May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Monster Worldwide Shares Roared HigherIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWill Jony Ive Hold Back Apple?Burning down wooden bookshelves and ripping up faux leather take time, and Jony Ive's revamped iOS may face delays. Will it be worth the wait?
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFANokia's New BattlegroundApple's iPhone is a hit among shutterbugs. Can Nokia put heat on the Cupertino giant by bolstering its camera tech? How many megapixels is too much?
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFA1 Shocking Move Apple Could Have (and Should Have) Made YesterdayApple would have shocked the investing world if it had conducted a massive bond offering and turned around and re-invested those funds in share repurchases. If the Mac maker had done it, shareholders wouldn't have complained one bit.
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAHow Apple's Debt Will Save Tons of MoneyEven though Apple is preparing to pay out hundreds of millions in interest expenses related to its newly issued debt, it stands to potentially save even more. Apple's new capital structure is brilliant.
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAThis Is How Much Apple's Debt Will CostApple just tapped the debt markets to take advantage of remarkably low interest rates. How much will the Mac maker's paper cost every year, and how much will it benefit Apple?
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAMicrosoft Surface Just Held Its OwnIDC releases its estimates on tablet units in the first quarter. Apple continues to lead the way but rivals keep chipping away. Microsoft fares surprisingly well by avoiding a seasonal decline coming out of the holiday quarter.
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy United Online Shares PlungedIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Sonus Networks Shares PoppedIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Sourcefire Shares Caught FireIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 1, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Entropic Shares Got CrushedIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
Apr 30, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFABlackBerry's Oxymoronic Opinion of TabletsBlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has made some oxymoronic comments about the tablet market. How can the company ever hope to become a mobile leader without tablets?
Apr 30, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWould You Give a Ride to Apple's Biggest Mistakes?Apple is reportedly looking to aggressively pursue car integration.
Apr 30, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFACan BlackBerry Single-Handedly Prove Steve Jobs Wrong?Steve Jobs famously derided hardware QWERTY keyboards shortly before the iPhone would herald the rise of the capacitive touchscreen. BlackBerry is sticking to its QWERTY guns with the Q10. Can the company prove Steve Jobs wrong?
Apr 30, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAIs Apple About to Copy Microsoft for Once?There's a long history of Microsoft copying Apple, dating back to the early days of the PC, but the Mac maker may be about to copy the software giant for once in the all-important mobile landscape.
Apr 30, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAIs the iPad Mini About to Get a Price Cut?With a Retina iPad Mini not expected until later this year, will Apple try to fend off lower-cost tablet competitors with a cheaper version of its iPad Mini? Recent rumors suggest as much, even if it seems unlikely.
Apr 30, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFA$100 Million Says Apple Is CheapRussia's richest man bets big on the Mac maker. Will Alisher Usmanov's $100 million bet pay off?
Apr 30, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Advanced Energy Shares DroppedIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
Apr 30, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAInvestors Want Apple's PaperEquity investors had been piling in to Apple's stock for years until recently. With the Mac maker now tapping the debt markets for the first time, bond investors are now likewise lining up to buy Apple's debt.