Bart Yee on Bloomberg takes Apple's side on price increases - 'You’re welcome Neal. I agree, but why is this (price hikes in response to ever increasing memory costs) surprising to literally anyone thinking about how businesses can cope with rising costs?'
on Ransomers grabbed Apple files from leaky Tata, posted them on the dark web - 'I wouldn’t want to be the person at Tata charged with telling Apple.'
on Bloomberg takes Apple's side on price increases - 'Bart, Thanks for the link to the video. It seems Gurman feels that these won’t be the only price hikes for Apple products and that the iPhone is probably next when the new models are introduced. It also seems like he is probably expecting more price hikes from the other electronics makers.'
on Ransomers grabbed Apple files from leaky Tata, posted them on the dark web - 'Well, at least we know that Apple didn’t pay any ransom. “Hard to tell how serious this is” I believe that would depend if their pics of iPhone 18 Pro is any different than pics already circulating. Either way, in 3 months those pics will have no value.'
on Premarket: Apple was green, turned red - 'Into the final hour of trading in today’s session and Apple is now down $1.25 at $282.53. The tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite is ahead 2.07%. Broadcom is up $8.94 or 2.45% at $373.96. Cisco Systems has advanced $3.98 or 3.50% to $117.75. Apple supplier Corning has jumped $33.62 or 15.21% today to $254.67. Let’s see how things settle at the close…'
on This week's Apple trading strategies (6/29-7/3/26) - 'I was trying to figure where that $310 B came from. Apple’s revenue last year was $383.3 B, which is in the ballpark, and Apple has spent something like $700 B on buybacks over the last decade, so at some point it spent $310 B on buybacks…. Nope. Looks like he just pulled that number out of his rear sphincter. But really, the dumbest part of his knee-jerkism is that “Making A Profit Is Always Bad” is a lie. Yes, it can, and often is, bad. But not always, and Apple is a case in point. History gives us plenty of examples where making a profit was absolutely horrible. But that’s because those making that profit put that in front of everything, including human suffering and life – and I’d add unnecessary cruelty to animals. But Apple has done exactly the opposite. Of all the corporate entities out there, Apple is by far a shining example of a moral corporation that not only does tremendous good but also works diligently to avoid doing harm. All that said, Senator Sanders is just proving that all humans have their blind spots, and that knee-jerkism has no boundaries. That is a big chunk of our common human tragedy. IMO. But I’m preaching to the choir, because everyone here already knew that, hence the unwillingness to let Senator Sanders off the hook – and a lot bigger fish than him!'
on Bloomberg takes Apple's side on price increases - 'Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez are both crying foul on Eddie’s article. Apple needs to be broken up as no big tech company ought to be able to raise prices as it stifles innovation. Read Lina Khan’s law school term paper. She’s a genius.'
on Bloomberg takes Apple's side on price increases - 'If Apple’s margins decline, its stock price would drop, leading to substantial shareholder lawsuits. The primacy of shareholders is a foundation in our system. For progressives to encourage corporations to consider stakeholders like employees, customers, or suppliers, they should provide protection for such decisions. Scolding is about all they can do, as progressives currently lack sufficient power (and IMHO a majority is unlikely). Therefore, we can expect more scolding.'
on Why Apple is asking Trump for access to Chinese chips - 'CXMT borrowed one of his Big Macs and “processed” it before they gave it back?'
on Bloomberg takes Apple's side on price increases - 'All roads lead to Apple damnation. Raise prices: “This is unacceptable!!! Investigate, punish the stock” Absorb costs: “The hit to margins is a disaster, punish the stock” I can’t believe I agree with chubby Eddie. Take me to the fainting couch.'
on This week's Apple trading strategies (6/29-7/3/26) - 'Bernie and Trump both subscribe to the “if I say it, it must be true” School of Economics. John Gruber thoroughly skewered Bernie’s lack of economic knowledge. https://daringfireball.net/2026/06/bernie_sanders_ideologue'
on This week's Apple trading strategies (6/29-7/3/26) - 'Bernie looks like an island of rationality compared to the what you put in charge over there.'
on This week's Apple trading strategies (6/29-7/3/26) - 'Steven Philips said: “Bernie is, of course, one of those congress critters who are too old to make rational judgments.” **Well, of course he’s “too old to make rational judgments”!! The guy’s was born on 09/08/41…he’s 84 years old and closing in on 85!! I wasn’t born until the following year…so I’m just fine when it comes to making rational judgments. 🙂'
