Saturday, August 18, 2012

Apple Reaches Record And $600 Billion Value On IPad Rumor


Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s shares rose to a record and the company’s market value surpassed $600 billion on speculation that production has started on a smaller version of the iPad tablet as well as a new television product, Bloombger writes.

The shares climbed 1.9 percent to $648.11 at the close in New York yesterday, for a market capitalization of $602.3 billion. The stock of the world’s most valuable company has gained 60 percent this year.

With tablet sales predicted by research firm Yankee Group to overtake those of personal computers by 2015, Apple is introducing a smaller iPad model to fend off challengers to its top-selling device. That may go on sale by October and a new television could reach stores by 2013, according a research report from Peter Misek, an analyst at Jefferies & Co....

“We believe the iTV is in full production,” Misek said in the report yesterday. He recommends buying the shares and raised his price estimate to $900 from $800….

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-17/apple-rises-to-intraday-record-on-ipad-mini-research-note.html

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