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The Zacks Stocks in the News Blog Highlights: iPhone 7, IPOs, and Resilient Stocks

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Chicago, IL—September 15, 2016—Zacks.com looks back on the hottest stories of the week featured in the Stocks in the News blog, where analysts and writers discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks, the financial markets, and the greater investing world.

Here are highlights from this week’s Stocks in the News blog:

3 Reasons Why My Millennial Friends Are Not Buying the iPhone 7

The iPhone 7 is here, but competition is steeper than ever for Apple (AAPL - Free Report) .  Samsung and other cell phone manufacturers are nipping at the heels of the Cupertino giant, and investors have multiple reasons for why Apple may run into some obstacles with regards to holding onto its large market share in the smartphone industry.

Of course, people everywhere continue to be up in arms about Apple’s decision to remove the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from its new iPhone, but others aren’t sold on the device for a number of other reasons.

Here's 3 Tech Companies That Could IPO Before the End of 2016

Despite the relative sluggishness of the IPO market so far this year, several key indicators suggest that we could see IPO activity pick up during remainder of 2016. More specifically, the technology sector should see a fresh batch of companies going public throughout the fall and winter months.

PointClickCare, a SaaS health record management company; Trivago, an online hotel search aggregator owned by Expedia (EXPE - Free Report) ; and Coupa Software, a cloud-based enterprise financial services company, are all in the IPO pipeline right now.

 3 Strong Buy Stocks That Resisted the Sell-Off This Week

September has a reputation for being the worst month for stocks, and this past week has confirmed that stereotype with markets around the world experiencing a volatile week. As the odds for a Fed rate hike continue to climb, this bloody September might not be over, and that means investors need to look for stocks that can resist sell-offs.

With a combination of strong Zacks Ranks and impressive performance this week, Copa Holdings (CPA - Free Report) , Finisar Corporation , and Lifeway Foods (LWAY - Free Report) are three stocks that investors should be looking at right now.

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