A AAPL cai 7%, já caiu quase 50% do máximo... Quase que apetece meter um longo.
Mesmo, que se passou?
Adds details from the letter)
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> on Wednesday cut its
current quarter revenue forecast, citing fewer iPhone upgrades
and weak sales in China.
The company forecast $84 billion in revenue for the first
quarter, which is below analysts' estimate of $91.5 billion,
according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Apple originally forecast a revenue of between $89 billion
and $93 billion for the current quarter.
"While we anticipated some challenges in key emerging
markets, we did not foresee the magnitude of the economic
deceleration, particularly in Greater China," Chief Executive
Officer Tim Cook said in a letter to investors. [nBw8sJdWha]
"In fact, most of our revenue shortfall to our guidance, and
over 100 percent of our year-over-year worldwide revenue
decline, occurred in Greater China across iPhone, Mac and iPad."
A slew of brokerages had reduced their first-quarter
production estimates for iPhones after several component makers
forecast weaker-than-expected sales, leading some market
watchers to call the peak for iPhones in several key markets.
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Apple shares, which were halted prior to the news, closed
marginally up at $157.92.