Airports Swarming With 'Pod' People
Anita Leopold has a little surprise for anyone who thinks vending machines were created to dispense lightly salted snack food and sugar-laced temptations. The top treat in the sleek, high-tech machines operated by her company and ZoomSystems at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is a top-of-the-line Apple iPod that fetches US$349 before tax.
Airports Swarming With 'Pod' People
Airports Swarming With 'Pod' People
Given the broad scale of Apple Computer's independent probe into its stock options irregularities, any subsequent investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to turn up consistent results, one Wall Street analyst says.
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SEC findings seen echoing those of Apple's internal probe
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SEC findings seen echoing those of Apple's internal probe
Hoping to end the stock options backdating scandal that has dogged it for months now, Apple Friday filed a delayed annual report with regulators, said it would take an US$84 million charge to recognize changes in option values and said an internal investigation found CEO Steve Jobs did not benefit from the stock dating shenanigans.
Apple Takes Options Charge, Backs Jobs in SEC Filing
Apple Takes Options Charge, Backs Jobs in SEC Filing
Today Apple released both its tardy 10Q (for 2Q 2006) and 10K (for fiscal year 2006) reports to the SEC. Much of the attention of the press release was placed on the continuing Stock Options back-dating investigation.
Apple Releases Financial Results, Discusses Options Scandal
Apple Releases Financial Results, Discusses Options Scandal
Apple Computer in a long-awaited filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday provided a detail review of its investigation into historic stock option practices in which it maintained that no evidence of misconduct by current company ...
Apple incurs $84m options expense, maintains 'confidence' in Jobs
Apple incurs $84m options expense, maintains 'confidence' in Jobs
Apple Computer's iPod remained king of consumer electronics in 2006, according to an annual list of bestselling products released Thursday by online retailer Amazon.com.
For the third straight year, the chic digital music players captured top hono...
Apple's iPod king of consumer electronics again in '06
For the third straight year, the chic digital music players captured top hono...
Apple's iPod king of consumer electronics again in '06
Apple shares fell again Thursday after a published report suggested CEO Steve Jobs had been granted stock options without the knowledge of the company's board of directors and that the company may have falsified documents to cover up the misdeed. Apple reportedly granted Jobs 7.5 million stock options dated November 2001, a month before the board of directors met to vote on the options.
New Revelations in Options Probe Hit Apple Shares
New Revelations in Options Probe Hit Apple Shares
A massive surge in traffic to Apple's iTunes Music Store, driven by sales of new iPods, bogged down the store's performance on Christmas and the following day. Users reported slow downloads and other issues with the music store on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Some single songs reportedly took as much as 20 minutes to download.
Demand Surge Slowed iTunes Site During Holiday Rush
Demand Surge Slowed iTunes Site During Holiday Rush
Hitwise has issued a report stating that the market share of visits to Apple's iTunes website was up 413% on Christmas Day 2006 when compared to Christmas Day 2005. Hitwise attributes the spike to new iPod owners flocking to download iTunes.
Holiday iPod Sales May Have Beaten Expectations
Holiday iPod Sales May Have Beaten Expectations
Renewed concerns over Apple Computer's options issues are valid but overdone, according to one Wall Street analyst, who says it is unlikely that the federal government is looking to make an example out of the corporate icon or its well-respected ch...
Gov't unlikely to 'nail Apple and Steve Jobs'
Gov't unlikely to 'nail Apple and Steve Jobs'
Shares of Apple Computer dipped more than 4 percent for a second straight day as renewed options concerns sent yet another chill through the investor community, as it fathomed a Mac world without chief executive Steve Jobs at the helm.
Weighing on...
Apple shares slammed (again) on renewed options concerns
Weighing on...
Apple shares slammed (again) on renewed options concerns
Wall Street ultimately shrugged off a report Wednesday that federal prosecutors are investigating whether former Apple Computer officials forged documents to maximize executives' profit from stock options. Apple shares went on a roller-coaster ride Wednesday, falling almost 5 percent before rebounding to close at US$81.52, up a penny, on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Wall St. Unfazed Over Apple Options Fuss
Wall St. Unfazed Over Apple Options Fuss
Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs was awarded 7.5 million stock options in 2001 without the required authorization from the company's board of directors, according to a news report published Wednesday evening.
Citing people familiar with ...
Apple fabricated board approval of grant to Jobs - report
Citing people familiar with ...
Apple fabricated board approval of grant to Jobs - report
Apple Computer shares dropped 4 percent -- the biggest drop in about six months -- after reports that federal prosecutors are investigating whether company officials falsified documents in what may be the latest in a string of corporate stock options scandals. The Apple options investigation story originally broke in October, when Apple's internal probe uncovered suspect transactions.
Jobs Hires Attorney as Options Probe Deepens
Jobs Hires Attorney as Options Probe Deepens
With Apple's annual SEC statement due Friday and the pending restatement of historical financial statements, Law.com reports that Apple may be under increased scrutiny by the SEC due to apparently deliberately falsified documents by company officials...
Apple Stock Options Fallout Continues
Apple Stock Options Fallout Continues
Amazon.com's best selling laptops, desktops, and MP3 players were all made by Apple Computer.
Apple Tops Amazon.com Bestseller Lists
Apple Tops Amazon.com Bestseller Lists
Responding to a 4 percent drop off in shares of Apple Computer Wednesday morning, UBS Investment Research issued a note to clients in which it said fears over the company's ongoing stock-options issues appear to be overblown.
Investors seem to be...
Apple option fears seem overblown, says analyst
Investors seem to be...
Apple option fears seem overblown, says analyst
Traffic to Apple Computers iTunes website on Christmas Day was up 413 percent when compared to last Christmas as new iPod owners flocked to the web to download iTunes, according to data released Wednesday by Hitwise.
The data also showed a 110 per...
iTunes visits skyrocket on Christmas Day
The data also showed a 110 per...
iTunes visits skyrocket on Christmas Day
A recent pullback in shares of Apple Computer presents a buying opportunity, according to analysts at PiperJaffray, who believe there is a very low likelihood that chief executive Steve Jobs will be affected by the company's ongoing stock-option woes...
Apple options issues unlikely to impact Jobs
Apple options issues unlikely to impact Jobs
Shares of iPod maker Apple Computer fell more than 5 percent Wednesday morning following a report that federal prosecutors are examining potentially falsified stock-option documents to determine whether to file criminal charges.
Apple shares sunk ...
Apple shares fall 5 percent on latest options scare
Apple shares sunk ...
Apple shares fall 5 percent on latest options scare