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Apple’s iPhone sales lift stock, but global memory shortage and supply constraints to hit margins<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-01 12:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: finance.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple (AAPL) stock climbed roughly 5% on Friday, after the company posted better-than-anticipated results on Thursday on the back of strong iPhone revenue and continued growth out of China.<\/p>\n

For the second quarter, Apple reported earnings per share (EPS) of $2.01 on revenue of $111.2 billion. Analysts were anticipating EPS of $1.96 and revenue of $109.66 billion, according to Bloomberg analyst consensus estimates.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s iPhone revenue grew 20% for the second consecutive quarter to $56.99 billion, while China revenue ticked in at $20.49 billion, ahead of expectations of $18.9 billion.<\/p>\n

That, coupled with strong Services sales, seemed to give investors more confidence in Apple\u2019s outlook. And with the company\u2019s WWDC event scheduled for June 8, we should get more insight into Apple\u2019s AI strategy after a series of fits and starts that have been an overhang for the smartphone maker.<\/p>\n

Throw in the expected foldable iPhone and planned CEO transition from Tim Cook to John Ternus in September into the mix, and things are certainly looking interesting for Apple at the moment.<\/p>\n

BofA Global Research analyst Wamsi Mohan noted both the foldable iPhone, WWDC, and Ternus taking over, as well as Apple\u2019s record install base and double-digit Services growth as key reasons the firm remains bullish on the company.<\/p>\n

But Apple\u2019s Mac business also improved in the quarter, thanks to the launch of the MacBook Neo and massive Mac mini and Mac Studio demand from AI developers, particularly those using OpenClaw.<\/p>\n

OpenClaw gained an enormous amount of attention among developers thanks to its ability to perform actions on your behalf from your own desktop using your own data.<\/p>\n

The benefit is that you can customize it as you see fit, provide it with access to the information you want, and allow it to run tasks for you.<\/p>\n

A Mac mini M4 captured in an Apple store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on March 10, 2026. (Photo credit should read…
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