Apple links part of Tim Cook’s compensation directly to stock performance
Performance grading will only be applied to half of the units per vesting cycle. The metric used to gauge Apple’s success will be “total shareholder return.”
Apple institutes stock-holding rule for CEO, directors, executives
The rule was instituted just before Apple shareholders voted down a similar proposal earlier this week. And it comes in the midst of a six-month-long stock slide.
After stock slide, Apple no longer world’s most valuable public company
Exxon retakes the lead in market capitalization as Apple’s stock continues its precipitous drop since posting its best ever revenues ($54 billion) and profits ($13 billion) and all-time best iPhone and iPad sales.
Apple’s surprisingly bad day: What’s spooking its investors?
There are a variety of factors that have caused the stock to dip and rise since September, but Wednesday was particularly odd because there wasn’t any obvious thing that should be spooking Wall Street. Here are some financial analysts’ best guesses as to what’s afoot.
The Apple Roundup: Apple’s stock hits a new, historic milestone
Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Apple’s market capitalization is now the highest of any company ever, Apple responds to SMS security report, how the iPad is outgrowing the iPhone, and Apple’s moves in Russia.
Greek debt crisis: there’s an iPad app for that, plus 4 other Apple stories to read today
Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: iPads and the Greek debt crisis, Kaspersky on iOS security, details behind Apple’s Monday stock surge, Apple’s spendy ways when it comes to chips, and TiVo’s iPad arrival.
Apple shares hit $500 and keep going
Apple stock hit an all-time high of $503.83 in early trading Monday, surpassing the magic $500 mark. It has since gone back down a bit, and at the time of publishing, AAPL was at $499.22. The stock has gone steadily upward since Tim Cook became CEO.