"Apple (APPL) recently reported quarterly sales and profits that exceeded Wall Street's expectations by a country mile," notes dividend reinvestment expert Chuck Carlson.

The editor of The DRIP Investor explains, "The company's humongous cash haul begs the question -- when will Apple start to pay a dividend.

"Revenue rose 71%, while profits jumped 75% to $6.43 per share, beating the consensus earnings estimate by a whopping $1.03 per share.

Continue reading Apple (AAPL): The Case for a Dividend

Apple (AAPL): The Case for a Dividend originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

This post is one in a series in which more than 60 newsletter advisors share their Top Stock Picks for 2011. This special report is courtesy of TheStockAdvisors.com.

"After its two-year romp from 85 to 320 you might be leery of buying Apple (AAPL)," notes Stephen Quickel.

The editor of US Investment Report explains, "The stock's advance has slowed noticeably since topping 300 in October. Even so, we regard Apple as one of our Top Picks for 2011 -- destined to crack above 400 in the year or so ahead.

Continue reading Top Picks 2011: Apple (AAPL)

Top Picks 2011: Apple (AAPL) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Qualcomm Rises on Apple Rumors

Qualcomm Rises on Apple Rumors originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Adobe Systems (ADBE - option chain) shares are rising today after after Apple (AAPL) announced it will relax restrictions on development tools used by mobile application developers. The change in policy allows developers to resume using ADBE's Flash software in their apps, which had been effectively banned before the announcement. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on ADBE.

Continue reading Good News for Adobe: Apple Allows Flash on Devices

Good News for Adobe: Apple Allows Flash on Devices originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Closing Bell: A Good September Start (AAPL, BCSI, BKC, JPM, SLRY, RDC, APOL)

Closing Bell: A Good September Start (AAPL, BCSI, BKC, JPM, SLRY, RDC, APOL) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Continue reading Will New Apple TV Include Netflix Support?

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Continue reading Three Tech Game Changers You Don't Want to Miss Out On

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Continue reading Apple Stock Soars to All-Time High Following Strong Earnings Report

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Continue reading Facebook Finds Its Edge on Twitter

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Continue reading Can Hopes Get Too High for Apple's 'Jesus Slate'?

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McDonald's (MCD) isn't the only company tapping into the "billions" game. In a bit of chest-thumping while Google (GOOG) announced its new cell phone, Apple (AAPL) let the world know that iPhone and iPod Touch users have pulled down 3 billion applications from the company's App Store since its launch a year and a half ago.

Steve Jobs, the company CEO, said, "This is like nothing we've ever seen before." He didn't reveal how many of these apps were free -- and whether billions and billions of downloads translate to billions and billions of dollars.

Continue reading Apple App Store: Billions and Billions Served

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Continue reading Closing bell: Market Lacks Conviction, Again (AAPL, NOK)

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Continue reading Apple Spikes on Rumors of Tablet

Apple Spikes on Rumors of Tablet originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The online push from Black Friday continued into Cyber Monday. Coremetrics, a web analytics company, found that sales were up 19.6% year-over-year as of 1:00 PM Monday. Online may account for only 10% of spending during the holiday season (7% overall), but it remains the bright spot in what has been a lackluster kickoff to the holiday season.

Black Friday spending was up only 0.5% this year, though Black Friday online spending jumped 35%. For Friday and Saturday, ShopperTrak reports that retail sales were up 0.9% to $16.77 billion, while customer traffic dropped 2.7%.

Continue reading Cyber Monday a success, despite Black Friday

Cyber Monday a success, despite Black Friday originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Tired of the prudes over at Apple (AAPL), who keep a tight leash on filth in iTunes? Well, it seems like the folks at Google (GOOG) are keeping an open mind. Even though its Android Market isn't playing in the adult space, Google isn't preventing adult-only content from getting on its devices, while Apple has made it a point to keep its iPhones and iPods clean from the start.

The latest entrant into the Android experience is a company called MiKandi (say it, "my candy"), which provides mobile access to the hot stuff you can enjoy on a screen of any size. MiKandi has no connection to Google other than the use of its technology.

Continue reading Android gets a red light district

Android gets a red light district originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK) is profitable again! The online media company that provides music and other entertainment cut its way into the black, getting rid of the costs that were getting in the way. It wasn't much of a profit, only $1.5 million for the third quarter, not even a full cent per share, but it's a hell of a lot better than the $4.5 million loss it sustained in the third quarter of 2008.

Revenue fell 8% last quarter to $140.3 million, just shy of the analyst average of $140.9 million. This trend is likely to continue through the fourth quarter. Music, technology product and game revenues were down. The profit was instead eked out of the supply chain and headcount.

Continue reading RealNetworks cuts to profits, eyes future with Google

RealNetworks cuts to profits, eyes future with Google originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

With the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tablet, newspapers doing what they should have done: thinking about the possible impact to their business and trying to find ways to mitigate it. This comes 15 years after the industry ignored the internet and a decade after it disregarded Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Of course, unwilling to admit its salient and severe fallibility, the newspaper folks are saying that they don't want the Tablet to destroy print the way the iPod destroyed the music industry.

The newspapers are apparently worried that circulation could plunge, driving profits through the floor and jeopardizing their abilities to operate. They are concerned that properties like the New York Times Co.'s (NYSE: NYT) Boston Globe could wind up selling for a single-digit percentage of the original purchase price.

Continue reading Newspapers resist Apple Tablet, like they've resisted everything else

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In the past, it has been the Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) Wii or Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone creating holiday hype -- what product will it be this year?

Quite honestly, none. The tech realm is still looking for the next big holiday hit. This is why it appears that we could be facing a holiday season full of buy-one-get-one-free specials or pushy salespeople trying to get you to allow their company to install the new flat-panel TV or add ons that will help integrate your home entertainment system.

So, what does this mean for electronics retailers?

Continue reading Tech sector could have some unhappy holidays

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Continue reading May Steve Jobs live to be 120

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I thought I'd take a look at two companies that reported earnings earlier in the week that share a couple things in common. First, they deal with music. Second, their prospects have been defined, in part, by the surge of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPod/iTunes zeitgeist.

Let's begin with Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG). According to Reuters, Warner Music Group lost 25 cents per share from continuing businesses in Q3. Analysts wanted to see a loss of only 16 cents per share. In last year's Q3, the company lost 6 cents per share. Not a good trend. Warner Music Group's management unfortunately fails to impress.

Continue reading Warner Music Group and Live Nation: Two melodious investments?

Warner Music Group and Live Nation: Two melodious investments? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.