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Friday, 7 February 2014

Apple rachète 14 milliards de ses actions, sous la pression de Carl Icahn Apple buys $14 billion of its shares, under pressure from Carl Icahn

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Apple rachète 14 milliards de ses actions, sous la pression de Carl Icahn

 

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De Luc OLINGA (AFP)

 

New York — Sous la pression du milliardaire Carl Icahn, le groupe informatique américain Apple a accéléré le rachat de ses propres actions lors des deux dernières semaines et n'exclut plus d'acquérir de grosses entreprises.

 

Dans un entretien au Wall Street Journal publié jeudi sur le site internet du quotidien des milieux d'affaires new-yorkais, le directeur général Tim Cook a révélé que la marque à la pomme avait racheté 14 milliards de dollars de ses propres actions.

 

L'opération s'est faite en deux étapes: Apple a d'abord racheté "en accéléré" et en bloc 12 milliards d'actions et ensuite il s'est procuré 2 milliards sur le marché.

 

Elle rentre dans le cadre de son programme de rachats de 60 milliards d'actions sur deux ans annoncé l'an dernier, a précisé le successeur du charismatique Steve Jobs.

 

En un an, le groupe en est déjà à 40 milliards d'actions rachetées, selon son dirigeant, qui dit avoir été surpris par la chute du titre après la publication de ses résultats annuels fin janvier.

 

L'action du fabricant des iPhone et iPad avait dégringolé de 8% dans la foulée de ses résultats sur des craintes au sujet de sa rentabilité future.

 

Elle a terminé quasi stable jeudi à 512,51 dollars à Wall Street.

 

110 milliards de dollars de rachat d'actions

 

Cette annonce intervient alors que l'investisseur activiste Carl Icahn lui demande d'intensifier son programme de rachat d'actions, une façon indirecte de rémunérer ses actionnaires et de valoriser le titre.

 

Le milliardaire, réputé pour ses raids boursiers hostiles et son interventionnisme sur les activités des entreprises où il investit, a accrû ces derniers jours ses investissements dans Apple et possède désormais quelque 0,9% du capital.

 

M. Icahn entend demander aux actionnaires, lors de l'assemblée du groupe le 28 février, de voter une augmentation de 50 milliards de dollars du programme de rachat annoncé, ce qui représenterait un plan total de 110 milliards, soit quasiment le quart de la valorisation (457,15 milliards de dollars) d'Apple jeudi soir à la Bourse de New York.

 

Son objectif affiché est de pousser le groupe à reverser aux actionnaires une partie de son énorme trésor de guerre estimé à 160 milliards de dollars.

 

Sans le nommer, M. Cook s'en prend à son son fougueux actionnaire dont il dénonce la vision à court terme.

 

Le patron du fabricant de l'iPhone dit vouloir "être à même de s'adapter à l'intérêt à long terme des actionnaires, pas à celui d'un actionnaire à court-terme, pas à un trader d'un jour".

 

Grosses acquisitions en vue

 

Cette stratégie pourrait pousser la firme de Cupertino à faire de grosses acquisitions, rompant ainsi avec sa frilosité traditionnelle.

 

"Nous avons déjà regardé de grosses entreprises", indique M. Cook.

 

"Nous n'avons aucun problème à mettre un prix à 10 chiffres sur la bonne, celle qui fait sens pour le développement d'Apple à long terme", poursuit-il, faisant remarquer qu'Apple a racheté 21 entreprises lors des quinze derniers mois.

 

Alors que les spéculations vont bon train sur la sortie très attendue cette année de nouvelles catégories de produits pour succéder à l'iPhone, notamment une montre, un produit de salon lié à la télévision ou un service de paiements, M. Cook est resté vague.

 

"Nous travaillons sur de bons produits", a-t-il simplement déclaré.

 

Outre Samsung, Apple voit ses autres rivaux comme le chinois Lenovo qui multiplie les acquisitions, --dont récemment celle de Motorola--, lui grignoter des parts de marché dans le juteux secteur des smartphones.

 

Lors du premier trimestre de son exercice décalé (octobre-décembre), Apple n'avait écoulé que 51 millions d'iPhone, un appareil qui représente à lui seul plus de la moitié de son chiffre d'affaires, alors que les analystes tablaient sur 55 millions d'unités après le lancement fin septembre de deux nouveaux modèles, le 5S et le 5C.

 

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(Agence France-Presse, 7 vendredi février 2014 le Roman)

 

 

 

Apple buys $14 billion of its shares, under pressure from Carl Icahn

 

Luke OLINGA (AFP)

 

New York - Under pressure from billionaire Carl Icahn, the U.S. computer company Apple has accelerated the acquisition of its own shares during the last two weeks and no longer excludes acquire large companies.

 

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Thursday on the daily media website of New York business, CEO Tim Cook revealed that the Apple brand had bought $14 billion of its own shares.

 

The operation was done in two stages: First Apple bought "accelerated" and block 12 billion shares and then it got itself 2 billion market.

 

It falls within the framework of its program to buy $60 billion of shares over two years announced last year, said the successor to the charismatic Steve Jobs.

 

In one year, the group is already 40 billion of shares repurchased, according to its leader, who said he was surprised by the drop in titer after the publication of its annual results in late January.

 

The action of the manufacturer of iPhone and iPad had tumbled 8 % in the wake of its results on fears about its future profitability.

 

They finished almost unchanged Thursday at $512.51 on Wall Street.

 

$110 billion share buyback

 

This announcement comes as the activist investor Carl Icahn asked to increase its share buyback program, an indirect way to remunerate its shareholders and enhance the title.

 

The billionaire, known for its hostile stock raids and interventionism on the activities of companies in which it invests, has increased in recent days its investment in Apple and now has a 0.9 % stake.

 

Mr. Icahn intends to ask shareholders at the meeting of the group on February 28, to vote an increase of $50 billion share repurchase program announced, which would represent a total level of $110 billion, almost a quarter of the recovery (457,150,000,000 dollars) Apple on Thursday evening at the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Its objective is to push the group to be paid to shareholders a portion of its huge war chest estimated at 160 billion dollars.

 

Without naming Mr. Cook takes his fiery shareholder which he denounced the short-term vision.

 

The boss of the iPhone maker says it wants "to be able to adapt to long-term interest of shareholders, not to that of a shareholder in the short term, not a day trader."

 

Large acquisitions for

 

This strategy could push the Cupertino company to make large acquisitions, breaking with its traditional reluctance.

 

"We have already looked at large companies," says Cook.

 

"We have no problem putting a price to 10 digits on the right, it makes sense for Apple's long-term development," he says, noting that Apple has bought 21 companies in the last fifteen months.

 

While speculations are rife about the highly anticipated release this year of new product categories successor to the iPhone, including a watch, a salon product related to the television or service payments, Mr. Cook was vague.

 

"We work on good products," he said simply.

 

During the first quarter of fiscal offset (October-December), Apple had elapsed than 51 million iPhone, a device that alone represents more than half of its sales, while analysts expected 55 million units after the launch in late September with two new models, the 5S and 5C.

 

Copyright © 2014 AFP. All rights reserved.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 7 Friday February 2014 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 7 Friday February 2014 The Roman)

 

 

 

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Twitter developing e-commerce service

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Twitter developing e-commerce service

 

Washington (AFP)

 

Twitter is exploring ways to sell products directly from the 140-character missives the one-to-many text messaging service site is famous for, a technology news site has reported.

 

Re/Code on Friday posted a screen shot of what this new service could look like, integrated into the site's familiar baby blue interface.

 

It said it found the image posted on e-commerce site Fancy.com, which appeared to be working on a partnership with Twitter.

 

In the screenshot, which is no longer able to be viewed, certain tweets are tagged "Twitter Commerce" and, when expanded, show a green "Buy with Fancy" button.

 

The purchaser would then be able to enter their payment and shipping information on another screen, all without leaving the Twitter app or site.

 

It was not clear what fees or commissions Twitter would charge for products sold within its social network.

 

Nor was it clear whether Fancy.com was the only site with which Twitter was apparently considering a partnership.

 

Neither site responded to requests for comment from Re/Code.

 

Twitter has become massively popular around the world and it had a sizzling Wall Street debut in November, gaining nearly 73 percent over its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

But some analysts are skeptical about its ability to boost usage and revenues to become profitable.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 1 Saturday February 2014 The Roman)

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Tokyo stocks fall more than 3% after Fed taper move

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Tokyo stocks fall more than 3% after Fed taper move

 

Tokyo (AFP) -x

 

Tokyo stocks plunged more than 3.0 percent on Thursday following a tumble in New York on worries over turbulence in emerging markets and the US central bank's decision to cut stimulus spending.

 

The Nikkei-225 index, which soared 2.70 percent on Wednesday, lost 3.22 percent, or 495.16 points, to 14,888.75 in early trade.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 30 Thursday January 2014 The Roman)

 

Friday, 11 October 2013

NY shares soaring, $ 323, since 10-month one year high price

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NY shares soaring, $ 323, since 10-month one year high price

 

NY株急騰、323ドル高 上げ幅1年10カ月ぶり

 

【ニューヨーク共同】10月10日のニューヨーク株式市場のダウ工業株30種平均は米財政協議の進展期待で大幅続伸し、終値は前日比323・09ドル高の1万5126・07ドルとなった。

 

終値ベースの上げ幅としては2011年12月20日以来、約1年10カ月ぶりの大きさ。

 

4営業日ぶりに1万5000ドル台を回復した。

 

ハイテク株主体のナスダック総合指数は82・97ポイント高の3760・75。

 

幅広い銘柄で構成するS&P500種株価指数は36・16ポイント高の1692・56の大幅高となった。

 

連邦債務の上限引き上げで、財政協議進展との情報への期待感から、ダウ平均は全面高の展開となった。

 

(共同通信)

 

(神奈川新聞、2013年10月11日)

 

 

NY shares soaring, $ 323, since 10-month one year high price

 

(New York Kyodo) Dow Jones Industrial Average of the New York Stock Exchange on the 10th October was sharply higher in the progress expected of the U.S. financial consultation, the closing price was $ 15,126.07, compared with the day before $ 323.09 high.

 

Since December 20th 2011, the size of the 10-month and one year as of high price, based on the closing price.

 

It recovered the $ 15,000 units in four business days.

 

NASDAQ composite index of high-tech shareholder of 3760.75, 82.97 points higher.

 

S & P 500 stock index to be configured in a wide range of issues was a significant high of 1692.56, 36.16 points higher.

 

At the high end raising the federal debt, from expectations for information and financial consultation progress, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was the deployment of full high.

 

(Kyodo News)

 

(Kanagawa Shimbun, 11 Friday October 2013 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. tohiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 11 Friday October 2013 The Roman)