MacSurfer's Headline News™

Apple/Macintosh

"Apple just released a response on Carl Icahn's letter to Tim Cook." Twitter: CNBC Now 3:55 PM

"Sale: Apple Shares at Half Price" ["The intention of this letter is to communicate two things to you: (1) given the earnings growth we forecast for Apple, we continue to think that the market misunderstands and dramatically undervalues Apple and (2) the excess liquidity the company continues to hold on its balance sheet affords the company an amazing opportunity to take further advantage of this valuation disconnect by accelerating share repurchases."] Carl Icahn's Tumblr 7:58 AM

"Here's Why Carl Icahn Wants Apple to Buy Back Shares: ... and why CEO Tim Cook has to pay attention. It's all about the cash." Money 10:46 AM

"Icahn Pushes Apple to Buy Back More Stock: Investor Says 'Market Misunderstands And Dramatically Undervalues' the iPhone Maker" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:24 AM

"Carl Icahn Thinks People Aren't Excited Enough About Apple" Bloomberg Businessweek 10:14 AM

"Icahn to Apple: You need to start buying back more stock/In an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, activist investor Carl Icahn said the stock is worth double what it is currently trading at." CNET 8:27 AM

"Apple and Google Each Worth More Than USD $100 Billon on Interbrand's 15th Annual Best Global Brands Report" Business Wire 8:23 AM

"Best Global Brands: #1 Apple/On September 9, 2014, Tim Cook held up a wallet and said, 'Our ambition is to replace this.' A bold statement to be sure-but we'd expect nothing less from Apple, #1 on the Best Global Brands list for the second year in a row. Referring to Apple Pay, a new mobile payments platform that enables consumers to pay for items with Apple devices, Cook signaled that Steve Jobs's 2001 vision of Apple becoming the 'digital hub' of its consumers' lives (Macworld Expo 2001) has finally been fulfilled." Interbrand 7:38 AM

"Apple tops Google, Coca-Cola once again as 2014's most valuable brand" Memeburn 7:41 AM