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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) chip supplier Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) announced on Wednesday that it was slashing its revenue and earnings forecast for the current fiscal quarter due to falling demand brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. The company noted that while there had bee
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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw iPhone units jump an estimated 8% to 69.55 million in the fourth quarter, according to recent figures from market researcher Gartner. That parallels the 8% increase in iPhone revenue that Apple reported in January, which suggests that average selling pr
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO), which makes radio frequency chips for the iPhone, is the latest to issue an investor warning for the current quarter due to the coronavirus.
Foxconn, one of the primary producers of iPhones for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), has said it anticipates returning to full production by the end of March, after having been shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Market research firm Gartner reported Tuesday that the global smartphone market contracted by 0.4% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2019 and declined 1% in 2019. Among the top five manufacturers, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and China's Xiaomi (OTC: XIACF) were the only players
The novel coronavirus outbreak has caused business disruptions, earnings warnings and sent the stock markets into a tizzy, but at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) it's business as usual.