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AAPL Nov 2024 125.000 call
- Yahoo Finance
AI is making Microsoft vs. Apple interesting again
Microsoft's new Copilot+ PCs have reignited the spirit of competition in the sleepy PC market thanks to a renewed performance competition and, of course, a heavy dose of fresh AI functionality.
- GuruFocus.com
Why Apple's $110 Billion Buyback Program Works
The share repurchase program could help push the stock at least 17% higher to $222 per share
- South China Morning Post
Taiwan's prized semiconductors not unbreakable 'silicon shield' they once were as mainland China, West develop own bargaining chips
A sharp decline in Taiwan's ties with mainland China could extend to the very devices being used to transmit and read this story. The far-reaching implications from what has been a geopolitical tug of war are ultimately likely to bolster mainland China's standing as a dominant supplier of older-model semiconductors while ramping up the need for Western allies to rely more on themselves for cutting-edge chips - a scenario that industry insiders say threatens to erode Taiwan's formidable "silicon
