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Thanks to a combination of anticipation and luck, Apple — which nearly went bankrupt before the last tech boom — is poised for even greater heights if it can continue to out-think, out-innovate and out-execute its competitors. Here are three major forces buoying Apple’s growth and pushing the company forward.
As a purely financial matter, Netflix’s quarterly report should not have precipitated the absolute shellacking that the company’s stock suffered after-hours Monday, wiping out about $1 billion in shareholder equity.
So much for those Apple jitters. The Cupertino, Calif. cash machine blew past Wall Street estimates Tuesday, reporting yet another monster quarter of financial results.
With its planned initial public offering just weeks away, social networking juggernaut Facebook reported that its first-quarter profit fell 12% thanks to a dramatic increase in the company’s expenses as it continues its torrid growth.
Everybody keeps expecting Apple to release a smaller, cheaper iPhone — and everybody keeps being utterly wrong.
Speaking at Ad Age’s Digital Conference yesterday, Tumblr’s founder and CEO David Karp announced that the site will start featuring sponsored “Radar” posts on users’ dashboards.
When I bought an iPhone battery from a Best Buy Express, I ended up pining for a blue shirt to rescue me.
Maybe it’s time for the company to give up on the whole notion of a big selection and savvy customer service.
Twitter says that it’s not going to use the patents it owns as weapons — at least not unless the inventors who are responsible for them grant permission.
Apple has taken a beating over the last five trading sessions, losing nearly 9% of its value – the worst performance since the fall. Profit-taking is the reason most people mention. But you have to ask: Why now?
In a maneuver designed to cement their control, Google’s founders announced an unusual stock plan that will maintain their grip on the search giant well into the future. Wall Street greeted the proposal — company shares rose 2.4% in after-hours trading — but the plan could spook shareholder-rights advocates.
