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Apple just posted its ninth consecutive earnings beat and shares are up 23% this year, yet the stock may still be dramatically underpriced for what comes next. The case for $450 by 2027 is bolder than anything Wall Street is publishing, and the math is closer than you think.

Microsoft's accelerating cloud growth and NVIDIA's unmatched hardware dominance in the AI era mean investors are getting rock-solid earnings power at multiples that look very reasonable relative to their long-term growth trajectories.

Dell Technologies (DELL) stock trades at about $588, and the options market has already priced where it is most likely to sit twelve months from now: there is a two-in-three chance it lands between roughly $290 and roughly $1,180. That band is what a holder is carrying, in dollars. It prices the size of the move and says nothing about the direction. The size is the part worth your attention.

Apple (AAPL) CEO John Ternus celebrated the launch of the iPhone 18 models at the company's flagship store on New York City's Fifth Avenue,

Qualcomm (QCOM) told investors in its fiscal Q3 2026 call that its share of Apple's recent iPhone launch would be materially lower than its prior estimate of 20%. In the same call, management raised its non-handset revenue target for fiscal 2029 to $40 billion—nearly doubling its prior $22 billion goal as automotive, IoT, and data center expand. Anyone buying the stock today is deciding whether that replacement revenue arrives on schedule.

Apple began selling its latest premium smartphones Friday and analysts are cautiously optimistic about its prospects.

The stock market rebounded from solid losses weekly to turn mixed, with the Nasdaq leading a bullish move in a day two reaction to a hawkish Fed.

Investing.com -- Evercore ISI told investors in a note that its latest consumer survey points to a stronger-than-expected iPhone upgrade cycle for Apple, with pricing set to provide a sizable tailwind.

Ives pointed to Meta’s roughly 3.5 billion users, noting that companies with large existing user bases have an advantage in monetizing AI.

Microsoft (MSFT) stock has returned about 32% since mid-June 2026. The S&P 500 returned about 3% over the same window, and peers moved in both directions: Alphabet fell 4.5% while Apple returned 14.0%. Neither came close to Microsoft, so this was not a sector tide. It was one company, and Microsoft had spent three quarters explaining out loud how internal capacity allocation decisions had constrained Azure's reported growth.

The names are not surprising. What is surprising, however, is just how big these companies have become, and how fast.

Warren Buffett’s decision to step down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway marks the end of an era on Wall Street. The conglomerate’s stock has yet to recover from the all-time high it hit on May 2 last year, the day before Buffett announced his plan to step down as CEO. Since then, Berkshire’s popular Class B shares have slid 5.7%, versus a 34% rise in the S&P 500.

Coinbase Global said Friday that it has sought regulatory approval to list perpetual futures tied to individual large-cap U.S. stocks. Perpetual futures, known as “perps,” are speculative derivative contracts that never expire, allowing traders to pile on leverage that amplifies their potential gains and losses. Coinbase plans to list perps tied to roughly 50 to 60 popular stocks such as Apple, Microsoft, Tesla and Nvidia.

Getting a new iPhone won't be cheap.

Apple new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max hit the shelves today, with CEO John Ternus at the company’s New York flagship store for the launch.

News of the day for Sept. 18, 2026

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index falls Friday as oil prices continue to drop. Apple, AMD, Micron and Sandisk are key movers.

The steep price of iPhones in India could derail Apple's momentum in that market.

Some members of the group look dirt cheap.

When Apple’s iPhone turned into an immediate hit upon its 2007 release, CEO Steve Jobs was quick to realize the value of designing and owning as many of the components in its devices as possible. Since then, designing the main chips for all its devices has been a priority for Apple and a potent differentiator, enabling deeper integration between software, services, and hardware than any other consumer technology company. This week’s release of iPhone 18 Pro and the A20 Pro chip inside of it, makes the advantages of Apple’s chip strategy as clear as day.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) is back in focus after Greg Abel, now running the operation, exited the Domino’s Pizza position in the first quarter of 2026. That portfolio move gives fresh clues about Berkshire’s evolving playbook. Recent moves under Greg Abel, including the Domino’s exit and heavier concentration in giants like Apple, American Express, and Alphabet, have arrived while Berkshire Hathaway’s share price has inched ahead. A 90 day share price return of 4.13% and a 5 year total...

Apple, American Express, and Alphabet make up more than 50% of Berkshire's stock portfolio.

Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL) is contesting a covert UK government order that would require an encryption backdoor for iPhones. The company has filed a legal challenge seeking public acknowledgment of the directive and an end to related gagging rules. Apple argues that weakening iPhone encryption for UK authorities could affect device security standards for users globally. Apple’s push to overturn secret UK backdoor demands matters, but investors need a wider view of this business. Take a look at 2...

Splitting a half-million dollars between two popular ETFs feels like textbook diversification, but a quiet look under the hood reveals something most investors never bother to check before their next contribution.

The latest trading day saw Apple (AAPL) settling at $337.3, representing a +1.47% change from its previous close.

HP (HPQ) stock has run hard over the past six months, gaining about 78%, and it still trades roughly 8% below its 52-week high. The steadier story is the share count. HP retires a slice of its own stock every year, so earnings per share grow faster than profits do. The question is whether a rising memory bill breaks that.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, XETRA:APC) higher iPhone prices are largely offset by carrier incentives, according to Bank of America, which reiterated its "buy" rating. The bank cited capital returns, expected leadership in AI at the edge, and opportunities from new products and markets. BofA...

QQQ turned $100,000 into a million dollars faster than most retirement plans dare to model, but the math depends entirely on which decade you believe comes next.

These five tech stocks are built to weather higher rates with strong balance sheets, robust cash flow, and financial flexibility.

Wait times for Apple’s new Pro phones tell a different story than last year, and Wall Street can’t agree on what it means.