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By Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily Apple (AAPL) shares are down sharply Monday morning after analysts at RBC Capital and Morgan Stanley cut their ratings on the stock. RBC Capital’s Mike Abramsky cut his rating on the stock to Sector Perform from Outperform; his price target on the shares is now $140, down from $200.

The economy may be in the pits for most industries, but surprisingly—or not—Apple is still going strong. A recent ChangeWave survey shows that while the current economic slump has brought consumer electronic spending down, Apple is doing better than ever. This is especially interesting, given Apple's reputation as a pricey, high-end brand.

The economy may be in the pits for most industries, but surprisingly—or not—Apple is still going strong. A recent ChangeWave survey shows that while the current economic slump has brought consumer electronic spending down, Apple is doing better than ever. This is especially interesting, given Apple's reputation as a pricey, high-end brand.

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Apple Financial A survey by ChangeWave says Apple is looking ahead to record sales for Macs, which smiles in the face of further declines in U.S. consumer spending. The survey polled 4,416 people between August 4 and August 12.

A survey by ChangeWave says Apple is looking ahead to record sales for Macs, which smiles in the face of further declines in U.S. consumer spending. The survey polled 4,416 people between August 4 and August 12.

Economic softness in the states is widespread, but apparently it stops short at 1 Infinite Loop. Though consumer spending on electronics is generally trending lower, it’s trending higher for Apple products. According to a new survey by Changewave, eight percent of consumers plan to buy a laptop in the next 90 days, and five percent, a desktop.

Ten million sales secured, is iPhone an iCannibal? | 9 to 5 Mac Apple’s iPhone sales are breaking expectations, with the latest guess-timates indicating eight million sales of the iPhone this year alone – meaning the company’s well on course to achieve its stated ten million sales target.AppleInsider

While the recently announced Palm Treo Pro has yet to prove its worth as a smartphone for the Entreprise, the one-year old Apple iPhone seems to be getting ahead of the game. In a recent survey of almost 2,000 people that are “involved with I.T.

Madonna finds her lucky star when she hits the big 50 tomorrow.  Mick Jagger’s is finding lots of satisfaction at 65.  And Prince got a hip replacement, so he can still get crazy and live fully after 50.

It’s clear that the Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G have been the most sought after handsets in the US smartphone market for some time now. Following on the previous ChangeWave survey that indicated that the iPhone 3G would have a “tsunami like impact” on the smartphone market, ChangeWave has released a new survey that shows RIM and its BlackBerry aren’t taking the issue lightly.