AAPL: sweeter dividend, sour outlook

Apple (AAPL) shares are up $5.59, or 1.4%, at $396.16, amidst a mixed stream of research, with Avondale Partners and BGC FInancial raising the stock to Buy or the equivalent, but Citigroup and BMO Capital again cuttingMac maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) has now set official dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC. The annual conference will be held from June 10 through June 14 in San Francisco. Apple hosts the event each year and gives developers aFellow Fool Evan Niu did an excellent job covering Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL ) latest earnings release. In it, he pointed out several moves that he said "changed everything." Among the details the company offered: Apple beat on both top- and bottom-lineWall Street seems pleased with Apple's announcements: beats on Q2 2013 earnings and a massive expansion of its cash return program for shareholders. Share This. Tim

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