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As Smartphone Sales Dip, Samsung Launches Galaxy Fold

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The Galaxy Fold launch — along with the debut of associated, upgraded Samsung wearables such as Galaxy watches, fitness bands and ear buds — comes amid a general slowdown for mobile devices. The firm pointed to a “sluggish” smartphone market, coming right into a seasonal slowdown.

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Apple iPhone Shipments Take Double-Digit Hit In China

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The price tag of Apple’s latest iPhones, combined with an economic slowdown and extending smartphone replacement cycles, were named by IDC as the culprits behind the dive in sales at the Cupertino, California handset maker. According to a report in Bloomberg citing IDC, the smartphone market in China contracted 9.7

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Apple To Restart Sales Of iPhones In Germany But Only Qualcomm Versions

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The hefty price tag of Apple’s newest iPhones, coupled with an economic slowdown and extending smartphone replacement cycles in China has been hurting the smartphone maker. Citing IDC, Bloomberg reported the smartphone market in China contracted 9.7

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2:00PM Water Cooler 1/24/2023 | naked capitalism

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The price tag was just shy of $9,000 — a reduced rate. Stats Watch Manufacturing: “United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index” [ Trading Economics ]. Temporary employment declined before some recent recessions and during economic slowdowns.

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The Year In Mobile Payments

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The year opened with the stock market crashing for a month on the slowdown in the Chinese economy, and then, at the halfway mark, the U.K. We firmly believe that, as digital continues to evolve, there will be enough economic gain to make it worthwhile for everyone,” PayPal Head Of Global Core Payments Jim Magats told Karen Webster.

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Transcript: Brian Hamburger

Barry Ritholtz

You turned out to be the first dual economics financial management major at Quinnipiac. But what shocked me more than the slowdown — the slowdown actually makes sense. What shocked me more than the slowdown was the intoxication of capital, right? RITHOLTZ: Your bucket list, which most people don’t tag.