Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Apple Q3: Clearer Signs Of Long-Term Weakness Emerge
Apple's Q3 showed revenue growth, mainly from iPhone sales, but this was off a weak prior-year comparison and margins are declining. Margins are under pressure due to rising R&D and SG&A costs, with financial engineering masking underlying net margin weakness. Aggressive share buybacks are artificially supporting EPS and share price, but this is not a sustainable way to deliver shareholder value.
My Dividend Stock Portfolio: New July Dividend Record - 100 Holdings With 12 Buys
July saw strong market gains, especially in tech, but finding bargains is tough as indices approach all-time highs. I focused July investments on high-yield BDCs like OBDC, MFIC, and BXSL, maintaining a 7.9% yield on cost. Dividend income hit a July record, up 22% year-over-year, with BDCs set to play an even bigger role in the coming months.
How Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump's tariffs
In just the last few days, Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay 15% of revenues from chip sales to China to the U.S. government. Apple CEO Tim Cook, meanwhile, recently announced plans to increase the firm's U.S. investment to $600 billion over the next four years.
Fortnite developer claims win against Apple and Google
An Australian court has found Apple and Google misused their market power in a dispute with the maker of wildly popular video game Fortnite.
These 3 Companies Shattered Quarterly Records
The 2025 Q2 earnings cycle continues to wind down, with the vast majority of S&P 500 companies already delivering results. The period has been one of resilience, with overall growth remaining strong alongside positive revisions for the upcoming Q3 cycle.
Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit Against Apple Over Claims It Favors OpenAI
The billionaire said in posts on X that the consumer tech giant was violating antitrust laws by giving preferential treatment to OpenAI on the App Store.
Elon Musk threatens Apple with legal action, reignites OpenAI feud over alleged antitrust violations
He added that X and his Grok AI chatbot are excluded from the App Store's “Must Have” list when the apps rank as #1 in news and #5 overall, respectively – asking if Apple is “playing politics.”
Apple Rises 9% in a Month: Buy, Sell or Hold the AAPL Stock?
AAPL's fiscal Q3 surge, fueled by Apple Intelligence growth and a $600B U.S. investment plan, offsets tariff headwinds.
Apple & Trump: $100B Investment, Tariffs News Push Shares Up 13%
American technology stalwart Apple NASDAQ: AAPL just made headlines, with President Trump's influence and decision-making playing a key role in the stock's story. Below, we'll detail two key pieces of news and explain why they are leading Apple shares higher.
Elon Musk accuses Apple of favoring OpenAI in App Store ranking, threatens legal action
Elon Musk has accused Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, ETR:APC) of unfairly favoring OpenAI over AI competitors such as his startup xAI in its App Store, threatening to take legal action over what he alleges is an antitrust violation. In a series of posts on his social media platform X on Monday, Musk accused Apple of only allowing OpenAI's ChatGPT to rank first in mobile apps on its store.
Musk Takes Fight With OpenAI to Apple Over Its App Store
Musk said Apple's App Store was suppressing his GrokAI chatbot while favoring ChatGPT.
Australian court finds Apple, Google abused app store market power
Epic Games has just secured a win in its crusade against Apple and Google's app store policies: The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ruled that Apple and Google's engaged in anti-competitive conduct when it came to their respective app stores, ABC News reported.
