$100 Billion Question: What Should Apple Do With Its Cash?

Apple's days of incredible growth officially came to a close last night. It is now just a cash cow, and that makes investors uncomfortable, says Felix Salmon at Reuters.

Is it possible to have too much cash for your own good? I believe the average 7th grader would easily recognize the inherent absurdity of such a question. However, the average economic writer does not understand what the average 7th grader does. For example, please consider Apple isn't only company with too much cash on CNN Money by author Paul La Monica.

By Ian Wyatt: U.S. companies are sitting on record levels of cash, and no company is sitting on more cash than Apple (AAPL). At last count, the tech giant sits on close to $145 billion. Apple's cash has drawn a lot of attention, particularly from investors clamoring to have more of that cash flow their way.

A week has passed since the election. It's time to reflect on the polarization of America, hate mail, and what went wrong for the Republican party, all in a constructive way. Hate Mail Hate mail came pouring in to my inbox before and especially after the election. One person wrote a blazing "F U" email. I received some radical attacks regarding abortion. One person blamed me personally for the election results, in a rather threatening manner, (but ambiguous enough to make reporting it useless). Another blamed libertarians.

By TechCrunch: By Jordan Kurzweil

Apple is going through a sour patch right now. On Monday, TIME columnist Tim Bajaran asked if Apple’s amazing run disrupting markets is over. The Cupertino-Calif.-based tech juggernaut has not introduced a truly break-through new product since co-founder Steve Jobs died over one year ago. As a result, Apple’s stock price has suffered, declining 24% over the last 6 months. Apple investors are getting nervous.

Apple is going through a sour patch right now. On Monday, TIME columnist Tim Bajaran asked if Apple’s amazing run disrupting markets is over. The Cupertino-Calif.-based tech juggernaut has not introduced a truly break-through new product since co-founder Steve Jobs died over one year ago. As a result, Apple’s stock price has suffered, declining 24% over the last 6 months. Apple investors are getting nervous.

Traders who played a long bet OmniVision (OVTI) prior to its earnings lost. OmniVision shares fell after reporting weak gross margins. The company added to the confusion about yields during the conference call. In the week prior to earnings, speculators drove shares up to $16 on speculation that the company secured orders for the next-generation iPhone and iPad. OmniVision's 5MP OV5650 sensor is used in the iPhone 4. The 0.3MP OV297AA sensor is used in the iPod Nano and iPad 2.