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Is Apple Trying To Hide Something From Investors?

11/14/2018, 5:41:52 AM
The iPhone giant said it would stop disclosing a key metric to analysts and the public. ✔ Despite its recent post-earnings sell-off, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been on a terrific run in 2018 -- actually, over the past two years ✔ Wilson/Getty Images The increasing set of features has allowed the company to sell a wider range of phones at various price points, from the ultra-high-end iPhone XS to 2016's lower-priced iPhone SE geared for emerging markets



Spotify Is Rolling Out Its Official Apple Watch App This Week

11/13/2018, 10:52:41 PM
Music lovers will be pleased, but there are some drawbacks. ✔ With this new app, users can enjoy an improved experience with better control and the ability to seamlessly connect to your speakers or devices, Spotify said in a statement announcing the app ✔ Spotify users will need to install the latest iPhone version of Spotify from the App Store



Spotify makes its official debut on the Apple Watch

11/13/2018, 11:52:53 PM
Don’t expect too much from it yet, though ✔ Users will be able to select playlists, shuffle and skip songs or podcast episodes, access recently played items and favorite tracks ✔ The ability to download tracks for offline listening is also currently not available ✔ Spotify for Wear OS finally does all the things you'd want it to [ Main image courtesy Spotify ]



Best smartphone and gadgets of the year REVEALED at Pocket-lint awards 2018

11/13/2018, 10:14:46 PM
THE Pocket-lint awards have once again revealed the top gadgets of 2018 and here's all the winners including the best smartphone of 2018. ✔ It's been a hugely competitive year in the world of tech with the rise of more impressive budget smartphones, improvements to wearable technology and more smart devices arriving in our homes ✔ Other products that took the top spots included the Sonos Beam, Apple iPad, Google Home and the FitBit Versa



Analysts are missing the mark on shares of Apple and FANG, Cramer says

11/13/2018, 11:27:46 PM
Jim Cramer reviews the negative coverage of Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet's stocks and offers his counterarguments. ✔ Even with all its data-privacy scandals, Facebook's advertising power and Instagram business are keeping the company afloat heading into 2019, he said ✔ Hit him up! Mad Money Twitter - Jim Cramer Twitter - Facebook - Instagram - Vine Questions, comments, suggestions for the Mad Money website



GameStop's Black Friday deals on Xbox One and PS4 start Sunday, Nov. 18

11/14/2018, 11:50:16 AM
The best thing about the GameStop deals is that they start early. ✔ As for the Xbox One games that GameStop is advertising -- they seem far less appealing than their PS4 equivalents, for this reason: All 4 titles highlighted in the GameStop circular -- PUBG, Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 4 and State of Decay 2 -- are available on the all you can eat Xbox Game Pass service, which Microsoft is offering to new users for $1 a month (to start) between now and the end of the year



Stock market rebound loses steam as oil gets clobbered

11/13/2018, 8:46:39 PM
Stocks fail to build on early gains Tuesday as oil prices cratered and a resolution of the ongoing U.S.-China trade war remained elusive. ✔ December West Texas Intermediate oil CLZ8, -8.14% tumbled 7.1% to settle at $55.69 a barrel, finishing at the lowest for a front-month contract in almost a year and falling for a record 12th session, according to FactSet data ✔ Instinet On a 12-month rolling basis, this is just about average ✔ Asian markets were mixed while European stocks were mostly higher ✔ The dollar, measured by the ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.41% softened and gold GCZ8, -0.16%  settled lower



P20 Pro news - Huawei gains another huge victory over its Android rivals

11/13/2018, 10:06:19 PM
HUAWEI'S P20 Pro continues to impress in 2018 and this smartphone has just won another major award. ✔ There's no question this phone is hugely impressive and when Express.co.uk reviewed the P20 Pro back in April we gave this phone the full five stars, saying: If Huawei was trying to make everyone sit up and take notice it’s certainly achieved that ✔ For a full list of winners head to Pocket-lint.com



The FAANG 'trade is dead': Money manager Peter Boockvar

11/13/2018, 10:36:30 PM
"Taken together, there's really no leadership anymore in the stock market," Boockvar told CNBC on Tuesday. ✔ FAANG, a term coined by CNBC's Jim Cramer, stands for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google parent Alphabet ✔ Boockvar even points to Amazon's $1 trillion market cap in September as a cause for concern about the company's continued growth, as competition is getting more intense



Podcast: A 27% Crude Oil Price Drop and Two Other Numbers You Need to Know

11/14/2018, 9:08:17 AM
Every trading day, Numbers By Barron’s offers 3 essential numbers to start your morning—in 2 minutes. Numbers By Barron’s is available as a finance podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and wherever you get your podcasts—as well as on your Amazon Alexa smart speaker ✔ Text size Numbers By Barron’s is a two-minute financial podcast with three vital numbers to start your morning ✔ A Goldman Sachs analyst slashed his price target on the company, citing weaker-than-expected outlook from two Apple suppliers ✔ Big producers U.S., Russia, and Saudi Arabia are pumping oil at or near records



Cut it out: how the smartphone notch became ‘a thing’

11/14/2018, 10:08:36 AM
More screen – at a cost ✔ As well as letting you block it out with a bar of black, you could use a monochrome or colorful gradient – this is a notch you can dress up rather than hiding, while still ending up with the impression of a more conventional screen shape ✔ $6.99 View $349 View $349 View No price information Check Walmart We check over 130 million products every day for the best prices



Cramer Remix: This stock has engineered the greatest turnaround story of our era

11/14/2018, 12:12:06 AM
Jim Cramer reveals how Bausch Health has put together an amazing comeback. ✔ In an uncertain investing environment, CNBC's Jim Cramer likes to highlight the best of the best of the slowdown plays, or stocks that do well in a weaker economy ✔ We've seen steady deceleration in real estate and construction projects at a host of banks



Cisco Is Poised to Grow, But China Tariffs Loom

11/14/2018, 10:46:00 AM
Cisco Systems Inc. is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results after the market closes Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know. ✔ Investors will be looking for signals on how long that run can continue ✔ PLAYING IT SAFE: Tech stocks, which soared in the first half of 2018, have taken a drubbing in recent weeks as the global economy shows signs of slowing ✔ Investors likely will keep an eye on the company’s cash holdings and cash flow, data points that have helped the company remain a good place to hide, he wrote



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