Blog Posts by Ross Tucker

Editors Note: The list of top stocks is derived from the quote pages that received the most views on Yahoo! Finance by examining data for the current week. It is not, however, a list of the most searched-for tickers or company names on our site.

1. Apple (AAPL)

It was another rough week for former tech darling Apple. According to regulatory filings, some of Wall Street’s biggest names in the hedge fund arena continued to bail out of the stock.

David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management reduced its stake by some 40% during the first quarter. Tiger Management, helmed by Julian Robertson, dumped its entire remaining stake of more than 42,000 shares.

The latest Bloomberg Global Poll also found this week that investors overwhelmingly believe Apple has lost its standing as a tech innovator. According to the poll, 71% of respondents said the company “has lost its cachet as an industry innovator.”

JMP Securities analyst Alex Gauna told Big Data Download that he believes the recent rally in Apple

Editors Note: The list of top stocks is derived from the quote pages that received the most views on Yahoo! Finance by examining data for the current week. It is not, however, a list of the most searched-for tickers or company names on our site.

1. Apple (AAPL)

With little real news coming out from Apple this week, the rumor mill — as it so often does — kicked into high gear. This time, chatter of the introduction of a cheaper iPhone swirled after Reuters reported that an overseas Apple supplier planned to boost its workforce by up to 40% this year.

“If [Apple] wants to compete in China, India, Brazil — places where $600 for a phone is just inconceivable especially without subsidies — They’ve got to have a cheaper phone,” noted The Daily Ticker’s Henry Blodget.

Apple captured 57% of the global smartphone market in the first quarter of this year, down from 74% a year earlier. Samsung grabbed a 43% share, up from 23% from a year ago, according to data from investment bank Canaacord

Editors Note: The list of top stocks is derived from the quote pages that received the most views on Yahoo! Finance by examining data for the current week. It is not, however, a list of the most searched-for tickers or company names on our site.

1. Apple (AAPL)

Apple’s fall from grace accelerated yet again this week as more evidence of waning demand surfaced.

Shares of Apple dipped below $400 for the first time since December 2011 on Wednesday after supplier Cirrus Logic warned about first-quarter revenue. Analysts extrapolated that the warning was directly tied to slowing demand of apple products.

With popularity seemingly on the decline and still no new revolutionary products in sight, there was nothing to keep shares above the psychological $400 level.

“The Apple of old had both substance and sizzle,” said Breakout’s Jeff Macke. “Today, Apple is just an old company with great cash flow.”

Gene Munster, senior analyst at Piper Jaffray, believes we’re likely to start seeing some more

Editors Note: The list of top stocks is derived from the quote pages that received the most views on Yahoo! Finance by examining data for the current week. It is not, however, a list of the most searched-for tickers or company names on our site.

1. Apple (AAPL)

The pounding inflicted upon shares of Apple throughout the first quarter shows no signs of slowing, with the second quarter starting out with an apology from management and another no-confidence vote from Wall Street.

CEO Tim Cook kicked off the week with an apology to China over warranty and customer service issues. Then, on Tuesday, Goldman Sachs dropped Apple from its conviction buy list.

Even Jim Cramer took a shot, calling Apple the new J.C. Penney (JCP) of the tech world:

“There has not been a single piece of good news about apple for 300 points and today is just another day where the news is horrendous,” said Cramer on CNBC.

There seems little to be excited about at the moment. According to a Wall Street Journal report,

Editors Note: The list of top stocks is derived from the quote pages that received the most views on Yahoo! Finance by examining data for the first quarter. It is not, however, a list of the most searched-for company names on our site.

1. Apple (AAPL)
It’s been anything but a good first quarter for (former?) tech darling Apple, and the year got off to a rocky start. January started with a Wall Street Journal report that Apple had slashed orders for iPhone 5 parts by half.

Ultimately, the first quarter may have been the one in which Apple investors were forced to come to grips with what the loss of Steve Jobs really means. The undelivered promise of breathtaking products has been ever present, while reports of new watches and TVs came and went. Something new needs to come to fruition, but has been nowhere in sight.

“Jobs time has passed and Apple is looking disturbingly like it's being run by MBA's,” Breakout’s Jeff Macke noted on Jan 7.

“Under Steve Jobs, Apple released magic and

Editors Note: The list of top tickers is derived from the quote pages that received the most views on Yahoo! Finance by examining data for the current week. It is not, however, a list of the most searched-for tickers on our site.

1. Apple (AAPL)
There were some rare signs of life from Apple this week, and thankfully so considering that rival Samsung spent the week building buzz around the launch of its latest iPhone-challenging smartphone.

In a rare occurrence, Apple unleashed an executive to stand up for the company’s products and trash Google’s Android operating system.

"When you take an Android device out of the box, you have to sign up to nine accounts with different vendors to get the experience iOS comes with," Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of world-wide marketing, told the WSJ. "They don't work seamlessly together."

The Daily Ticker’s Henry Blodget noted the potential folly of this Apple flare up on the day Samsung planned to unveil the Galaxy S4.

“The points

Editors Note: The list of top tickers is derived from the quote pages that received the most views on Yahoo! Finance by examining data for the current week. It is not, however, a list of the most searched-for tickers on our site.

1. Apple (AAPL)

Apple kicked off the week on a sour note. On Monday, the one-time tech darling tapped a 52-week low of $419.

It also appears mutual funds have followed hedge funds out of the stock. According to a Citigroup report, Google (GOOG) has become the most-owned stock among the 50 largest U.S. mutual funds.

Investors still await the introduction of a new and revolutionary product. Instead, they're getting a steady diet of rumor and disappointment. On Thursday, the New York Times reported that the company’s bid to introduce an Internet radio service has been delayed due to negotiations with music companies.

Talk of a so-called iWatch reignited this week as well, with reports indicating that the device could hit shelves within the next few months at a

Editors Note: The list of top tickers is derived from the quote pages that received the most views on Yahoo! Finance by examining data for the current week. It is not, however, a list of the most searched-for tickers on our site.

1. Apple (AAPL)

Apple kicked off the week by making a rare admission -- it had been hacked.

“Apple Inc was recently attacked by hackers who infected Macintosh computers of some employees, the company said Tuesday in an unprecedented disclosure describing the widest known cyber attacks targeting Apple computers used by corporations,” Reuters reported.

Shares were dinged again after the Financial Times reported that Foxconn Technology Group, Apple’s key manufacturing partner, was implementing a hiring freeze as it slowed production of Apple products. Foxconn moved quickly to respond, saying the freeze was the result of “an unprecedented rate of return of employees following the Chinese New Year holiday compared to years past....This action is not related to any