Apple captures 49 percent of global smartphone sales
Apple achieves a record high with 49 percent of global smartphone sales – and that with only 21 percent of the devices shipped.
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Goldman Sachs lowers Apple price target after raising its own
Goldman Sachs lowers its Apple price target to $360, just three days after raising it itself. However, the buy rating remains unchanged...
Morgan Stanley lowers Apple price target to $360
Morgan Stanley lowers its Apple price target to $360: The services business is slowing down and the gross margin is coming under increasing pressure.
JP Morgan lowers Apple price target to $340
JP Morgan lowers its Apple price target to $340: supply bottlenecks are putting pressure on the stock in the short term, but the overweight rating remains unchanged.
Apple Q3 2026: Details from the conference call
Margin, cash flow, education market, manufacturing and the complete outlook in numbers: all the details from Apple's quarterly conference call.
Why Apple's services failed to meet expectations
Apple cites four reasons for the weaker services result. Among them, for the first time, are the regulatory-mandated App Store changes.
More storage providers do not mean lower prices
Tim Cook dampened hopes that additional memory suppliers would lower prices. Apple's markups are likely to remain permanent.
Higher AI limits available for an additional fee with iCloud+
Apple plans to charge for intensive use of its AI features via iCloud+ in the future. However, Tim Cook emphasizes that no finalized plan exists.
How Apple decides on price increases
Tim Cook explains the logic behind Apple's price increases – and answers the question about iPhone prices in September...
Apple warns of significantly larger supply shortages
Apple expects 9 to 11 percent growth and significantly larger supply bottlenecks. The reason is excessive demand, not insufficient demand.