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Before Apple, Facebook Report, You Need To Know This

Tech giants Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB), eBay (EBAY), Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT) report quarterly earnings next week. From analyst expectations to technical chart analysis, here’s a rundown of what you need to know. Apple issues its results after the market closes on Tuesday. Earnings are expected to rise 6% while revenue increases less than 3%. In the previous quarter, earnings jumped 38% on a 22% revenue gain. Apple Growth Starting To

Bad news priced into Apple stock; 50% upside forecast

For weeks, Wall Street analysts have been pounding Apple (AAPL) stock, slashing their price targets and cutting iPhone sales projections ahead of the company’s December-quarter report on Tuesday. Now it looks as though all the expected bad news has been priced into Apple’s shares, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in a report Thursday. Apple stock could experience a relief rally if the company’s report next week is better than feared, he

Another Apple investor concern: Gross margin declines

While many Apple (AAPL) investors are worried about iPhone sales falling for the first time ever on a year-over-year basis, Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha has raised another concern: a possible decline in gross profit margins. In a research report Thursday, Garcha cut his iPhone sales estimates for the March quarter and calendar year 2016, and lowered his gross margin forecast for Apple. However, he reiterated his outperform rating on