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Tuesday, October 23

Apple shares tumble, but analysts still bullish

Shaw Wu, Sterne Agee senior technology analyst, thinks Apple's 10 percent correction makes it "right to get back in" the stock.

Shares of Apple have tumbled as much as 11.6 percent from their recent iPhone 5 high, but analysts remain bullish about the company’s long-term prospects.

Apple shares fell 2.3 percent in morning trading Tuesday, putting the stock in correction territory, broadly defined as when a share price has fallen more than 10 percent.

Apple’s shares began falling after they reached an all-time high of $705.07 on Sept. 21 -- the day the iPhone 5 was launched.

Despite the recent losses it’s worth remembering that Apple’s share price has been on a roll so far this year.

Apple moved above $700 for the first time ever on Sept. 18, and the stock is up an impressive 21.1 percent since hitting a recent closing low on May 17.

“In the near-term, there’s definitely some consolidation in the name,” Shaw Wu, technology analyst at Sterne Agee, told CNBC.

“Negative headlines out there, including Foxconn and minor complaints about the iPhone 5, are also causing some concern in the company,” Wu added. “Broader concerns with the economy are not helping either.”

Apple’s declining share price has also weighed on the broader market, as the company’s stock accounts for nearly 20 percent of the Nasdaq 100 index and almost 5 percent of the S&P 500 index.

Brian Marshall, analyst at ISI Group, is optimistic about the outlook for Apple’s stock.

“Fundamentals are moving in the right direction and this is one of those periods where we see a consolidation,” he told CNBC. “The stock continues to have legs so I think we’ll get up into $700.”

Monday, March 5

Stocks tumble amid fears over Greece

Stocks tumble amid fears over Greece
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Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.


By msnbc.com news services


Stocks tumbled Friday as the most recent flare-up in Greek negotiations for a financial bailout package put the S&P 500 on track to snap a three-day winning streak.


The Dow Jones industrial average was lately down over 100 points.


Workers in Greece went on strike to oppose fiscal reform measures requested by the European Union and International Monetary Fund, as Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said the nation needs to reach a decision within days on accepting the terms of a bailout.


Stocks rose modestly on Thursday to push the S&P up 7.5 percent for the year after an apparent deal was reached between Greek parties on reforms, leaving equities primed for a pullback.


"They want some binding resolution that some subsequent Greek government is going to be committed to enforcing, and I can understand the reticence of EU officials for wanting this," said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist, at Federated Investors, in New York.


"Given the fact we've got a seven-percent rally in six weeks and a twenty-five percent rally in four months, it's perfectly reasonable that we should have a little bit of pause here."


European shares fell as the request for further cuts in Greece put the deal in jeopardy.


Adding to the dour tone, China's imports fell in January, the most since the depths of the financial crisis, raising concerns demand may be wilting more than previously thought, even accounting for shutdowns over the Lunar New Year.


Data from the U.S. Commerce Department showed the monthly trade gap for December swelled to $48.8 billion as goods imports climbed to the highest level since July 2008.


Shares of professional networking service LinkedIn surged after it reported full-year results that beat expectations.


Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba plans to take private its Hong Kong-listed unit, two sources familiar with the matter said, as part of a complex deal that would strengthen founder Jack Ma's control and give key stakeholder Yahoo cash and a direct stake in one of Alibaba's operating businesses.


Shares of Arch Coal dropped after it posted fourth-quarter results that missed analysts' expectations and said its 2012 volumes will fall by more than 5 million.


As earnings season moves into its final weeks, 339 companies in the S&P 500 have reported results through Thursday morning, with 63 percent topping analyst expectations, according to Thomson Reuters data, tracking below recent quarters through this stage of the earnings season.


Reuters contributed to this report.

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