*SAVE*_Gene Munster to Appear on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep Next Week

Piper Jaffray tech stock analyst Gene Munster will make an appearance on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep morning talk show January 27. Munster has been a leading tech analyst for over twenty years, and has followed Apple Inc.

in particular with great interest his whole career. Apple will release earnings reports after market close on January 26 amid uncertainty over continued growth in the smartphone market. Apple faces a potential first-ever decline in smartphone sales since launching the market with the first iPhone in 2007. Suppliers noted to Reuters this morning that Apple had changed the nature of their working relationship, opting to file orders a month in advance rather than three months ahead. The market is anticipating fourth-quarter results from a host of Apple suppliers, whose first-quarter sales forecasts might indicate a slump in demand. Apple stock sat at $100.10 per share Friday afternoon, up 3.9 percent from the day's open.