Are Investors Unfairly Sour on Apple?

From BusinessWeek
Usually, on days when Apple Inc. (AAPL) reports earnings, giddy investors have a chuckle about the company's famously conservative forecasts and proceed to load up on the stock—confident that Apple's closely guarded pipeline of new products will keep sales and profits on the rise. But in a reflection of the gloomy mood on Wall Street over the prospect of a recession, investors found little to laugh about in Apple's latest forecast. After the company said earnings in the March quarter would come in 14% below analysts' expectations, the share price fell more than 11%, to $137.93.

Yet on closer inspection, there are signs that Apple can not only weather an economic contraction but emerge stronger than ever.

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