Last week Apple Inc. crossed the $1T mark in terms of value! Unless you live in a cave you couldn’t avoid the news but here’s what it means:
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Apple Stock Split – Now It’s Affordable
Great News! A share of Apple stock is now 7 times cheaper.
Apple Dividend
Cha-ching!!!
We got our first dividend check from Apple Inc. today!
It’s the first dividend payment since 1995 – the pre ipod, ipad, iphone days.
Stock Split Mania
Seems like a slew of companies like Coca-Cola and Google have announced stock splits recently. Even Apple is seriously considering a split. Seems like a great opportunity to explain what a stock split is. Sometimes companies declare stock splits because…
No More Bite of the Apple Stock
Well, it’s official – Apple Inc. no longer issues paper stock certificates. In a surprise move – and with no notice, the company decided to go 100% electronic.
“I guess this shouldn’t be a big surprise
iPod, iPhone, iPad, iCapitalism
Ain’t capitalism great! Apple stock hit a new high today, up a whopping $12! It now has the second highest market cap in the world.
Market Cap Primer: Market cap is short for market capitalization – a measurement of the value of a company. It is calculated by taking the stock price x the number of shares a company has. In very round numbers, take Apple’s stock price of over $300 x almost 1 billion shares outstanding and you get a market cap of about $300B. Not to take anything away from Apple but like many measurements, take this with a grain of salt. Why? A stock price and thus, the market cap is the market’s estimate of a company’s value based on its perceived future prospects. In the case of Apple, the stock price is increasing not only because the company’s innovative products are producing a lot of profits today but also because investors think that they will keep innovating in the future. If investors are wrong and Apple doesn’t keep it up, guess what can happen?
Apple Stock Gets Whiff of Fart Apps
Apple Stock Director Making Mother Proud