Apple at $3.5 Trillion: Innovation, Loyalty, or Just Buybacks?
Apple’s valuation now rests on a delicate balance between financialization and its ability to monetize loyalty.
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Diverging fundamentals in AI, batteries, and capital discipline are beginning to separate future winners from momentum trades.
Apple’s valuation now rests on a delicate balance between financialization and its ability to monetize loyalty.
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