Nevertheless, it was a busy day for the tech stocks. Lucent (LU) said it will subtract $125 million off its previously reported earnings due to an accounting error. The bad news sent the network equipment makeris stock to levels not seen since January of 1998. Meanwhile, Nortel (NT), Lucentis Canadian competitor, promised it will —unlike…
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The Election Standoff and HP's Poor Q4 Results Sink Tech Stocks
Biotech stocks ($BTK) were off as a group about 8% due to a Barronis article suggesting the sector is in a value "bubble" much like the Internet stocks experienced earlier in the year. It certainly is the only technology sector still left well in the black for the year and may soon become the last…
But I Digress... - The Mac Is The Smartest OS? Not For Everyone
The Mac Is The Smartest OS? Not For Everyone November 10th, 2000 Two weeks ago, we looked together at the Mac OS and briefly, the theories of Howard Gardner, Professor of Education at Harvard University. Today, I am going to flesh out those original thoughts, and present you with an entirely different way of looking…
The Mac Observer: On The Flip Side - Group Thinking & The Macintosh Explained
Group Thinking & The Macintosh Explained October 31st, 2000 To be a Mac user, you have to think differently. We have to go past the usual "I stick with what I know" barrier and adventure into the unknown. No matter what we say about Mac users, we all know one thing: we like something other…
Treats for Everyone As Investors Say Good Night to October
Investor optimism was palpable as October, the most dread month of the year for the stock markets, came to an end and the historically best time of the year to own stocks began. The word from the floor of the NYSE is that fund managers are rolling up their sleeves and putting money back to…
Volatile Week Ends on a High Note, But Apple's Stock Languishes
The much weaker than expected gross domestic product in the third quarter means the stock markets wonit have to worry about the Feds raising interest rates again in November. Meanwhile, as the great earnings and growth at JDS Uniphase (JDSU) sink into investorsi collective consciousness, the recent panic selling in the optical networking stocks seems…
The Dow Rallies, but the Nasdaq Rolls Over and Apple Declines
The talk among traders is that last weekis rally must have been too much to hold for many tech stocks. Meanwhile, investors are trading in sympathy with every negative earnings announcement. Perhaps more important are the accumulating signs of economic slowdown, which have many observers forecasting that the Nasdaq will be stuck in a trading…
Bulls Regain Control in Stock Markets As Apple Disappoints
Investors may not care for the slowing growth at Apple, but itis going to be difficult for Wall Street to punish the stock price much more. Fred Anderson, Appleis CFO, reported that Apple has $4 billion in cash and $800 million in investments, which means the companyis cash and investments, with the debt subtracted, is…
Head Fake or Market Bottom? Fear Overcomes Greed Among AAPL Investors
Tonight the Presidential candidates engage in a second debate. CNBC reported this morning that a survey of US fund managers revealed 62% believe Al Gore will win in November, up from only 7% in August. The real question for the financial markets is will the Republicans remain in control of Congress? The conventional wisdom is…
Apple Continues Plunge, But Slows The Descent
Apple sank 7/16 to close at 21 3/4 on volume of 10,666,900 shares. This is still 2 1/2 times normal volume before Apple announced its warnings earning, though once again volume is slowing. Apple announced that Mitch Mandich, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, will be retiring in December of this year. The Mac Observer covers…
QuickTime Live! Speakers Announced
Keynote speakers for the second-annual QuickTime? Live! conference on October 9 ? 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California include: Philip Schiller, Apple?s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing When: Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Frank Casanova, Apple?s director of QuickTime Product Marketing; award-winning filmmaker and director David…
The Nasdaq Falls as Panic Grips Apple's Investors
Brokerage firm downgrades began to roll in this morning. Investors and analysts were rushing to disassociate themselves from the Apple catastrophe, in a wave of selling and downgrades of the likes rarely ever witnessed for a major corporation with eleven robust quarters under its belt. Investors wondered whether Appleis sales shortfall., in conjunction with other…
Tech Stock Come Back Hurdles AAPL Higher By 9.3%, But Then Apple Issues an Earnings Warning After t
The momentum players began to jump in by midmorning as it became clear that the vitality in the stock market wasnit due merely to short covering. Todayis broad rally on good volume may indicate a solid bottom has finally been found after several weeks of searching. Apple stock soared by 4 9/16 or 9.32% to…
AAPL Slips Below $50 Per Share As the Quarter Wraps Up
Itis never a good sign when the big cap technology stocks begin to break through formerly robust support levels, but thatis what going on this month in the stock market. Today, it was Yahoois (YHOO) turn to break through support on fears the company might not meet earnings expectations. Shares of Yahoo! fell 12 1/16…
AAPL Gets Kicked Lower on Unfounded Fears
For the first time in the eurois short existence the central banks of Japan, England, the US, Canada and the European Union intervened in currency markets to support the euro, which climbed several cents against the dollar. On Wednesday, the euro sank to all-time lows of 84.38 cents and 90.04 yen. The surprise concerted intervention…
Dow Trends Higher While Tech Stocks, Apple Included, Take a Fall
A Reuters article noted that investors are in a cautious mood, "Bullish comments from one of Wall Streetis most influential market watchers, Abby Joseph Cohen, failed to rally the market. Investorsi worries that high oil prices and a weak euro will bite into corporate profits are "overdone" and will be "short-lived," according to Goldman Sachsi…
Viva La France! Tomorrow is Mac OS X Public Beta Day!
Ciscois stock closed below its $60 support level at $58 7/8 per share on twice normal volume. Wall Street has been watching Ciscois stock as a proxy for the Nasdaq, todayis break down bodes ill for the broader tech stocks according to conventional wisdom. Robert McTeer, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said…
Tech Stocks Bounce and Apple's Stock Soars
PC stocks bounced back after IDC said, "unit volume for the worldwide PC market should climb to 33.4 million in the third quarter, a 18.5 percent jump from the year-ago period, " according to a CBS MarketWatch article. IDCis Bruce Stephen was quoted as saying, "The consumer market will once again propel global PC growth…
High Volume Break Out Rally Boosts AAPL
Money that has been sidelined for months is just now beginning to return to market and as before the technology stocks are leading the way higher. Mark Jakob, a former employee of Internet Wire was arrested today for the Emulex (EMLX) hoax that last week crashed the stock intraday until the fraud was revealed. AP…
The Dow Shrinks but the Nasdaq and Apple Continue Higher
Apple continued to rally 5/16 to close at 59 1/2 on high volume of 5 million shares for the eighth day in a row. Yesterday, an ON24 audio report said Salomon Smith Barney analyst Richard Gardner, after meeting with Appleis management, reiterated his buy rating on Apple, with a price target of $70 per share.…
OS X and Salomon Smith Barney's Positive Comments Power AAPL
An ON24 audio report said Salomon Smith Barney analyst Richard Gardner, after meeting with Appleis management, reiterated his buy rating on Apple, saying the company is one of his two top picks in the PC industry, the other is Gateway. Gardner said that Appleis growth is 3 times the industry average, second only to Dellis.…
The Mac Observer: The Apple Trader - All Aboard The AAPL Express!
All Aboard The AAPL Express! August 28th, 2000 Wall Street woke up last week to discover AAPL is a value play, something Apple investors have known since 1997. A clever analyst recently noticed that Apple’s P/E ratio is about half the industry average while Apple’s revenue growth, even at low-ball estimates, is equal that of…
Here Comes the Fed! Apple's Stock Climbs Slightly
The stock markets are really dull this time of year and will remain so until September when everyone returns from vacation. Tomorrow when the Fed announces its interest rate decision at 2:15 EDT there could be some unusual volatility due to the low summer volume combined with large hedge fund trades on the news. Appleis…
Nasdaq Sinks But Apple Eeks Higher
Steve Jobs will appear on CNBC this afternoon at 5:45 EST to talk about Pixaris (PIXR) earnings, announced this afternoon at $0.16 per share, better than analystsi forecast of $0.14 per share for the second quarter. Revenues increased to $18.3 million from $13.5 million a year ago. Apple gained 1/4 to 47 3/4 on volume…