% less expensive 4. ATT operates like Comcast: Put hidden early termination fees (ETF) in fine print and don't tell the customer. ATT gave me a $100 credit on an iPad I purchased from Apple. I switched to TMobile last week and the ETF was $145 on the iPad, or $45 more than the original credit. I was expecting something less than $100. By the way, TMobile will reimburse up to $325 per device for ETFs. 5. ATT's website is a labyrinth, making it difficult for you to switch and unlock your devices. In other words, ATT is NOT customer centric and I refuse to patronage such outfits.
The only negative is that ATT call reception quality is stronger than TMobile (at least in my area), but that's measured by holding a call in an elevator, something I rarely do.
ATT is on my short list, along with Comcast and DirecTV, among companies to avoid.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 9:27:43 GMT -8
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Post by phoebear611 on Jul 12, 2015 10:04:19 GMT -8
Yes this was written the NYT earlier in the week and I thought it made several very good points. Right now it has just gotten so emotional and complete game of brinksmanship- in the end the masses suffer. It's sad. I have no use for politicians.
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Post by tuffett on Jul 12, 2015 10:35:40 GMT -8
Open interest does not have a hammer lock on AAPL post-earnings and something's got to give with PPS with P/E so compressed. Having said that, I wish people would stay the F out of short term options. You are NOT helping the price of AAPL. Perhaps not, but I am helping my account balance, and that's all I really care about when trading/investing.
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Post by 2centsplus on Jul 12, 2015 11:36:39 GMT -8
In the article it says: 'In the report Pacific Crest Securities noted, "We believe the majority of people earning $15,000 a year or more in the world will own an iPhone exiting F2015." There may be no way to verify this, but just the thought of it should send alpha-seeking investor hearts a-twitter. This is an extraordinarily valuable fact or near fact.' I agree - if this is even close to true, I think it bodes very well for the fruit company. Staggeringly well, in fact.
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Post by Lstream on Jul 12, 2015 12:09:29 GMT -8
In the article it says: 'In the report Pacific Crest Securities noted, "We believe the majority of people earning $15,000 a year or more in the world will own an iPhone exiting F2015." There may be no way to verify this, but just the thought of it should send alpha-seeking investor hearts a-twitter. This is an extraordinarily valuable fact or near fact.' I agree - if this is even close to true, I think it bodes very well for the fruit company. Staggeringly well, in fact. Trust DoctorRX to get something as simple as this wrong. The guy is a total flake. Hargreaves wrote this as a negative comment on Apple - basically another market saturation warning. And this guy misses that point and interprets it completely backwards. SMH.
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Post by 2centsplus on Jul 12, 2015 12:30:21 GMT -8
Had a WTF experience with my first use of Apple Pay. Went into Passbook and tapped on the card I wanted to use (foolishly thinking that was all I needed to do). Of course it used my default card - no big deal but very counterintuitive. When was the last time you had to read the instructions and f perform a BASIC function on an Apple product (watch not included). Fair number of reviewers also saying that apple watch (and apple music?) can be unintuitive at times as well. Apple may have to watch the ease-of-use vs. number-of-features thing here. But they have been making intuitive products for decades and are undoubtedly getting lots of feedback so should be able to figure it out. You know these first versions...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 13:26:23 GMT -8
Andy Hargreaves is a notorious AAPL bear. No one takes him nor Seeking Alpha seriously. Wasted digital ink.
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Post by JDSoCal on Jul 12, 2015 13:27:26 GMT -8
The Greek referendum was probably the dumbest, most schizoid thing Tsipras could have done. How could the EU trust a warmed over proposal the Greeks clearly voted against? Nonetheless, meetings continue that appear to be the equivalent of a smoke-filled room, possibly allowing a political solution rather than an economic one, in the time remaining before the deadline. The cancellation of the originally scheduled meeting Sunday of the finance ministers doesn't mean a deal won't get done. You were expecting rational thought and practical solutions from a guy who's the head of a far-left party in Greece? They are deadbeats and should be kicked the the curb and made an example of. That's the only way, or other countries will try this shit, and then we've really got a problem.
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Post by Lstream on Jul 12, 2015 13:37:06 GMT -8
Andy Hargreaves is a notorious AAPL bear. No one takes him nor Seeking Alpha seriously. Wasted digital ink. The craziest thing about this is we have a guy writing an article about Apple, who seems incapable of figuring out what Hargreaves is actually saying. Let alone that he is not worth listening to in the first place. Interpreting an obvious bearish comment as bullish is totally hilarious. He should write an article on Greece for more comic relief. He probably thinks a far right government is in charge over there.
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Post by phoebear611 on Jul 12, 2015 15:12:53 GMT -8
According to CNBC: "Greece has been hit by bank holidays and capital control, but Apple is offering a bit of help to its Greek customers in a way only a technology giant can.
In an email to Greek users of its iCloud service, the tech behemoth offered to extend their storage plans for an extra 30 days without any extra costs."
I think that was pretty cool.
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Post by Lstream on Jul 12, 2015 17:50:44 GMT -8
Google Apple’s Share of Smartphone Industry’s Profits Soars to 92% which will take you to a WSJ story that is normally behind a paywall.
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