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Apple Could See a Turbulent 2019 for Online Sales

11/15/2018, 6:46:09 PM
Walmart will surpass the iPhone maker for U.S. online sales by year-end, one report shows. ✔ Text size Amazon.com (AMZN) continues its dominance of the domestic e-commerce market, according to a new retail report out Thursday ✔ EMarketer’s conclusion mirrors those of analysts such as Guggenheim Securities’ Robert Cihra, who expects iPhone sales to slip next year, citing weak demand from iPhone components suppliers



Apple rebounds after 5-day stock slide

11/15/2018, 5:10:21 PM
Apple's five-day losing streak, which wiped about more than 10% of the company's market value, appears to be coming to an end. ✔ MUST WATCH New York (CNN Business)Apple's five-day losing streak, which wiped about more than 10% of the company's market value, appears to be coming to an end ✔ Research firm eMarketer said in a report Thursday that it now expects Walmart (WMT) to overtake Apple as the third largest e-commerce firm in the United States because Apple's sales growth is forecast to slow



iPhone News: What Is Portrait Mode And How Do You Use It?

11/15/2018, 4:25:58 PM
Some iPhones can take professional-looking photos with focused subjects and blurred backgrounds using Portrait Mode. ✔ For the past couple of years, early adopters of recent iPhone models have been able to take fancy looking photos in what Apple calls Portrait Mode ✔ Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images To take a photo in Portrait Mode, open the Camera app and swipe to the Portrait option on the bottom of the screen, the same way one would take a panoramic or square photo



Apple’s stock bounces back after analyst says investors should buy the dip

11/15/2018, 4:48:19 PM
Apple shares bounce, as they attempt to snap a five-day losing streak, after Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said the recent weakness has been an overreaction to sales warnings from smartphone suppliers, creating a buying opportunity. ✔ We’re buyers on unit-driven pullback given services and share repurchases drive future earnings ✔ Huberty reiterated her overweight rating and $253 stock price target, which is about 35% above recent levels ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



Ignore the Noise and Buy Apple Stock on the Dip, Says Morgan Stanley

11/15/2018, 5:46:54 PM
The firm sees a “buying opportunity” after shares fell about 14% this month, arguing that the company’s future lies in services, not iPhones. ✔ On Tuesday, wireless chip maker Qorvo (QRVO) reduced its financial guidance for its third quarter, citing weaker demand for high-end smartphones ✔ While investors generally support our Services thesis, news flow around units is creating volatility and a buying opportunity while the investor base is still in the process of transitioning away from units [as a focus], she wrote



Apple shares rebound as analyst says "buy the dip"

11/15/2018, 7:39:01 PM
Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty reiterates an Overweight rating and $253 target on Apple a day after shares dip into bear market territory ✔ Apple shares rebounded Thursday, following a five-day slide, after Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said she believes the recent selloff is overdone, and therefore created a buying opportunity ✔ Weaker supplier guidance reflect Apple's already more cautious Nov. 1 guidance and, importantly, doesn't impact our service growth forecast, which is tied to installed base rather than new shipments, Huberty wrote in a note to clients



How to Share an External HD with Mac and Windows | Digital Trends

11/15/2018, 4:59:17 PM
If you buy a new external hard drive, you may notice that working between Mac and PC is an often difficult -- but it doesn't need to be. We'll show you everything you need to know about the careful balance between Mac and PC storage, what you need to know about partitioning, and more! ✔ Compatibility issues between Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS may have diminished sharply over the years, but that doesn’t mean they’ve completely disappeared ✔ But, remember, your Mac will only be able to write to the MacOS partition while your PC can only write to the NTFS-formatted Windows partition



Stocks Are Up as Investors Focus on the Positive, for Now

11/15/2018, 6:55:18 PM
After some early-morning losses, the S&P 500 rose as investor looked past a pile of negative news and focused on the positive: reports that China is offering trade concessions to the U.S., and October retail-sales figures that showed growing strength. ✔ The S&P 500 fell for a fifth session in a row on Wednesday, and the stock market is still contemplating what to do with the current mixed bag of news ✔ If you ask most Technology Select owners what stocks are in the fund, many probably think of the FAANGs



FCC paves the way for improved GPS accuracy

11/15/2018, 7:42:09 PM
Consumer devices will use the Galileo GNSS too ✔ This breakthrough serves the public interest across many areas of our economy ✔ It will also produce public safety benefits by reducing risks of accidents and disaster, aiding emergency response, and synchronizing power grids and critical infrastructure



Verizon Has Made Its First 5G Video Call, With a Motorola Moto Z3 | Digital Trends

11/15/2018, 7:18:21 PM
Verizon has announced that it has successfully made its first video call, using a smartphone that's already available: The Motorola Moto Z3. To make the call, Verizon used the 5G Moto Mod, which is a device that will be available to Moto Z3 users next year to help connect them to 5G networks. ✔ The long-awaited 5G is finally on its way ✔ The fifth generation of cellular technology, in general, has advanced in leaps and bounds over the past few years ✔ AT&T also recently announced that it had tested a browsing session using a commercial-grade 5G hot spot device



The best Walmart Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals 2018

11/15/2018, 7:20:00 PM
Walmart has revealed its big deals ahead of Black Friday ✔ Expires November 23 View Deal Google Home Hub with $10 Vudu credit - $149  now $99 A low price for the new Google Home Hub, plus it comes with some extra entertainment on offer too ✔ Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018: predictions of the best deals in the US



Retail gloom, Brexit worries keep Wall Street in check

11/15/2018, 6:40:15 PM
U.S. stocks struggled on Thursday as an attempt by technology companies to rebou... ✔ At 1:18 p.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 42.11 points, or 0.17 percent, at 25,038.39, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 1.73 points, or 0.06 percent, at 2,703.31 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 34.14 points, or 0.48 percent, at 7,170.54



Walmart’s focus on lower prices, e-commerce pays off as costs rise and tariffs loom

11/15/2018, 5:12:37 PM
Walmart has invested heavily in price appeal and e-commerce, which positions the retail giant well for the holiday season and beyond, analysts say. ✔ On the digital front, Walmart has redesigned its website, expanded online grocery and taken a number of other steps to become an e-commerce leader, poised to surpass Apple Inc ✔ Tonya Garcia Tonya Garcia is a MarketWatch reporter covering retail and consumer-oriented companies ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



Wall Street under pressure from weak earnings, Brexit concerns

11/15/2018, 5:28:29 PM
U.S. stocks struggled on Thursday as an attempt by technology companies to rebou... ✔ REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Department store operator J.C ✔ U.S. stocks got off to a shaky start this month after a sharp selloff in October as investors weigh the prospects of rising interest rates, slowing global economy and trade tensions ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Google parent Alphabet’s stock becomes 2nd FANG to produce ‘death cross’ and Netflix is next

11/15/2018, 7:06:29 PM
Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s stock produces a bearish “death cross” chart pattern for the first time in over two years, that may put the future of the 7-year old bull market in doubt. ✔ A bearish cross appeared in Facebook’s chart on Sept ✔ For Netflix, the pattern may appear in the next couple of days ✔ Tomi Kilgore Tomi Kilgore is MarketWatch's deputy investing and corporate news editor and is based in New York ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



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