Apple’s move to raise its ante on extended D2D satellite connectivity services by another $1.5bn will up the stakes for both its OEM competitors and the MNO partner channel, which is searching for its own D2D differentiation...

Apple supplier Foxconn has ordered the hiring agents that help recruit iPhone assembly workers in India to remove age, gender and marital criteria as well as the manufacturer's name in job advertisements, according to three people familiar with the matter and almost a dozen ads reviewed by Reuters. The moves follow a Reuters investigation published June 25, which found that Foxconn excluded married women from jobs at its main India iPhone assembly plant, though it relaxed the practice during high-production periods. Foxconn, which employs thousands of women at the iPhone factory at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, outsources recruitment of assembly-line workers to third-party vendors...

Economic variables like GDP growth, consumer confidence, exchange rate, and interest rates influence Apple's revenue growth. Read why AAPL stock is a Hold...