Apple has a history of outperforming the market thanks to its dominance in consumer tech. AAPL is a growth stock that could be a huge winner in the next decade and beyond. Dani Cook for The Motley Fool: Apple has proven time and time again its stock is one of the most reliable stocks available, often outperforming the market… Apple was one of the few tech companies to outperform the Nasdaq Composite index amid last year’s sell-off. The company has continued to follow this trend into 2023, with its stock up 40% year to date compared to the Nasdaq Composite’s rise of 28%. Apple’s consistent growth is largely thanks to the popularity of its products and services. The company boasts leading…

In a preliminary report into Google's alleged anti-competitive practices, the European Union says it believes breaking up the company could be essential.The European Commission has been investigating Google's ad business, and specifically its market dominance, since 2021. Following its preliminary report, the EU has now sent Google a statement of objections."The Commission preliminarily finds that, in this particular case, a behavioural remedy is likely to be ineffective to prevent the risk that Google continues such self-preferencing conducts or engages in new ones," says the EU Commission in a statement Read more...

In a preliminary report into Google's alleged anti-competitive practices, the European Union says it believes breaking up the company could be essential.The European Commission has been investigating Google's ad business, and specifically its market dominance, since 2021. Following its preliminary report, the EU has now sent Google a statement of objections."The Commission preliminarily finds that, in this particular case, a behavioural remedy is likely to be ineffective to prevent the risk that Google continues such self-preferencing conducts or engages in new ones," says the EU Commission in a statement Read more...

In a preliminary report into Google's alleged anti-competitive practices, the European Union says it believes breaking up the company could be essential.The European Commission has been investigating Google's ad business, and specifically its market dominance, since 2021. Following its preliminary report, the EU has now sent Google a statement of objections."The Commission preliminarily finds that, in this particular case, a behavioural remedy is likely to be ineffective to prevent the risk that Google continues such self-preferencing conducts or engages in new ones," says the EU Commission in a statement Read more...

Apple shares closed at a new all-time high on Monday, rising 1.6% to finish the regular trading day at $183.79. It was Apple's first closing high since January 2022, barring an intraday record following Apple's Vision Pro unveiling last week. Apple's stock gain this year has resulted in a market capitalization of $2.89 trillion, according to Bloomberg, putting it in range of hitting the $3 trillion valuation it briefly achieved early last year. "Apple has a roadmap people are comfortable with, it has unbelievable cash flow, and you can't do better than this incredible business model," said Wayne Kaufman, chief market analyst at Phoenix Financial Services, speaking to Bloomberg. "We're seeing people come back following the bear market, and Apple…

Image: Apple Apple is changing Siri’s trigger phrase from “Hey Siri” to just “Siri.” The change, part of iOS 17, will make it easier to summon the virtual assistant on iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices and follows a report from Bloomberg in November that Apple was working on moving Siri to a single wake word. Apple has been using “Hey Siri” up until now since the underlying engineering and training work is easier against a two-word trigger phrase. Moving to a single wake word is a significant shift, even if it might seem simple. Amazon allows Alexa users to trigger the assistant using “Hey Alexa” or just “Alexa,” and even Microsoft supported just “Cortana” as a wake word before…