All Apple retail stores in U.S. open for first time in almost a year; stock jumps
For the first time in almost a year, all of Apple Inc.'s U.S. retail stores are open.That milestone, along with news over the weekend jumping more than 5% on Monday, their biggest gain in more than four months.Apple closed all its stores outside China on March 13, 2020 , as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe. Its stores in China had closed that February.But as of Monday, all 270 Apple stores in the U.S. were open in some capacity, though some still have restrictions, such as being appointme
The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped during the week of February 15, after they closed at new records last week. Despite the drop in some of the big tech names such as AppleAAPL, FacebookFB, MicrosoftMSFT, Zoom VideoZM, and countless others this week, the market fundamentals remain relatively strong.Ebbs and flows, as well as pullbacks and corrections are healthy aspects of the market. And they need not be viewed as anything but normal occurrences, especially as strong earnings results
Apple’s Search for an Autonomous Vehicle Partner Continues. Who It Could Choose
Apple’s search for an auto maker to join the tech giant’s project to build autonomous vehicles continues, following reports that discussions have dissolved withNissan.The back story.There has been speculation over Apple’s vehicle ambitions since 2015, when The Wall Street Journalreported that it was gearing up to take on Tesla. The iPhone maker has been highly secretive about its plans for “Project Titan,” confirmed in 2016, which has evolved to encompass self-driving, or autonomous, electric ve