Apple: Why Shares Are Struggling

seekingalpha2021-06-09

Summary Stock is down this year despite two massive earnings beats. High growth bar and rising taxes may be the two biggest culprits. Shares need to break out of their technical range. We are just a...

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shawnhuat
2021-06-14
shawnhuat
Come on
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KLok
2021-06-13
KLok
Puzzling......
Mabbu
2021-06-13
Mabbu
Sad apple....
Wh39
2021-06-12
Wh39
Good
KLok
2021-06-11
KLok
Patience.......
Samuel.L
2021-06-09
Samuel.L
Apple is gonna be bigger
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