The Latest Breaking News from AAPL

For a week that was filled with news and earnings, the market failed to react in any major fashion. The S&P 500 ($SPX) (SPY) finished the week 0.80% lower. Watching the Goliath Apple (AAPL) report better-than-expected earnings helped to buoy the market along with a stronger-than-expected NFP report.

Apple Inc reported a 4.3% dividend hike for the 11th year in a row and raised its buyback program from $76 billion to $90 billion. These actions make AAPL stock attractive to value buyers.

Stock markets suffered through a rough year in 2022. Major indices like the S&P 500 (SPY) and NASDAQ 100 were down double digits across the board. Yet this simple strategy showed a solid double-digit gain by taking profitable positions in both good AND bad stocks. This type of balanced approach…

Apple stock has added more than $680 billion in value this year and it still has more room to run, analysts say.

Shares of Apple (AAPL ) climbed to an 8-month high Wednesday and are up +29% for the year. That has pushed the stock to an elevated valuation that may be tested after today’s close when it reports Q2 earnings results. The consensus is for Apple’s Q2 revenue to fall by...

Apple (AAPL ) and Microsoft (MSFT ), the world’s two most valuable companies, saw their combined weightings in the S&P 500 ($SPX ) (SPY ) increase to a record 14% this week as technology stocks rallied on strong quarterly earnings results from Microsoft. Apple and Microsoft have added $1 trillion...

Even though a challenging macroeconomic environment has affected the tech sector’s performance, FAANG companies are anticipated to trend in a positive direction due to their popularity. Given this backdrop, FAANG stocks Apple (AAPL) and Meta Platforms (META), which maintain A-grade Quality in our POWR Ratings system, could be watched now.…

Despite heightened economic uncertainty and signs of slowing revenue growth, expectations are high for Apple (AAPL ) to extend its stock repurchasing plans, a bullish factor for its stock price. Apple has historically reported its buyback plans for the year in its fiscal second-quarter results, which are expected on May...

Apple stock has been treading water, but short sellers are making money selling out-of-the-money puts and calls ahead of the company's May 4 fiscal Q2 earnings ending March 31.

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