Apple is seeing only limited effects from economic pressures that are hitting consumer electronics sales, says Jefferies analyst Kyle McNealy…
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PCE inflation gauge rose 5.4% in March, the highest in nearly 40 years
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the core personal consumption expenditures price index increased 5.4% from a year ago, the largest…
U.S. retail sales come up short in February as inflation hits Americans
U.S. retail sales rose just 0.3% in February, below the 0.4% estimate as inflation negatively impacted American consumer spending…
Sonos stops updates for older speakers, upsetting customers
As Sonos stops updates for older speakers, a social media storm is enveloping the company. Sonos recently announced that, starting in May 2020…
U.S. economy logs best performance in nearly 4 years
Output expanded 3.2 percent in the first half of 2018 putting the U.S. economy on track to hit President Trump’s target of 3% annual growth…
Consumer confidence pops in August to highest level since October 2000
These historically high confidence levels should continue to support healthy consumer spending…
President Trump may not spare Apple’s iPhone from trade war
The phrase on the back of iPhones — ‘Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China’ — highlights a key reason…
Designed in California. Assembled in China. How Apple’s iPhone skews U.S. trade deficit
U.S. President Donald Trump often tweets from his iPhone about pressuring China to address its $375 billion trade surplus…
President Trump’s tariffs on China likely to be 7 times larger than steel, aluminum import duties
President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs were pretty small potatoes compared with the broadside he is reportedly getting set to unleash on China…
Former Apple CEO weighs in on President Trump’s tariffs
Former Apple CEO John Sculley discusses President Trump’s heated rhetoric around trade and China…
President Trump eyes tariffs on up to $60 billion Chinese goods; tech and telecoms targeted
U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese imports…
Apple scoop machine Mark Gurman goes to Bloomberg
Over the last few years, Mark Gurman has made a name for himself as the go-to guy for Apple product scoops…
Japanese electronics firms: Eclipsed by Apple
Japanese firms struggle to compete in the most important categories of consumer electronics against Apple…
Apple acquires 21 LuxVue patents with some using synthetic sapphire
New ways that sapphire substrates can be used in next generation display backlights…
Apple acquires LuxVue, maker of power efficient micro-LED technology
LuxVue’s technology is said to be a technical breakthrough in displays…
Apple takes 1 in every 5 dollars spent on U.S. consumer electronics
Apple was the only company to experience a sales increase, posting a 36 percent rise over 2010…
When it comes to tech, Consumer Reports falls down on the job
For several years, I have written at great length about the problems that arise when Consumer Reports tackles tech gear…
Sony warns of bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, new CEO expects pain
Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected loss…
Apple patent application reveals work on optical transmitting cables
These kinds of cables are usually used with HDTV’s…
