asbe/iStock via Getty Images Fast Facts JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF ( JIRE ) is an actively managed fund listed on 06/10/2022 with an objective of long-term capital appreciation. JIRE has a portfolio of 209 stocks, a 12-month yield of 2.97%, a 30-day SEC yield of 2.14%, and an expense ratio of 0.24%. Distributions are paid annually. JIRE had a predecessor mutual fund launch...
asbe/iStock via Getty Images Fast Facts JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF ( JIRE ) is an actively managed fund listed on 06/10/2022 with an objective of long-term capital appreciation. JIRE has a portfolio of 209 stocks, a 12-month yield of 2.97%, a 30-day SEC yield of 2.14%, and an expense ratio of 0.24%. Distributions are paid annually. JIRE had a predecessor mutual fund launched on 10/28/1992. Strategy As described in the prospectus by JPMorgan , the fund seeks to outperform the MSCI EAFE Index with similar risk, in particular country and sector exposure. The fund will primarily, but not exclusively, invest in equities included in the index. Equities that are considered undervalued are moderately overweighted, while those that are considered overvalued are underweighted or excluded. The adviser utilizes proprietary research, risk management techniques and individual security selection in constructing the Fund's portfolio. The fund may hedge some currencies with derivatives on a discretionary basis, but not systematically. The portfolio turnover was 25% in the most recent fiscal year. This article will use as a benchmark the MSCI EAFE Index, represented by iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ( EFA ). Portfolio The portfolio is almost exclusively invested in large- and mega-cap companies (about 97% of asset value), with a focus on Europe (65%). Nonetheless, the heaviest country is Japan (23.4%), followed by the U.K. (17.2%), France (12%), and Germany (11.2%). In accordance with the "risk neutral" approach, the geographical allocation is close to the benchmark's, as plotted on the chart below. JIRE top countries, % of asset value (Chart: author; data: JPM, iShares) The sector breakdown is also very close to that of EFA, in line with the strategy description. The portfolio has significant exposure in financials (25.7%) and industrials (18.6%). Other sectors are below 11%. JIRE sector breakdown, % of asset value (Chart: author; data: JPM, iShares) Company-specific...
DNY59/iStock via Getty Images Iran War And Macro Drivers Fuel Volatility Market volatility has soared as investors exhibit heightened sensitivity to geopolitical developments , oil price swings , shifting interest rate expectations, stubborn inflation, and concerns of an economic slowdown and stagflation. The Cboe Volatility Index ( VIX ), Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” remains at elevated levels aft...
DNY59/iStock via Getty Images Iran War And Macro Drivers Fuel Volatility Market volatility has soared as investors exhibit heightened sensitivity to geopolitical developments , oil price swings , shifting interest rate expectations, stubborn inflation, and concerns of an economic slowdown and stagflation. The Cboe Volatility Index ( VIX ), Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” remains at elevated levels after touching highs not seen since the tariff chaos of Liberation Day nearly a year ago. Bloomberg Stocks, gold, and bond prices fell as oil, gas, and fertilizer prices surged over the supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. And, as concerns about energy prices fueling inflation have grown, investor expectations for interest rate cuts have changed dramatically. Bloomberg A month ago, markets expected the Fed to start cutting interest rates later this year. Now, most investors expect no cuts at all – with some even betting on rate hikes starting in April. Although the market rose slightly earlier this week on signs of potential diplomatic progress in the Middle East, lingering uncertainty is likely to weigh on stocks, with investors hard-pressed to assess risks from the ongoing war, according to Paul Stanley, chief investment officer of Granite Bay Wealth Management. “The stock market is in a holding pattern as it waits for the next shoe to drop in the Iran conflict, and it's clear that investors are not yet willing to bet on which direction this conflict may go in next. That's why we expect stocks to remain sideways as the market reads the tea leaves and prices in what's next,” Stanley said. That said, panic selling during market downturns can lead to financial setbacks, as stocks have a history of rebounding after sharp drawdowns and geopolitical shocks dating back to Pearl Harbor – underscoring the importance of positioning portfolios to weather volatility rather than attempting to avoid it. Creative Planning A practical way to help stabilize portfolio performance durin...
jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I last covered packaged foods maker Conagra (NYSE: CAG ) in July 2025. At the time, I wrote that while the company had poor operating results, the firm's sharply discounted valuation offset that fact. With the benefit of hindsight, apparently the valuation wasn't discounted quite enough. CAG stock has produced a negative 15% total return since that po...
jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I last covered packaged foods maker Conagra (NYSE: CAG ) in July 2025. At the time, I wrote that while the company had poor operating results, the firm's sharply discounted valuation offset that fact. With the benefit of hindsight, apparently the valuation wasn't discounted quite enough. CAG stock has produced a negative 15% total return since that point. And, in the bigger picture, the share price has been blown to smithereens, with shares now sitting not all that far above the 2008 financial crisis lows: Data by YCharts I've been covering Conagra for a while. During that time, the central bull/bear debate has been Conagra's low valuation on the one hand countered by its poor business results and the harsh headwinds hitting the U.S. packaged foods sector. With this drop to $15/share, I'm getting more excited about the bullish side of the equation. I am sticking with my buy rating, and I backed that up by purchasing some Conagra shares this week. Conagra's Most Recent Earnings Despite my more upbeat view on the company, I am not especially excited about next week's earnings report. Let's back up a bit for context. Conagra uses a non-standard financial reporting calendar. It issued its fiscal year 2026 Q2 results in December. In those Q2 results , the company reported a large headline loss. This was primarily due to a non-cash impairment charge as Conagra marked down the value of some of its intangible assets. Management said this change reflected "a sustained decline in the company's share price and market capitalization". That's understandable; Conagra would likely receive a lower price in a potential takeover scenario today than it would have a few years ago, and so writing down assets makes sense within that perspective. That said, that sort of accounting loss does not impact the company's cash flow or ability to service debt and pay a dividend. Excluding the impairment, Conagra earned 45 cents per share in Q2, which...
boytsov/iStock via Getty Images As long as I've been invested, the market rarely ever pauses around what we can all agree on as a 'fair value'. Market indices like the S&P 500 ( SPX ) and the Nasdaq-100 ( NDX ) are extremely reactive to both ends of the spectrum. When challenges occur, it's always painted as the end of the world. When times are good, it's always the golden era of wealth creation. ...
boytsov/iStock via Getty Images As long as I've been invested, the market rarely ever pauses around what we can all agree on as a 'fair value'. Market indices like the S&P 500 ( SPX ) and the Nasdaq-100 ( NDX ) are extremely reactive to both ends of the spectrum. When challenges occur, it's always painted as the end of the world. When times are good, it's always the golden era of wealth creation. The thing that has always annoyed me about the markets is that fear tends to always control the narrative. Doom predictors are popular because fear cannot be disproven, so it requires less bravery to paint negativity in the markets, as opposed to staking an optimistic claim on the outlook of the world. However, I welcome these periods of pessimism because it's where investors get rich. The irony of achieving alpha in the markets is that the seed is typically planted during times like this. The ability to buy into high quality businesses at artificially deflated valuations has always rewarded patience. However, the headlines will have you convinced that we are heading towards the next recession or another great financial crisis. Now, that isn't to say that there aren't authentic reasons why markets are pulling back from their highs. I just want to emphasize that many times these things have very little impact to the fundamentals to a business. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is just the latest example of this market fear. Crude oil rapidly increased towards $100 a barrel, energy costs are rising, and expansion within the AI data center market has sparked concerns. Combine this with an uptick in unemployment related to AI, a prolonged high interest rate environment, and a selloff amongst the technology sector, we are now in extreme fear territory . Fear & Greed Index (CNN) Looking through the flames of the indices, I wanted to provide some real-time opportunities that growth and income investors can identify at this time. I always wanted to provide some insight reminders ...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senti Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTI) (“Senti Bio”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation cell and gene therapies using its proprietary Gene Circuit platform, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 and full year 2025 and provided a summary of recent pipeline and corporate highligh...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senti Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTI) (“Senti Bio”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation cell and gene therapies using its proprietary Gene Circuit platform, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 and full year 2025 and provided a summary of recent pipeline and corporate highlights.
Sun King , the world’s largest off-grid solar company, plans to spend as much as $150 million by 2030 expanding into Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation. The planned investment, in the form of a memorandum of understanding with the Ethiopian Investment Commission, is part of a broader drive by the Kenya-based company to spend $1.3 billion by 2030 expanding energy access in Africa. Almos...
Sun King , the world’s largest off-grid solar company, plans to spend as much as $150 million by 2030 expanding into Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation. The planned investment, in the form of a memorandum of understanding with the Ethiopian Investment Commission, is part of a broader drive by the Kenya-based company to spend $1.3 billion by 2030 expanding energy access in Africa. Almost 600 million people in Africa, or more than 80% of the global total, have no access to power. That’s led to the continent becoming the focus of rapidly expanding companies that supply and run off-grid electrical equipment such as home solar systems and solar mini-grids. Ethiopia can export power to neighboring states thanks to its construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on a tributary of the Nile River, yet large swaths of its more than 120 million people remain beyond the national grid. So-called distributed renewable energy systems are a cheaper way of providing electricity access than building transmission lines to remote areas. “The agreement marks Sun King’s formal entry into one of Africa’s most significant untapped solar markets,” Sun King and the EIC said in the statement on Friday. World Bank Says $50 Billion Committed to Africa Power Plans Sun King Seeks $1.3 Billion to Bring Power to 200 Million People A Solar Boom in Rural Nigeria Lights Up Local Economies The company, founded in 2007 as Greenlight Planet by three University of Illinois graduates, supplies an array of equipment including the batteries and small solar panels used across Africa, with Sun King now operating in 14 countries. Its equipment is sold under pay-as-you-go arrangements to make it more affordable. Under the pact, Sun King will establish a local subsidiary and the EIC will liase with government agencies to help the company secure the required permits and licenses. The aim is to reach 2 million households and businesses by 2030. The expansion comes amid a drive to boost electrici...
Concentrix CEO Chris Caldwell joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Tamlin Bason to examine how AI is reshaping customer experience. As companies move from pilots to scaled deployment, Caldwell discusses how AI is enabling more personalized, real-time interactions, while introducing risks around consistency, trust and brand control. The conversation also explores the role of incumbents like Concent...
Concentrix CEO Chris Caldwell joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Tamlin Bason to examine how AI is reshaping customer experience. As companies move from pilots to scaled deployment, Caldwell discusses how AI is enabling more personalized, real-time interactions, while introducing risks around consistency, trust and brand control. The conversation also explores the role of incumbents like Concentrix in bringing the scale needed to implement AI effectively, bridging the gap between emerging tech
A recent study conducted by Motley Fool Research asked 2,000 retirees what actually matters when choosing where to live -- then scored every state accordingly. Quality of life carried the most weight at 31%, followed by healthcare, housing, crime, climate, taxes, and cost of living. The result is a ranking that punishes states that are cheap but hollow and rewards ones that deliver across the boar...
A recent study conducted by Motley Fool Research asked 2,000 retirees what actually matters when choosing where to live -- then scored every state accordingly. Quality of life carried the most weight at 31%, followed by healthcare, housing, crime, climate, taxes, and cost of living. The result is a ranking that punishes states that are cheap but hollow and rewards ones that deliver across the board. Three states separated themselves from the pack -- and here they are. The tax pitch is the first thing you often hear about Texas, and for good reason: no state income tax or tax on Social Security, pensions, 401(k)s, or IRAs. And there's no estate or inheritance tax either. For retirees living primarily on investment income and distributions, it's one of the most favorable structures in the country. Continue reading
The technology giant plans to support domestic partnerships with Bosch, Qnity Electronics and others through 2030. Its agreement with TDK will bring iPhone sensor production to the U.S. for the first time.
The technology giant plans to support domestic partnerships with Bosch, Qnity Electronics and others through 2030. Its agreement with TDK will bring iPhone sensor production to the U.S. for the first time.
Weak demand and global trade pressures hit ouput, with energy price rises expected to bring further drop Business live – latest updates Fewer cars rolled off UK production lines in February in what the industry called an “extremely worrying” slump even before the impact of the Iran war was felt. Vehicle production was 17% lower last month on the same period in 2025, according to the Society of Mot...
Weak demand and global trade pressures hit ouput, with energy price rises expected to bring further drop Business live – latest updates Fewer cars rolled off UK production lines in February in what the industry called an “extremely worrying” slump even before the impact of the Iran war was felt. Vehicle production was 17% lower last month on the same period in 2025, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, as exports dropped sharply. Continue reading...
The European Central Bank would probably have to act if the Iran war isn’t concluded by June, Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said, urging patience in the meantime as officials assess the scale of the economic fallout. Policymakers, while ready to tighten monetary policy, aren’t rushing to take steps that could look like an overreaction, the Belgian central-bank chief told Bloomberg Televis...
The European Central Bank would probably have to act if the Iran war isn’t concluded by June, Governing Council member Pierre Wunsch said, urging patience in the meantime as officials assess the scale of the economic fallout. Policymakers, while ready to tighten monetary policy, aren’t rushing to take steps that could look like an overreaction, the Belgian central-bank chief told Bloomberg Television. “If the conflict is not over by June, then we are most probably way above our baseline, and that would warrant some kind of reaction,” Wunsch said Friday, saying he’s “comfortable” with market bets for at least two rate hikes this year. Officials are weighing whether they’ll need to raise borrowing costs to stop surging energy costs spilling from over into inflation more generally. President Christine Lagarde said this week that the ECB will act decisively and swiftly if needed, though for now it’s still monitoring the evolving effects of the war. Policymakers including Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel have signaled rates may have to be lifted as soon as next month if the price outlook sours further. Others like Finland’s Olli Rehn have urged caution, arguing that the implications over the medium term aren’t straightforward. Weaker economic expansion could end up limiting second-round price effects, Wunsch said. He nevertheless considers a move on rates to be possible as soon as next month. “April is not out of the question,” Wunsch said. “If by April we have solid evidence the shock will be lasting and will lead to a big high and inflation that is likely to have some degree of persistence, we might have to do something. But we still have some time before the April meeting.” Last week’s ECB’s baseline scenario foresees consumer prices advancing 2.6% this year, significantly above the 2% target. In an extreme outcome where disruptions to energy supplies persist, inflation would even hit 6.3%. It’s not clear the ECB would have to react should inflation and growth stay clos...
claffra/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis About to complete a month, there are still a few signs of an agreement to end the war in Iran. Recently, President Trump announced a 5-day truce to carry out negotiations ; however, news coming from the Iranian authorities does not seem to be happy with the terms of the agreement. In this sense, news reports that Iran plans to charge a type of “tol...
claffra/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis About to complete a month, there are still a few signs of an agreement to end the war in Iran. Recently, President Trump announced a 5-day truce to carry out negotiations ; however, news coming from the Iranian authorities does not seem to be happy with the terms of the agreement. In this sense, news reports that Iran plans to charge a type of “toll” to guarantee the safety of ships transporting oil through the Strait of Hormuz. My intention in this article is to analyze the possibility of implementing this toll, the impacts on the transport and oil industry, as well as its contribution to a more inflationary scenario. Context Before the conflict in Iran, approximately 100 million barrels of oil were transported per day on various global shipping routes, and approximately 21 million barrels passed through the Strait of Hormuz. This means that for every 5 barrels of oil transported around the world per day, one passes through the Strait. I'm not even accounting for LNG and derivatives, so the Strait of Hormuz is extremely important to the world. Another detail that you should remember, reader, is that 76% of the oil that passes through there goes to Asia, especially China. Strait of Hormuz (US Energy Information Administration) Toll Analysis In this sense, there are several oil transport routes, but undoubtedly the most relevant is the route known as TD3C that takes oil from the Middle East Gulf to China. A VLCC usually takes 25 days to cover this route, and even before the war, shipping costs were around $60,000 per day, so the freight cost is around $1.5 million. Supertanker Earnings Soar (Bloomberg) However, the price of freight has skyrocketed, and it is not even possible to price this freight accurately today, but news reports indicate that the prices exceed $200,000 per day. This means that a freight charge for a VLCC that holds about 2 million barrels of oil has gone from $1.4 million before the war to $5 milli...
Getty Images Last year, on November 28, I recommended IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN ) as a buy for aggressive growth investors who can handle high risk. Since then, the stock has dropped about 12% from its March 23 closing price. Looking back, I should have made it clearer just how speculative this stock is. Although I mentioned that the company is transitioning from a Bitcoin miner to a renewable-po...
Getty Images Last year, on November 28, I recommended IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN ) as a buy for aggressive growth investors who can handle high risk. Since then, the stock has dropped about 12% from its March 23 closing price. Looking back, I should have made it clearer just how speculative this stock is. Although I mentioned that the company is transitioning from a Bitcoin miner to a renewable-powered AI cloud and data center company, I overemphasized the potential upside over the long term from its Artificial Intelligence ("AI") infrastructure buildout, and I failed to give enough weight to the near-term risk that the company still generates most of its revenue from Bitcoin mining. IREN Limited Second Quarter FY26 Results Press Release As of the end of IREN's December 2025 quarter, it still generated 91% of its revenue from Bitcoin mining. Since the Bitcoin market has been down around 23% over the last three months, IREN's second-quarter fiscal year ("FY") 2026 earnings results were poor. Data by YCharts The company's second-quarter results missed analyst revenue targets, mainly because Bitcoin mining revenue dropped 28% from the previous quarter, pulling total revenue down by 23%. This decline, caused by a weak Bitcoin market, might lead investors to revalue IREN more as a Bitcoin miner and less as a future AI infrastructure company. The market also reacted negatively to large non-cash charges and substantial costs associated with the company’s major investments in AI cloud services, causing an earnings-per-share miss . The company added insult to injury when it expanded its at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program to $6 billion on March 5—almost half of its market capitalization at the time of the announcement. The market often reacts negatively to ATM announcements because they may indicate a future dilutive event. In spite of the setback, there are still reasons for investors looking for potentially high returns to buy the stock on any dips. First, manageme...
Investing.com -- A sharp selloff in memory names following the debut of Google’s TurboQuant technology is creating an opportunity for investors, according to Bank of America.
Investing.com -- A sharp selloff in memory names following the debut of Google’s TurboQuant technology is creating an opportunity for investors, according to Bank of America.
In this article DE10Y-DE FR10Y-FR UK10Y-GB Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Crowds of pedestrians and shoppers walk along Weinstrasse toward Marienplatz in Munich, Germany, on March 14, 2026. Michael Nguyen | Nurphoto | Getty Images European government bonds continued to sell off on Friday, building on a rout that has seen multiple countries' borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs i...
In this article DE10Y-DE FR10Y-FR UK10Y-GB Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Crowds of pedestrians and shoppers walk along Weinstrasse toward Marienplatz in Munich, Germany, on March 14, 2026. Michael Nguyen | Nurphoto | Getty Images European government bonds continued to sell off on Friday, building on a rout that has seen multiple countries' borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs in recent weeks. Thursday saw the yield on Germany's 10-year bund — a benchmark for the euro zone — surge to the highest level since mid-2011 at the height of the euro crisis. On Friday morning, the 10-year bund added a further 6 basis points to trade at 3.1228%, holding above that 15-year high. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions, and one basis point equals 0.01%. Yields on French government bonds, known as OATs, also extended gains on Friday, with the country's 10-year bond adding 9 basis points to also hover at their highest level since 2011. The previous day, the 10-year OAT surged by around 14 basis points. Last week, U.K. government borrowing costs hit their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, with yields on British gilts spiking as investors rushed to price in a resurgence of inflation and bets on more hawkish policy from the Bank of England. Benchmark 10-year U.K. government bond — or gilt — yields were up by another 10 basis points at 5.07% on Friday, having added 83 basis points over the last month. The sharp sell-off followed a speech from European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde, who said the ECB was prepared to raise its key interest rate even if inflation spikes brought on by the U.S.-Iran war were short-lived. They were also accompanied by sharp moves in bonds issued by other euro zone economies, including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium. In an interview with The Economist published the same day, Lagarde labeled market views of a swift recovery from the Iran war "overly optimistic," telling th...
Guido Mieth Stock index futures were lower before the bell as U.S. President Donald Trump extended the pause on attacks against Iran’s energy infrastructure into April. Target ( TGT ) rose 0.21% in premarket trading amid reports of a new boycott effort. The American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution Thursday calling on its 1.8M members and others to shop at local stores for back-to-school...
Guido Mieth Stock index futures were lower before the bell as U.S. President Donald Trump extended the pause on attacks against Iran’s energy infrastructure into April. Target ( TGT ) rose 0.21% in premarket trading amid reports of a new boycott effort. The American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution Thursday calling on its 1.8M members and others to shop at local stores for back-to-school supplies instead of Target. The federation cited concerns over the retailer’s response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in its Minneapolis headquarters city, according to CNBC. Meta Platforms ( META ) fell 0.69% before the opening bell after the company disclosed a significant expansion of its data center investment in El Paso, Texas. The social media giant increased its planned investment to $10 billion from $1.5 billion as it aggressively pours resources into artificial intelligence to compete with rivals Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Micron Technology ( MU ) dropped 1.71% in premarket trade, extending a six-session slide that has erased roughly 23% from the stock. Shares remained under pressure as investors reassessed the outlook for memory pricing and AI-driven demand, despite Micron’s positioning as a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory used in artificial intelligence workloads. Apple ( AAPL ) was flat in premarket trading as investment firm Wedbush Securities said 2026 is shaping up as a “significant” year for product launches ahead of the tech giant’s annual developers conference. Analysts noted Apple has been focused on launching new products with greater processing performance and stronger memory to capitalize on growing demand for hardware devices capable of running AI. More related stories Apple's 50th Anniversary: A 'Solid Hold' For Wealth Preservation Meta Platforms Down 7%, Google Breaks Key Support - What Comes Next For The Tech Heavyweights? Micron Is Still One Of The Best Stocks In This Current Market Micron under pressure after 23% slide ...
Guido Mieth Stock index futures were lower before the bell as U.S. President Donald Trump extended the pause on attacks against Iran’s energy infrastructure into April. Target ( TGT ) rose 0.21% in premarket trading amid reports of a new boycott effort. The American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution Thursday calling on its 1.8M members and others to shop at local stores for back-to-school...
Guido Mieth Stock index futures were lower before the bell as U.S. President Donald Trump extended the pause on attacks against Iran’s energy infrastructure into April. Target ( TGT ) rose 0.21% in premarket trading amid reports of a new boycott effort. The American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution Thursday calling on its 1.8M members and others to shop at local stores for back-to-school supplies instead of Target. The federation cited concerns over the retailer’s response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in its Minneapolis headquarters city, according to CNBC. Meta Platforms ( META ) fell 0.69% before the opening bell after the company disclosed a significant expansion of its data center investment in El Paso, Texas. The social media giant increased its planned investment to $10 billion from $1.5 billion as it aggressively pours resources into artificial intelligence to compete with rivals Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Micron Technology ( MU ) dropped 1.71% in premarket trade, extending a six-session slide that has erased roughly 23% from the stock. Shares remained under pressure as investors reassessed the outlook for memory pricing and AI-driven demand, despite Micron’s positioning as a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory used in artificial intelligence workloads. Apple ( AAPL ) was flat in premarket trading as investment firm Wedbush Securities said 2026 is shaping up as a “significant” year for product launches ahead of the tech giant’s annual developers conference. Analysts noted Apple has been focused on launching new products with greater processing performance and stronger memory to capitalize on growing demand for hardware devices capable of running AI. More related stories Apple's 50th Anniversary: A 'Solid Hold' For Wealth Preservation Meta Platforms Down 7%, Google Breaks Key Support - What Comes Next For The Tech Heavyweights? Micron Is Still One Of The Best Stocks In This Current Market Micron under pressure after 23% slide ...