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Post by phoebear611 on Jun 10, 2014 3:03:34 GMT -8
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Post by rickag on Jun 10, 2014 3:49:49 GMT -8
One small nit pick. Mr. Jones said, I doubt that the people with 18 a 24 months left on their contract should be included in the most likely to upgrade. i would let Mr. Jones know, but they want my email to post and well … …. … I don't want them to have it.
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Post by artman1033 on Jun 10, 2014 4:10:05 GMT -8
FDA says Apple feels a 'moral obligation' to improve health tracking data "Of course, Apple's interest in health-related applications -- and its talks with the FDA --?have only helped to further drive speculation that the company could be planning to launch a wrist-worn device later this year, frequently referred to as a so-called "iWatch." The latest rumors claim the device may sport a curved OLED touchscreen, and that Apple is apparently planning to hold an event to unveil the accessory this October." forums.appleinsider.com/t/180529/fda-says-apple-feels-a-moral-obligation-to-improve-health-tracking-data
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Post by artman1033 on Jun 10, 2014 4:18:30 GMT -8
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Post by firestorm on Jun 10, 2014 4:58:06 GMT -8
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Post by Red Shirted Ensign on Jun 10, 2014 5:38:27 GMT -8
95 and rising.....yesterday's "dip" presented no meaningful opportunity for buyers.
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Post by terps530 on Jun 10, 2014 5:38:48 GMT -8
wow, 95 aka 665.
last week i bought a condor (or maybe a reverse condor), saying aapl would be over 95 or under 90 for this week. cost was 5.50, max win is 10. at upper end already but we have some days and volatility left. good stuff though!
edit: jinxed it :/
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Post by JDSoCal on Jun 10, 2014 7:11:03 GMT -8
Hmm...a 25% YoY increase in iPhone sales right before iPhone 6 release? If I were a darts expert, I'd have to "model" this. Unfortunately, I lack the expertise, training, and vision for such extrapolations.
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Post by mrentropy on Jun 10, 2014 8:42:01 GMT -8
Did Glen Yeung at Citibank really reiterate his neutral rating with a $82 price target? $12 underwater?? If you are going to have a 12 month price target that is 15% below the current trading value, at least have the balls to rate it a "Sell". Hasn't he literally been utterly and completely wrong with every call he has made on APPL for the last year?
- May 13 "margins may come under pressure from cheaper iPhone" - reality, margins improved - July '13 reiterated neutral. It has never been below his price target on that day since. - Jan '14 expected slowing iPhone and solid iPad (reality was the complete opposite). Price has never been below that date since.
I have been eyeing an analyst job, but I don't think I can be that wrong that consistently in order to qualify. In good news, Yeung has replaced Cramer as my best contrarian indicator, so your long is safe for the foreseeable future. (That was satire. don't trade off of that or believe for a second I want to be an analyst)
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Post by rob_london on Jun 10, 2014 9:00:38 GMT -8
"For Apple, Marketing Is a Whole New Game". "Amid criticisms that it has failed to innovate, Apple is increasingly taking marketing into its own hands. It's madly building an internal agency that it's telling recruits will eventually number 1,000..." adage.com/article/agency-news/apple-marketing-a-game/293605/
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Post by phoebear611 on Jun 10, 2014 10:23:33 GMT -8
Are we still getting that 2:14 pop thingy?
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Post by yellowhandman on Jun 10, 2014 10:29:37 GMT -8
Question - does the split affect the effectiveness of Apple's buy backs in any way? In theory it should take the same amount of money to move the stock, except buying seven times the actual number of shares…but does the increased liquidity after the split potentially change perhaps the nature of Apple's opportunity to execute the buy back, either positively or negatively?
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Post by moltenfire on Jun 10, 2014 10:29:36 GMT -8
Are we still getting that 2:14 pop thingy? Looks like a minor 20 cent bump near 2:14p today, but not sure it'll hold.
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Post by Mav on Jun 10, 2014 10:46:17 GMT -8
Question - does the split affect the effectiveness of Apple's buy backs in any way? In theory it should take the same amount of money to move the stock, except buying seven times the actual number of shares…but does the increased liquidity after the split potentially change perhaps the nature of Apple's opportunity to execute the buy back, either positively or negatively? Accountants and CFOs in the house? Doesn't make a difference? Also, Apple does most (?) of its buybacks via ASR programs
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Post by Mav on Jun 10, 2014 11:14:00 GMT -8
Btw, did OCC/CBOE/whoever prevent the writing of new strike price options for existing expirations?
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Post by Luckychoices on Jun 10, 2014 11:20:51 GMT -8
"For Apple, Marketing Is a Whole New Game". "Amid criticisms that it has failed to innovate, Apple is increasingly taking marketing into its own hands. It's madly building an internal agency that it's telling recruits will eventually number 1,000..." adage.com/article/agency-news/apple-marketing-a-game/293605/From Rob's link: ======================= But Apple's grand ambitions so far appear to be just that. The company that only a decade ago was the creative standard is finding a frosty reception in some creative corners. "I don't feel that energy from Apple," said one top agency exec who was approached for a post. "The revolution has come and gone, and I'm not sure a job at Apple would be a creative opportunity. If I were going to go brand-side, there are a lot more interesting companies I'd rather work for, like Coke or Pepsi." ======================= As an agency exec, Coke and Pepsi would be more interesting companies to work for than Apple? Really?
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Post by ericinaustin on Jun 10, 2014 11:28:22 GMT -8
Did Glen Yeung at Citibank really reiterate his neutral rating with a $82 price target? $12 underwater?? If you are going to have a 12 month price target that is 15% below the current trading value, at least have the balls to rate it a "Sell". Hasn't he literally been utterly and completely wrong with every call he has made on APPL for the last year? - May 13 "margins may come under pressure from cheaper iPhone" - reality, margins improved - July '13 reiterated neutral. It has never been below his price target on that day since. - Jan '14 expected slowing iPhone and solid iPad (reality was the complete opposite). Price has never been below that date since. I have been eyeing an analyst job, but I don't think I can be that wrong that consistently in order to qualify. In good news, Yeung has replaced Cramer as my best contrarian indicator, so your long is safe for the foreseeable future. (That was satire. don't trade off of that or believe for a second I want to be an analyst) your exactly right. If I was this guys boss it would be time to bring him into the office and sit him down and calmly look him in the in the eye and say " Glen I'm sorry but Citibank just isn't the right fit for you. We are going to need your badge ." and have two security guards with his things in a couple of boxes outside the door waiting for him. When you become a contrarion indicator it's time to move on.
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Post by JDSoCal on Jun 10, 2014 11:42:39 GMT -8
From Rob's link: ======================= But Apple's grand ambitions so far appear to be just that. The company that only a decade ago was the creative standard is finding a frosty reception in some creative corners. "I don't feel that energy from Apple," said one top agency exec who was approached for a post. "The revolution has come and gone, and I'm not sure a job at Apple would be a creative opportunity. If I were going to go brand-side, there are a lot more interesting companies I'd rather work for, like Coke or Pepsi." ======================= As an agency exec, Coke and Pepsi would be more interesting companies to work for than Apple? Really? Tim Cook just needs to look them in the eyes and ask, “Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?”
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Post by Mav on Jun 10, 2014 12:01:56 GMT -8
As an agency exec, Coke and Pepsi would be more interesting companies to work for than Apple? Really? Tim Cook just needs to look them in the eyes and ask, “Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?” Sorry, I guess it's a reflex
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Post by Luckychoices on Jun 10, 2014 12:04:02 GMT -8
Nice to hear directly from those who grasped the importance and significance of the WWDC Keynote. Too bad much of the media can't be bothered to understand. From Daring Fireball: carpeaqua.com/2014/06/08/the-next-five-years/‘The Next Five Years’ ★ Justin Williams: And then in two hours, Apple shut me up. They pretty much offered a solution for every single thing I have bitched about over the past five years. Extensions, CloudKit, a new iTunes Connect. And Swift, an entirely new programming language that will likely power the future of iOS and OS X development for years to come. I came into this years WWDC fairly mellow to what would or wouldn’t be announced. There wasn’t any anticipation or excitement the night before. Just a standard amount of curiosity. After the Keynote, I can’t remember being that excited since the announcement of the original iPhone. They blew the roof off Moscone.
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Post by artman1033 on Jun 10, 2014 12:10:43 GMT -8
Just an personal observation:
I ran into Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Page at a garden center this morning. He is not hard to spot. He had his bow tie on.
I wished him continued good luck and told him I followed his career with joy.
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Post by incorrigible on Jun 10, 2014 12:50:41 GMT -8
Only 7% away from a new ATH. I'll take it
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Post by artman1033 on Jun 10, 2014 12:59:47 GMT -8
OOOOH! For Apple, Marketing Is a Whole New Game TBWA/Media Arts Lab was presenting fresh work to its signature client when the Apple executive across the table stopped the proceedings and handed over another idea, saying simply,
"We like this better."
The favored ad was created by a rival agency: Apple's in-house shop. Recounted by a creative who has worked on the brand recently, it's a scene that would have been unfathomable before the death of Apple's creative heart and soul, Steve Jobs, roughly two-and-a-half years ago. But today Apple is thinking differently about its approach to advertising and marketing. Very differently. adage.com/article/agency-news/apple-marketing-a-game/293605/
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Post by artman1033 on Jun 10, 2014 15:15:30 GMT -8
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Post by Mav on Jun 10, 2014 19:35:02 GMT -8
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Post by BillH on Jun 10, 2014 20:36:58 GMT -8
I'd forgotten about the Business Week and 9to5Mac articles you linked to. I do remember laughing out loud when I read them but maybe I was too harsh. So...,all you kids who believe Apple had a "budget" for this particular endeavor raise your right hand. Crickets
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Post by BillH on Jun 10, 2014 21:14:06 GMT -8
Just an personal observation: I ran into Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Page at a garden center this morning. He is not hard to spot. He had his bow tie on. I wished him continued good luck and told him I followed his career with joy. Picture if you will, a sixteen year old fledgling gas pumper/car mechanic changing out the rear tires (summer to winter) of a brand new Buick Riviera with it's proud owner standing watch. The kid in question was used to hub caps and steel wheels but these fancy "mags" with integral hubs were a new experience. Having removed the wheel he peers within the back to see what appears to be a metal disc with spring clips holding the hub. This clearly needed to be removed to fit on the new Coats tire machine but how? He bravely grabs a 1/2" drive extension and a hammer. With one confident blow he drives the tool straight through the decorative gleaming "R" that is transformed into a hundred shards of plastic. He slowly looks up with dread as the realization of his actions wash over him and says "sorry Mr. Page". Alan Page, towering all-pro defensive lineman of the Minnesota Vikings looks back into his eyes, says nary a word and retreats to the front of the Shell station where he patiently sat and waited for the return of his now broken car. Yep, it was me. Many years later, he dropped by my nieces hospital where she was being unsuccessfully treated for leukemia. She had attended and graduated from law school a few years past college and had been working as a public prosecutor in Sacramento when diagnosed. One of her wishes was to meet the man she had long admired from afar. We need a Hall of Fame for humans.
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Post by Mav on Jun 10, 2014 21:45:59 GMT -8
95 and rising.....yesterday's "dip" presented no meaningful opportunity for buyers. Tricky spot so not really trading. I DID buy a little bit of common stock. It's "cheaper" than it used to be.
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