Investing.com -- The "Magnificent 7" group of technology companies lost approximately $2.3 trillion in market value this month as investors increased scrutiny of large infrastructure spending by these firms.
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Britain's competition regulator on Tuesday proposed allowing app developers to steer users to alternative payment options outside Apple and Google's app stores to cut fees and boost competition. The Competition and Markets Authority said the proposals would remove restrictions that currently prevent UK developers from directing users to off-platform payment options, which are banned by Apple and restricted by Google.
Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry is gauging investor interest for a $3.1 billion Hong Kong listing that would be the city’s largest so far this year, amid a fundraising frenzy for technology-related stocks.
China's Nexchip Semiconductor seeks to raise up to HK$6.98 billion ($890.26 million) in a Hong Kong share sale, an exchange filing showed on Tuesday. The chip firm is offering 216.2 million shares at maximum HK$32.30 each and expects dealing of H shares to begin on July 10, the filing showed. Nexchip's raising follows a slew of Chinese technology firms seeking to raise funds in Hong Kong's red-hot capital markets, with Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry revealing on the day an up to $3.10 billion share sale.
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On June 25, Apple (AAPL) raised prices on iPads and MacBooks due to skyrocketing memory chip costs, according to Reuters. The stock dipped that same day, closing 6% lower and losing more than $260 billion in market cap. The price increases hit Apple’s MacBook Neo, raising its starting price to $699 ...
It was a good day for the Magnificent Seven—at least some of them. Tesla stock ended Monday's session up 8.5%, perhaps riding the coat tails of SpaceX, which was up 7.1%. The two Elon Musk companies are tightly linked, jointly developing a chip fabrication complex in Texas.
By Munsif Vengattil, Aditya Kalra and Stephen Nellis NEW DELHI/SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 (Reuters) - Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, and photos of Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models are
Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, and photos of Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models are part of files posted on the dark web by the ransomware group that stole data from the U.S. firm's Indian supplier Tata Electronics, according to documents and a source. The exposure threatens the carefully negotiated business of building the iPhone, which Apple assembles from a thicket of suppliers worldwide. It could also upset Apple and its relationship with Tata given most of the supplier arrangements are fiercely protected by Apple, and could also hand rivals, counterfeiters and its own vendors a view of who makes what.
The bank’s top equity strategist thinks artificial-intelligence spending will be the big story again for this coming second-quarter earnings season.
Alphabet shares climbed on Monday as the Google parent made its debut in the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon Communications, and immediately ranking among its most influential members. • Its shares rose 3.7% to $350.24, offering one of the biggest boosts to the 30-member Dow. • The company replaced Verizon on the index, S&P Dow Jones Indices said in an announcement on June 23.

<body><p>STORY: Apple accused India’s antitrust watchdog of "copy-pasting" rivals' claims in the latest escalation of their ongoing fight. </p><p>Regulatory papers reviewed by Reuters showed that Apple said the body failed to conduct its own probe after it concluded the tech giant breached competition laws.</p><p>Apple has called for the findings to be quashed. </p><p>It marks the sharpest move yet in Apple's conflict with the Competition Commission of India (CCI)...</p><p>Where Tinder-owner Match and Indian firms like Paytm are among its opponents.</p><p>In 2024, India’s watchdog published a report saying Apple engaged in "abusive conduct" on the apps platform of its iOS operating system...</p><p>And that Apple wrongly mandated the use of its payment system.</p><p>Apple has denied the allegations. </p><p>The tech giant instead branded itself a “miniscule player” in India with a sub-6% share of India's smartphone market.</p><p>And said that any forced alterations to its App Store could disrupt its integrated business model.</p><p>Similar arguments by other big companies, like Alphabet’s Google in 2023, have failed to sway the watchdog.</p><p>The CCI and its head of investigations] did not respond to Reuters queries.</p><p> Apple also did not respond to requests for comment.</p></body>
Apple's price hikes on a range of products due to rising memory chip costs might not fully cover its increased expenses.
Apple (AAPL) has accused the Competition Commission of India of copying rivals' claims and failing t
Technology stocks were trading higher in premarket trading Monday as the looked set to finally snap its five-day losing streak. Semiconductor companies, other artificial-intelligence stocks, and the Magnificent Seven were among those rebounding to start the week. Microsoft jumped 2% ahead of the open, while Amazon Alphabet Nvidia Meta and Tesla were all up around 1%.
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, June 29 (Reuters) - Apple has accused Indian antitrust investigators of "copy-pasting" its rivals' claims and failing to properly conduct its own investigation in concluding
(Bloomberg) -- Even as prediction platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi surged into the global mainstream in recent years, Japan — like its Asian neighbors China and South Korea — remained a no-go zone due to strict anti-gambling regulations. That may be starting to change, thanks to enterprising new startups that are finding ways to skirt regulations.Leading the charge are homegrown platforms launched by Gen Z entrepreneurs. Spearheaded by seven-month-old Miraima, the apps allow users to wager o
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is pressing the White House for approval to purchase memory chips from a blacklisted Chinese company as it grapples to rein in chip costs, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.Most Read from BloombergLutnick Delayed Canada Bridge Debut to Seek Bigger Cut of Toll RevenueIndonesia Opens Door to Dirty Money to Fund Prabowo’s PlansOman Tells Allies Ships Going Through Hormuz May Have to PayApple Shares Sink After Price Hikes Hit iPads and MacsUS Strikes Iran in Response
June 26 (Reuters) - Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to buy memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies, a Chinese company the Pentagon has put on a blacklist, the Financial
Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to buy memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies, a Chinese company the Pentagon has put on a blacklist, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The iPhone maker has lobbied the White House for approval aimed at easing financial pressure on the company from rising memory chip prices, the newspaper said, citing unnamed sources. The White House, Apple and CXMT did not respond to requests for comment from Reuters outside business hours.
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Apple Inc. is losing a pillar of its spatial computing ambitions to OpenAI. Paul Meade, the Vice President overseeing the Vision Pro headset and Apple’s upcoming smart glasses, is departing the tech giant. Meade will exit Apple by next week to spearhead OpenAI’s burgeoning hardware division, according to a Bloomberg report. At OpenAI, he is tasked with bringing a new family of AI-native devices to life. Neither company has officially commented on the move. Meade isn’t just a manager; he’s an arc
Investing.com -- A strong earnings showing for one memory stock was overshadowed by a rotation out of technology and into more defensive names, while Bitcoin's slide below $60,000 hit crypto-linked stocks over the past few days.
Investing.com -- President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States will impose a 100% tariff on all imports from countries that levy digital services taxes on American companies, escalating tensions over taxation of U.S. technology firms. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said several European countries are considering digital services taxes and warned that any nation adopting such measures would face immediate 100% tariffs on all goods exported to the United States, and adding that th

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Investing.com -- Apple's decision to raise Mac, iPad and accessories prices by 15% to 25% represents an unprecedented effort to defend gross margins amid record memory cost inflation, Morgan Stanley told investors in a note on Friday, adding that demand resilience and ecosystem lock-in could still drive revenue and earnings upside.
Lingyi debuted strongly after raising HK$8.3 billion as it expands into AI hardware and humanoid robotics.