Apple could warn on profit: analyst
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Apple Computer Inc.  could  warn that its fourth-quarter profit and revenue may fall short  of Wall Street expectations, as it cuts back on shipments of  its iPod digital music player ahead of a new version, an  analyst said on Wednesday.
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Apple announced second quarter financial results, with revenue of $5.26 billion and a net profit of $770 million, or $.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $4.36 billion and a net profit of $410 million, or $.47 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 35.1%, up from 29.8% a year ago. International sales accounted for 43% of revenue.
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By Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 17--If you ask investors how they're evaluating Apple Computer's stock, they'll give you any number of answers.   Some are focused on Apple's recent share gains in the PC market and foresee more to come.
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Apple Computer Inc.'s blow-out quarterly results had investors cheering on Thursday, but Apple's profitability could weaken as the Mac and iPod maker goes after lower-priced consumer markets that it has shunned in its nearly 30 years of existence, analysts said.
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The most expensive iPhone model could deliver a profit margin of more than 55 percent for Apple Inc.  after hardware and manufacturing costs, according to iSuppli, which examined the components of the widely anticipated device.
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The most expensive iPhone model could deliver profit margins of more than 55 percent for Apple Inc. , according to iSuppli, which examined the components of the widely anticipated device.
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Apple's second-quarter outlook shows it might not be shockproof, and many shareholders retreat from earlier bets on AAPL. The stock drops $17.06, or nearly 11 percent, in after-hours trading.
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Apple rises with a forecast of higher earnings.
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An analyst for JPMorgan Chase made headlines recently by saying Apple would soon release an iPhone resembling its nano media player.  One of his colleagues, however, disagrees.
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Sure, Apple is expected to report healthy earnings on strong Mac and iPod sales, but the buzz is still about the iPhone.
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Plus: eBay warns of weaker 2008 results...Motorola profit shrinks, phone forecast dims...Apple posts good Q1, despite slow iPod sales...Microsoft expected to post healthy profits.
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A Wall Street analyst is predicting an assortment of new MacBook Pros and a good look at Leopard at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference.
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The electronics company warns on third-quarter earnings.
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Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on  Wednesday reported its quarterly profit more than doubled as it  sold more than 2 million iPod digital music players and said  results for the current quarter would top Wall Street  estimates.
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Investor's Business Daily - A Cambridge, Mass., research firm stirred up a hornet's nest this week with a report that indicated collapsing sales at Apple Computer's iTunes online music store.
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Stock index futures fell on Wednesday as recession worries persisted and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc hurt technology companies, with the Nasdaq on the doorstep of a bear market.
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Apple could rake in hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenues after Adobe releases the next version of its design software suite, CS3, later this month, an analyst said today.