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24 Aug 2023

Duration risk in one chart. $1 million invested in this Apple AAPL bond is now worth $600k, duration risk is on stage here.

Now think of all those mortgage-backed securities on bank balance sheets... Source: Lawrence McDonald, Bloomberg

23 Aug 2023

Who are the largest shareholders in Apple?

The major shareholders of Apple are primarily institutional investors, with individuals holding only a small stake. Source: Genuine Impact / Chris Quinn

14 Aug 2023

According to Morgan Stanley research last year. $AAPL has an estimated 860 million subscriptions sold

If this is correct, Apple could raise the monthly price by $1 per month on these subscriptions and generate an incremental $10 billion per year in revenue. Apple has set themselves up with a simple pricing lever that can generate incremental high-margin returns for years ahead. Source: Morgan Stanley, Joseph Carlson

8 Aug 2023

The trend is your friend until it ends??? Apple ($AAPL)

Source: Tradingview

4 Aug 2023

Apple beat earnings estimates but fell after-hours

Apple reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations for both earnings and sales, driven by stronger services sales that grew 8% on an annual basis. Overall sales still fell 1% year over year, however, and revenue in the company’s iPhone, Mac, and iPad lines were all down from a year earlier. Apple shares fell more than 2% in extended trading. $AAPL Apple Q3 FY23: • Revenue -1% Y/Y to $81.8B (in-line). 💳 Services +8% Y/Y to $21.2B. 📱 Products -4% Y/Y to $60.6B. • Operating margin 28% (flat Y/Y). • EPS $1.26 ($0.07 beat). • Over 1B paid subscriptions. Source: App Economy Insights, CNBC

20 Jul 2023

Apple is developing the equivalent of “AppleGPT” and other generative AI tools to rival OpenAI and Google. Apple is testing the chat bot internally and it’s code name is “Ajax"

Apple's stock jumped after Bloomberg reported the #ai news and hit a new ATH. Apple was caught flat-footed in the past year with the introduction of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Bard & Microsoft’s Bing AI. Its main AI product, the Siri voice assistant, has stagnated recently. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

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