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Apple Music is a music and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users select music to stream to their device on-demand, or they can listen to existing, curated playlists. The service also includes the Internet radio station Beats 1, that broadcasts live to over 100 countries 24 hours a day. The service was announced on June 8, 2015, and launched on June 30, 2015 in over 100 countries worldwide. New subscribers get a three-month free trial period before the service becomes paid-only.

Apple Music

Apple Watch is a line of smartwatches designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It incorporates fitness tracking and health-oriented capabilities with integration with iOS and other Apple products and services.

Apple Watch

Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and sold by Apple Inc. It is a small network appliance and entertainment device that can receive digital data from a number of sources and stream it to a capable television.

Apple TV

Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats) is a leading audio brand founded in 2006 by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. Through its family of premium consumer headphones, earphones and speakers, Beats has introduced an entirely new generation to the possibilities of premium sound entertainment. The brand’s continued success helps bring the energy, emotion and excitement of playback in the recording studio back to the listening experience for music lovers worldwide. Beats was acquired by Apple Inc. in July 2014.

Beats by Dre

Shazam Entertainment Ltd. is a British app development company that created an app that can identify music, movies, advertising, and television shows, based on a short sample played and using the microphone on the device. On December 11, 2017, the company was bought by Apple Inc.The software is available for Android, macOS, iOS, watchOS and tvOS. Shazam Entertainment Limited was founded in 1999 by Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang, and Dhiraj Mukherjee.

Shazam

Apple, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories, and other varieties of related services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan, and Rest of Asia Pacific. The Americas segment includes North and South America. The Europe segment consists of European countries, as well as India, the Middle East, and Africa. The Greater China segment comprises China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The Rest of Asia Pacific segment includes Australia and Asian countries. Its products and services include iPhone, Mac, iPad, AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, AppleCare, iCloud, digital content stores, streaming, and licensing services. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Ronald Gerald Wayne, and Stephen G. Wozniak in April 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

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At first glance, Apple's announcement of its Pay Later program, starting with select users before expanding in the coming months, seems to make little sense. After all, the FinTech-led buy now, pay later (BNPL) space hasn't been exactly an overall money-printing endeavor.

BNPL's Low Profitability May Not Matter for Apple

Disney

There is no indication that the two companies are engaged in talks, but Wall Street can keeping wishing.

A New Reason for Apple to Buy Disney, According to an Analyst

Apple's highly anticipated June WWDC has investors eagerly anticipating the unveiling of the company's first-ever mixed-reality device. Although Apple's MR device has enormous potential for Tim Cook and his team, don't expect widespread adoption until two years from now when a cheaper version hits the market.

Apple: The Higher It Goes, The Higher The Risks

Netflix

When Netflix launched its ad-supported plan four months ago, there were a few devices that the plan didn't support—Apple TV being one of them. Starting this week, the cheaper tier is available in the Netflix tvOS app.

Netflix's ad-supported plan comes to Apple TV after months of delay

Apple, Inc AAPL was edging up about 0.5% on Thursday after closing Wednesday's session about 2% higher on the break up from a bull flag pattern.  Bullish momentum may have followed on Thursday, but the market is likely waiting to see headline PCE data, which is expected Friday morning.

Apple Edges Higher As Traders Await Fed's Favorite Inflation Data: A Technical Analysis - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Apple and Disney both have rabid super-fans, premium pricing power, global scale, and a user base of wealthy consumers, Needham said.

Apple should buy Disney as the tech giant could add $631 billion to its market value by growing its content library, investment bank says

Microsoft

Tech has outperformed by a large margin during the first three months of the year and there may be better opportunities elsewhere.

The Nasdaq-100 Entered a Bull Market. Why It's Time to Sell Apple and Microsoft.

For years, it's been touted as the ultimate corporate power couple: Apple Inc. merging with Walt Disney Co.

Apple buying Disney? Analyst explains why they're ‘worth more together'

VirnetX

Apple Inc convinced a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal's ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies' long-running fight over privacy-software technology.

Apple wins U.S. appeal over patents in $502 mln VirnetX verdict

Apple's widely anticipated mixed-reality headset may not be ready in time for the company's WWDC event, top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote on Twitter.

Apple analyst Kuo says headset faces 1-2 month delay, prompting uncertainty over WWDC launch

With tech stocks in rally mode, the battle of safe havens is heating up once again. In today's note, I provide an update on recent market action and risk/reward dynamics for treasury bonds, Apple and Microsoft.

Apple Vs. Microsoft Vs. Treasury Bonds: The Flight To Safety - Trade Or Fade?

Apple is expected to release its first AR/VR headset this June. The new device has garnered criticism from those skeptical about its potential profitability.

1 Red Flag for Apple In 2023, and 1 Green Flag

Chevron

Bank of America

Apple, Bank of America, and Chevron rank as the biggest holdings in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. A Berkshire subsidiary owns even more shares of these three stocks.

Why Warren Buffett Owns More of Apple, Bank of America, and Chevron Stocks Than You Might Think

Forget the metaverse. The future is metadata.

Apple Wants to Solve One of Music's Biggest Problems

Einhorn's Greenlight Capital invested in Apple years before it launched the iPod and iPhone, but promptly cashed out. The stock has skyrocketed since.

David Einhorn bet on Apple before Steve Jobs' return - but quickly sold his shares and missed out on a massive profit

The tech giant is rolling out a new financing service for its users. The buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering will allow customers to borrow $50 to $1,000.

Why Investors Took a Shine to Apple Stock Today

Adobe

Fiverr

Alphabet

UnitedHealth Group

This year has been nothing if not volatile. Worries of a looming recession – if we're not already in one – continue to spark fear.

7 Growth Stocks That Are Crushing the Market in 2023

Apple launched its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service in the US to compete for the more than $100 billion in purchases Americans make using this payment method. Apple will do well with consumer adoption of its BNPL offering, but don't count Klarna, PayPal, and Affirm out just yet.

Apple Launches Apple Pay Later And It's Going To Be A Winner

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The stock market continues to grind in a relatively tight trading range. There have been some stocks that put together a strong rally and others that continue to chug along sideways.

Thursday Predictions: 3 Hot Stocks for Tomorrow

Johnson & Johnson

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In Right Now? 3 To Know

Apple Inc. has set a June 5 kickoff date for its annual WWDC conference, which is expected to feature the debut of the company's long-awaited mixed-reality headset.

Apple sets date for WWDC event where it could unveil its new headset

Apple Inc. faces multiple risks from diving deep into the advertising business. The tech giant faces antitrust questions regarding the default search engine deal with Google that places large profits at risk.

Apple: Big Risk

What will Apple show at its big conference?

Apple's WWDC Set for June 5

Apple Inc said on Wednesday it will host its annual developers' conference from June 5 to June 9, where the iPhone maker is expected to unveil its latest software updates.

Apple to host annual developers' conference from June 5

There are some things you can set your watch to. The occasional global pandemic excepted, developer season is certainly one.

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