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Apple Moves To Win Back Investor Confidence

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:54:00 +0000

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

How you like them apples? Apple is at the start of our business news.

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INSKEEP: As it's so often is. Apple is saying it will pay out $100 billion to its shareholders in stock buy-backs and increased dividends by the end of 2015. This move is seen as an effort to win back investor confidence after the company announced its first profit decline in a decade. Slowing sales of the Apple iPhone are blamed for the disappointing profit results. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Samsung's On A Roll, But Can It Beat Apple?

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:58:00 +0000

Samsung has been on a roll. The hype surrounding its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S4, created a buzz in the tech media — and chatter that Samsung was poised to eat Apple's lunch. But Samsung's long-term position in the smartphone market is more complicated.

In August of last year, Samsung accomplished what once seemed almost impossible: Its top-of-the-line smartphone briefly outsold the iPhone.

How To Start A Magazine (And Make A Profit)

Jacob Goldstein — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:43:00 +0000

Last fall, Marco Arment launched a general interest magazine. It's called, aptly enough, The Magazine. Writers are paid $800 per article. There are no ads. Until recently, it was available only via iPhones and iPads. Astonishingly, it's already turning a profit.

Arment walked me through the numbers. He has 25,000 subscribers who pay $1.99 a month. Apple takes a 30 percent cut, leaving Arment about $35,000 a month.

This cost of putting out the magazine is a bit over $20,000 per month.

Challenges for OtterBox Not Slowing Company's Growth

Erin OToole and Jeff Nuttall — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:01:00 +0000

Fort Collins-based OtterBox has been growing significantly in the past few years, with revenue now topping $600 million.

BlackBerry Maker Unveils New Phones, New Corporate Name

Eyder Peralta — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:34:00 +0000

It's no secret that Research In Motion is in trouble. The tablet device it released in 2011 did so poorly the company took a $485 million hit. Android phones and Apple's iPhone have left the company in the technology graveyard.

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