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The annual Apple cash bonanza is here; will $300 billion be enough?

The annual Apple cash bonanza is here; will $300 billion be enough?

“Apple Inc.’s earnings reports are always fodder for chatter about the iPhone maker’s cash reserves, but Tuesday should bring an update on one the most common uses of the company’s cash: Shipping it back to investors,” Jeremy C. Owens reports for MarketWatch.

“Apple has increased its investor return program around fiscal second-quarter earnings every year since 2012, when it originally…

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Apple's annual dividend decision day: America's about to get a raise

Apple’s annual dividend decision day: America’s about to get a raise

“With Apple set to report second-quarter profits Tuesday, it’s only a little bit of an exaggeration to say all of Wall Street’s about to get a little bit of a raise,” Tim Mullaney reports for CNBC. “That’s because the spring is when Apple typically announces its annual dividend hike. After a 24 percent jump in Apple shares this year, their yield is just about 1.6 percent, well below its peak and…

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Apple's Q217 earnings: Why the numbers no longer matter

Apple’s Q217 earnings: Why the numbers no longer matter

“The world’s most valuable company will today drop its latest quarterly earnings report,” Chris O’Brien writes for VentureBeat. “The reality is that none of this really matters as far as Apple is concerned. Apple’s stock has been hitting record highs of late. Basically, investors are giving the company enormous credit because it managed to stop revenue from falling last quarter. And they are…

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Analyst: Apple may boost dividend and buyback program to reward shareholders

Analyst: Apple may boost dividend and buyback program to reward shareholders

“Apple will report earnings after the close of trading Tuesday,” Teresa Rivas reports for Barron’s. “RBC Capital Markets’ Amit Daryanani reiterated an Outperform rating and $157 price target on the stock today. ”

AAPL’s net cash position has grown to $159B from $153B in Dec 2015. In the absence of a cash repatriation scenario, we think AAPL could announce and sustain a ~$50B+ annual…

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Get ready for up to a 10.5% hike in Apple's dividend

Get ready for up to a 10.5% hike in Apple’s dividend

“Apple is truly one of the more interesting stocks out there. Some years ago it used to be the darling of the momentum traders,” Dividend Appreciator writes for Seeking Alpha. “Over time, the stock has slowly but surely shifted to become more of a dividend investor’s dream, with moderate yield and nice dividend growth year after year.”

“Apple started its most recent dividend history in…

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Apple's tax repatriation scenarios and how shareholders could be affected

Apple’s tax repatriation scenarios and how shareholders could be affected

“In the past year alone, it’s become increasingly apparent that Apple needs to further diversify and pursue a growth at all cost strategy to avoid stagnancy and dependence on its cash position to demonstrate stability,” Alex Cho writes for Seeking Alpha. “We’re hoping the company takes a different direction with its M&A strategy upon tax repatriation.”

“Though it’s somewhat of an…

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Citi: Apple's profits would surge 16% under President Trump's proposed tax reforms

Citi: Apple’s profits would surge 16% under President Trump’s proposed tax reforms

“If Trump enacted his promised corporate tax reforms, Apple would likely repatriate the bulk of its $230B cash reserves held overseas, and see its profits jump by 16%,” Ben Lovejoy writes for 9to5Mac. “The prediction was made by Citi [analysts who wrote], ‘Trump’s tax reform plans include reducing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15% in the US, and applying a tax of only 10% to the profits of…

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President Trump promises big league corporate tax cuts coming in 2-3 weeks

President Trump promises big league corporate tax cuts coming in 2-3 weeks

“President Trump to his conservative critics: I read you loud and clear!” Grabien News reports. “After coming under criticism from many on the right — most prominently, the Drudge Report — for seeming to move popular campaign promises like repealing ObamaCare and reining in the tax code to the back burner, this morning Trump promised a ‘phenomenal’ tax reform package will be presented in the next…

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