AAPL - Apple Inc.

Market recap for Thursday October 19th

After dropping triple digits the Dow poised to finish in the green as Apple suffers its worst day in over 2 months.

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  Apple makes the case that even its most banal features require a proficiency in machine learning

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  Apple's enterprise strategy begins to take shape

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Facebook is now testing paywalls and subscriptions for Instant Articles

A few months ago we reported that Facebook may begin testing paywalls and subscriptions for Instant Articles beginning in October.

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  Today's charts: Apple drops on iPhone 8, Watch concerns; Goldman downgrades Nike; PayPal earnings up next

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  Today's charts: Apple shares drop; Goldman downgrades Nike; PayPal earnings up next

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Apple share drop on concerns over iPhone 8 demand

Apple shares weighed on all three major indexes after reports surfaced that the tech giant iPhone sales are not too stellar and it's having issues with its watch in China.

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  Flickr exits the photo book business, shuts down wall art orders

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  Stocks open lower as tech stocks slide

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The biggest problem holding VR back right now

More virtual reality headsets are hitting the market in the coming months, but we're still waiting for a breakout hit.

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  Why Microsoft is playing nice with Apple and Google

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  Gmail launches its first public iOS beta to test support for third-party accounts

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Today's charts: IBM shares soar; Ford recalls 1.3M trucks; eBay earnings on tap

IBM shares jump, Ford recalls 1.3M trucks, eBay earnings out after the bell and GBH Insights says Apple Watch Series 3 could be a ‘game changer’

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  Today's charts: Ford recalls 1.3M trucks; eBay earnings on tap; Apple Watch 3 series a 'game changer'

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  Venmo, WePay make major moves to make digital payments easier

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Apple and GE announce deep partnership

While Apple has had its share of enterprise partners in recent years including IBM, Cisco and SAP, today's announcement that it will be working directly with GE feels a bit different with the two companies more closely intertwined than in previous deals. Apple and GE have committed to build a set of development tools and to develop apps together using Apple's design sensibility and deep understanding of iOS, but the deal doesn't stop there. Apple's sales team will also push the GE Predix platform with its industrial customers when it makes sense, and GE has committed to standardizing on the iPhone and iPad for its 330,000 employees, while offering the Mac as a computer choice.

Chinese Smartphone Upstart That Beat Apple Is Now Venturing West

Vivo, the fast-growing smartphone brand backed by reclusive Chinese billionaire Duan Yongping, will begin selling to Western markets for the first time as it accelerates a global expansion.

Why This $449 iPhone Isn't an Android Killer

Refurbished iPhones have their place, but they're not a big piece of the pie.

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