Apple losing its sweetness, edge?
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shrink">shrink</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="margins">margins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.</p><p><span word="Fourteen">Fourteen</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Samsung">Samsung</span> <span word="Electronics">Electronics</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reignite">reignite</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.</p><p><span word="Indications">Indications</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> 18<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> $9.53 <span word="billion">billion</span> - $10.02 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="share">share</span>. <span word="Revenue">Revenue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span>$42.4 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowest">slowest</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2009.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="show">show</span>-<span word="me">me</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Laurence">Laurence</span> <span word="Balter">Balter</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Oracle">Oracle</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flickering">flickering</span>."</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="placate">placate</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dividend">dividend</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="buybacks">buybacks</span>. <span word="Katy">Katy</span> <span word="Huberty">Huberty</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="release">release</span>. <span word="Toni">Toni</span> <span word="Sacconaghi">Sacconaghi</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sanford">Sanford</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Bernstein">Bernstein</span> & <span word="Co">Co</span>, <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="dividend">dividend</span> <span word="by">by</span> 17 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> $3.10 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="share">share</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="payouts">payouts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="holds">holds</span>.</p>
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