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(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.’s on-device artificial intelligence system got its long-awaited approval for release in China, integrating Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Qwen AI into the iPhone experience.Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsTrump Drops 20% Fee for Hormuz Cargo After Gulf PressureUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeOpenAI’s First Device Will Be Movable, Screenless Speaker Built as AI Companion‘We Faltered’: IB

China's cyberspace ‌regulator said on Wednesday ‌that Apple's on-device generative AI service "Apple Intelligence" ​has been registered for use on iPhones in the country. Apple's intelligence services will incorporate capabilities from Baidu ‌and Alibaba's AI ⁠models, according to a source, who declined to be ⁠named. Apple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

U.S. stock futures were largely higher in early European trade, as positive market sentiment following lower-than-expected inflation data buoyed risk assets.

JPMorgan (JPM), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Wells Fargo (WFC) all reported second quarter earnings results on Tuesday. Whalen Global Advisors chairman, Chris Whalen, shares his take on the recent results and his expectations for Morgan Stanley (MS) on Wednesday.

OpenAI is in an IPO pickle. A year ago, the idea of an OpenAI listing would have had Wall Street salivating, with relatively few reservations about its large financial losses or questions about its leadership. After surviving an attempted ouster two years prior, chief Sam Altman had carved OpenAI into his nascent industry’s undisputed king and hitched himself closely to the much wealthier Microsoft to bankroll growth.

IBM stock collapsed 25% after the company preannounced its Q2 earnings results.

IBM stock collapses 25% after the company preannounced its Q2 earnings results.

The tech moguls took to X to rip each other apart again, this time over Apple's lawsuit and Musk's SpaceX IPO.

FEATURE The artificial-intelligence trade appeared to be reignited Tuesday as investors digested a slew of bank earnings reports ahead of the consumer-price index inflation report for June. International Business Machines sank 23% after the company’s preliminary second-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue missed analysts’ targets.

Oil prices head north of $80 a barrel, Waller is watching inflation, Apple’s ties with Google likely to strengthen, and more news to start your day.

(Bloomberg) -- Huawei Technologies Co. and Apple Inc. extended their lead atop China’s smartphone market in the June quarter, expanding their shipments as consumers opted to either buy premium devices or skip upgrades, according to IDC.Most Read from BloombergUS Hits Iran With Strikes, Blockade as Trump Plans Hormuz ChargeLindsey Graham, Senate Hawk Turned Trump Ally, Dies at 71Trump Embraces Australian Retirement System Backed by Larry FinkOpenAI Engineer’s ‘LOL’ Moment Set Stage for Legal Figh

TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced AI chips, will likely notch a fifth consecutive quarter of record earnings, driven ‌by booming AI infrastructure spending. Analysts say demand for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC) 3-nanometre and 2-nanometre ‌process technologies for AI chips, as well as for its advanced chip packaging technology, CoWoS, remains strong. Its market capitalisation is now nearly double that of South Korean rival Samsung Electronics at around $1.97 trillion.

Almost every advanced AI chip on the planet is built in one place. Nvidia's Blackwell processors, Apple's silicon, custom accelerators for Meta and AMD — they all run through the same foundry in Taiwan. That foundry is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM). TSMC is set to ...

A big week for incoming earnings, inflation and interest rate data and commentary begins with another sell-off in South Korea and a refreshed energy shock.

Apple’s next iPhone problem may not be demand. It may be the price of making demand profitable. Hardware costs are rising, and Apple has drastically decreased its demand projections for the regular iPhone 17, according to a recent report from MacRumors, citing the Weibo account Fixed Focus Digital. ...

Energy names help cushion the Dow as oil jumps on U.S.–Iran tensions and investors brace for key earnings and inflation data, today, July 13, 2026.

Investing.com -- Citi has increased its price target on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to $365 and maintained its Buy rating on the stock in a note on Monday, citing the company's ability to gain market share in a challenging devices environment and its capacity to implement selective price increases to protect margins.

Global smartphone shipments fell 11% in the second quarter to their lowest level ‌for the period since 2013, as a prolonged ‌memory chip shortage drove up handset prices and dampened demand, according ​to early estimates from Counterpoint Research. Apple bucked the trend with a 3% rise in shipments, taking its global market share to a record 20% in the quarter ‌on resilient demand for ⁠its premium iPhone lineup and keeping prices unchanged. However, analysts expect price increases in ⁠the coming months.

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Citi expects Apple to report higher margins for the third quarter due to recent price hikes across its product portfolio.

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Plus, an onslaught of artificial-intelligence bonds tests investors’ limits, and Apple CEO Tim Cook goes to battle against OpenAI.

The company that builds the world's most advanced chips is about to tell investors how hot AI demand really is.

TSMC, the world's ‌largest contract chipmaker, ‌reported on Monday second-quarter ​revenue of 1.27 trillion Taiwan dollars ($39.63 billion), beating market ‌expectations and ⁠rising 36% from a year ⁠earlier on surging interest in artificial ​intelligence applications. An ​LSEG ​SmartEstimate, drawn ‌from 20 analysts, had expected revenue in the April-to-June quarter of 1.264 trillion Taiwan ‌dollars. Taiwan Semiconductor ​Manufacturing Co (TSMC) ​is ​a major ‌supplier to companies including ​Nvidia ​and Apple.

Apple’s suit against OpenAI under Tim Cook echoes a familiar playbook, betting that litigation can delay a rival from upending the iPhone era.

Morgan Creek Capital’s Mark Yusko said SpaceX is like Dogecoin in that it has a thin float to provide exit liquidity for Musk and early investors.

Viewing games will be more personalized, interactive and immersive. But something may be lost along the way.

Plus, a plan to protect Earth from solar storms, how to shop for iPhones this year, how AI advice is undermining eating-disorder therapy and more.

The artificial intelligence trade is not falling apart. Demand is growing. After a spectacular first-half advance in chip and memory stocks, investors are starting to distinguish companies that gain from AI investing from those that can develop without bearing the brunt of the spending. That's why ...

In a classic “Friday news dump,” Apple filed a federal lawsuit in California against OpenAI, accusing its once-partner of stealing some of its trade secrets. Specifically, it’s alleging that two of its former employees brought proprietary and confidential information about its hardware to OpenAI when they joined. The lawsuit calls to mind Waymo’s trade secret theft lawsuit against Uber, filed in 2017. Similarly, a well-established tech giant publicly accused a fast-ascending private company, loc