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• Apple just issued a warning on iPhone sales, but Google Trends saw problems years ago (AAPL)

  05-01-2019 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Apple just slashed its quarterly revenue guidance amid slowing iPhone sales in China and a variety of other issues.
  Analysts had recently warned on an impending slowdown in the iPhone market, due in part to slowing economic growth in China.
  Google Trends data shows interest began waning years ago in both China and in the US.
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  Apple, in a rare move on Wednesday, issued a warning on its quarterly revenue guidance amid slowing iPhone sales in China and a litany of other issue
  
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• With China in sharp focus, Morgan Stanley forecasts a rough 2019 for the companies that make the chips in the world's smartphones and servers (MU, WDC, TXN, NXPI, CY, MCHP)

  05-01-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  China's impact on US tech companies came into sharp focus Wednesday after Apple announced revised revenue guidance, but consumer tech companies aren't the only ones impacted.
  In a note published Wednesday — ahead of Apple's announcement — Morgan Stanley said it expects 5% revenue declines across the semiconductor industry in 2019. 
  Morgan Stanley forecasts 14% total growth in 2018, but only single-digit growth for the fourth quarter. 
  The 5% revenue decline expected in 2019
  
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• Chipotle is adding new items to the menu, and it could be the key to finally convincing customers to come back to the chain (CMG)

  05-01-2019 15:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chipotle launched "Lifestyle Bowls" — the Paleo Salad Bowl, the Keto Salad Bowl, the Whole30 Salad Bowl, and the Double Protein Bowl — this week. 
  While Chipotle had long avoided changing its menu, the chain is now adjusting its strategy. 
  New menu items could help bring more customers to Chipotle, according to BTIG analyst Peter Saleh.Chipotle is finally fully embracing a strategy that the fast-casual chain once refused to try. 
  On Wednesday, the chain announced it wa
  
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• There are only 2 things you need to do to survive when stock prices are falling, according to Warren Buffett

  05-01-2019 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  We may soon be entering a bear market, but it's not time to panic if you're an investor.
  As Warren Buffett wrote in his 2016 letter to shareholders, investors should do two things when stocks are falling: stay in the market and buy at a bargain.
  President Donald Trump also said now is "a tremendous opportunity to buy" stocks.Stocks may be teetering on the brink of a bear market, but now is not the time to panic. 
  While the Dow and S&P 500 are both on track for the worst losses in a deca
  
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• The price of a typical Manhattan apartment just fell below $1 million

  05-01-2019 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Real estate in Manhattan has been moving toward a buyers' market.
  The median sales price of units sold in Manhattan fell 6% in the final three months of 2018.
  The fourth quarter marked the first time in three years that the figure was below $1 million.
  In the latest sign that Manhattan is heading toward a softer real-estate market, the typical cost of housing sold fell below $1 million during the final stretch of 2018 for the first time in three years.
  The median sales price of units sold in the
  
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• AMD and Nvidia performed wildly different during the 2018 crypto crash — here's why (AMD, NVDA)

  05-01-2019 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  When the 2018 crypto crash rocked the cryptocurrency-mining industry, shares of the chipmakers Nvidia and AMD performed wildly different. 
  Nvidia got hit hard in 2018 while AMD managed to post big gains.
  One reason is that Nvidia is a pure graphics processing unit player, whereas AMD sells both GPUs and central processing units, an analyst said.
  There's a lot of optimism that AMD will gain market shares from Intel, he added.
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  When the 2018 crypto crash rocked
  
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• JPMORGAN: These 2 charts show a blistering stock market rebound is just getting started

  05-01-2019 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  JPMorgan's global head of quantitative and derivatives strategy, Marko Kolanovic, says the US stock market has gotten oversold, and he expects a sharp rebound.
  The firm provides two charts that provide historical context for their short-term bullish call.As the stock market has been whipsawed and battered over the past few months, there's been one burning question on the minds of investors: when will it end?
  If the latest research from JPMorgan is any indication, relief is here, and it could sta
  
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• Say goodbye to tea and carrots: 80% of British food is imported so there will be food shortages if there's a no-deal Brexit, HSBC tells clients (TSCO)

  05-01-2019 09:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Most people think Britain only imports about 50% of its food. But the reality is that 80% of food is imported, including basics such as carrots and tea.
  Under a no-deal Brexit, "any slowdown would lead to shortages of lorries, drivers and food," HSBC is advising its clients.
  Britain's frozen-food storage facilities are already at 100% capacity.Britain may not be prepared for leaving the EU without a trade deal but the retail analysts at HSBC certainly are. And they are saying it will be wor
  
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• I've driven every Tesla model you can buy. Here are my favorite features. (TSLA)

  05-01-2019 00:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Over the years, I've driven every car Tesla has ever produced.
  They've all been good, but features of individual models have stood out.
  Here's a rundown of what I love about the Tesla original Roadster, the Model S and the Model X, and the Model 3.I wrote my first words about Tesla in January 2008. In the ten years since, the company has gone from selling one car to selling three, and from delivering a few thousand vehicles the early 2010s to 250,000 in 2018.
  As it turns out, I've driven every m
  
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