Nov 3, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAAmazon.com Knows Precisely Why Fire Phone Failed SpectacularlyAmazon's Fire Phone crashed and burned within a matter of months. At least the company knows where it went wrong: price.
Oct 30, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAFacebook, Inc. Now Has A Massive Risk Just Sitting On Its Balance SheetFacebook records an insane amount of goodwill related to its WhatsApp purchase, which just closed. That's what happens when you pay an insane premium for a startup.
Oct 29, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAFacebook, Inc. Stock: This Earnings Pullback is a Clear Buying OpportunityFacebook dips after reporting a strong quarter. Investors were rattled by the social network's cost forecast through 2015, but they should be looking beyond that.
Oct 29, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFA1 Good Sign for Microsoft SurfaceMicrosoft's first-party tablet family achieves an important milestone: profitability. Are positive operating profits up next?
Oct 28, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAApple, Inc. Stock At All-Time Highs: Is It Still a Buy?Investors naturally want to know if it's too late to buy shares of the Mac maker, since Apple now trades at all-time highs. Here's why you can still buy Apple.
Oct 28, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAApple vs. Microsoft: Visions of the Future of ComputingApple and Microsoft each have their own idea of where computing is going, although there may not be a right or wrong answer. Which do you prefer?
Oct 26, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAAT&T Desperately Wants You to Buy an Amazon Fire PhoneWhat better way to sell a phone that nobody wants? By bundling an old tablet at a discount, of course!
Oct 24, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAApple, Inc. Expects to Make the Most Money Ever This QuarterApple's guidance suggests insane levels of profitability in the holiday quarter. Within the S&P 500, only oil companies come close.
Oct 23, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAIs Apple, Inc. Stock Headed to $60?One Apple bear thinks the stock is only worth $60. Even though this analyst thinks 2015 will be a good year, he believes it all goes downhill in 2016. We've heard this before.
Oct 23, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAApple, Inc. (AAPL) and GT Advanced (GTAT) Officially Call It QuitsBreaking up is hard to do, but when one party goes bankrupt it's a little bit easier.
Oct 23, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFADoes Apple, Inc. Care About The Small Tablet Market Anymore?Apple's pricing strategy for the iPad Mini has changed dramatically every year, and this year it just got a whole lot worse.
Oct 22, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAHow Apple, Inc. (AAPL) Repurchased $17 Billion in Stock Without Issuing More BondsApple just bought back a ton of stock, but where did that cash come from?
Oct 22, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAHow Bill Gates Makes Over $1 Million Every Day Doing NothingBill Gates is already the richest man in the U.S., but sometimes the rich get richer.
Oct 21, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAApple, Inc. Reports a Blowout Quarter -- and Is Expecting Another OneApple crushes earnings expectations in its fiscal fourth quarter. Better yet, its guidance for the coming quarter will set records once again.
Oct 20, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFA1 More Advantage Apple Pay Has Over The CompetitionApple Pay has a lot going for it already, but there's another reason why Apple's new payments service looks so promising.
Oct 19, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAAndroid Lollipop Is Here Along With a Trio of Nexus DevicesGoogle announces the latest version of Android, while updating its Nexus hardware lineup.
Oct 19, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFACan Apple Pay Thwart the Credit Card Hacking Trend?As credit card breaches at major nationwide retailers continue to escalate in frequency and scale, Apple Pay's approach to security could help combat this troubling trend.
Oct 16, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAApple, Inc. Is Ready for the HolidaysApple finalizes its overall product lineup just in time for the fourth quarter. It's going to be a busy holiday iShopping season.
Oct 15, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAThe Strangest Apple Inc. Rumor TodayDIGITIMES is at it again with another questionable report on what Apple may be up to. Is there anything in here worth believing?
Oct 15, 2014 by Evan Niu, CFAFacebook (FB) Phone: The Third Time Will Not Be The CharmFacebook might be working on yet another phone, except this time it may be switching hardware partners.