TSMC could pile even more pain on Big Tech companies, which are already stretching their finances to invest in AI.
The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products.
U.S. lawmakers have formally urged the Trump administration to challenge the European Union's Digital Markets Act. The request targets EU rules affecting Big Tech platforms, including Apple, and raises concerns about trade and competition. This development highlights rising regulatory tensions between the U.S. and EU over how companies such as Apple are treated in Europe. For investors watching Apple, ticker NasdaqGS:AAPL, this political turn comes as the stock trades around $326.59, with...
New AI-powered wellness features and health metrics beta begin next month as Samsung expands its connected health ecosystem.
Nikkei says TSMC finalized 5%--10% price hikes as AI demand and manufacturing costs increase.
The streaming giant wants you to focus on its new definition of ‘quality’ engagement, right as it makes the old yardstick harder to see.
Borrowing against stock has become a well-known strategy among some of the world’s wealthiest people. Instead of selling shares and triggering capital gains taxes, they can use their stock as collateral to access cash while keeping their investments intact. But...
The firm expects a modest earnings beat despite near-term margin pressure.
Amazon trades at $249.45 and has moved in lockstep with the market. Its shares have returned 7.8% over the last six months while the S&P 500 has gained 8.4%.
The program would let customers lease iPhones, Macs, iPads and Apple Watches through monthly payments, with options to upgrade, buy out or return devices at the end of the term.
Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) has strengthened its position as one of China’s most compelling artificial intelligence investment opportunities. In 2025, the company announced it would invest about $53 billion over three years to strengthen its AI and cloud infrastructure. More recently, it has indicated it plans to exceed the original investment as demand for AI computing continues […]
Most executives spend years trying not to offend customers, advertisers or investors. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken the opposite approach, arguing that worrying about being liked is a weakness—and one he’s never wanted to have. "I’ll say...
Coca-Cola, Apple, and Netflix are three stellar businesses that have done well even as they've increased their prices.
Alphabet and Apple both crushed their last quarters, but they are running completely opposite playbooks heading into earnings season. One is burning through cash to own the AI future while the other hands it back to shareholders, and only one setup looks sharp right now.
July 30 is Tim Cook's last earnings call as Apple's CEO. He's been running the company since 2011, and when he gets off that call, John Ternus takes over. That alone makes this quarter worth paying attention to, beyond the usual revenue-and-margins conversation. Bank of America published its ...
Investing.com -- Klarna shares jumped 9% Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will partner with the Swedish fintech company for a new device leasing program called Apple Upgrade.
Apple is launching a device leasing program called 'Apple Upgrade' on July 28 in the U.S. to boost sales, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The new service arrives as Apple has raised prices on its iPads, MacBooks and other devices except the iPhone, no longer able to shield customers from surging memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry's data-center buildout. Apple Upgrade will support most iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple Watch models and the company is partnering with Klarna Group as the financial backer for the program, the report said.
SpaceX will report second-quarter earnings on Aug. 4. That will unlock 20% of the stock held by early investors.
Last week, the stock briefly overtook Nvidia as the most valuable company in the world.
A group of 25 U.S. lawmakers has written to U.S. President Donald Trump urging him to act against Europe's tech rules including launching trade investigations, saying EU digital policies unfairly target U.S. Big Tech. "We write to bring to your attention the many ways the EU continues to pursue anti-competitive acts, policies, and practices as a tool of economic extraction and regulatory coercion against American firms and to encourage your administration to take decisive action before the EU further entrenches this anti-American regime," the lawmakers wrote in the letter.