Marketmind: Margin pressures

Margin pressures for companies and higher prices for shoppers: That’s the message so far from the earnings season.
Epic ruling invites future efforts to paint Apple as monopolist -experts

A U.S. judge stopped short of labeling Apple Inc (AAPL.O) an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPhone maker in the future, legal experts said.
Qualcomm optimistic on 5G, connected device sales as supply bottlenecks ease

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Wednesday predicted a rise in sales of chips for 5G phones, including Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O)iPhone, as the company said it had mitigated supply shortfalls that have contributed to a global chip shortage.
EXCLUSIVE Foxconn’s iPhone output in India down amid COVID surge-sources

Production of the Apple iPhone 12 (AAPL.O) at a Foxconn (2317.TW) factory in India has slumped by more than 50% because workers infected with COVID-19 have had to leave their posts, two sources told Reuters.
Explainer: What do Apple’s new iPhone privacy changes mean for consumers and businesses?

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday will begin rolling out an update of its iOS operating system with new privacy controls designed to limit digital advertisers from tracking iPhone users. For Apple’s more than 1 billion iPhone users, the change will mean a new pop-up notification in some apps seeking their permission to collect data that Apple believes […]
Apple to start enforcing new app privacy notifications in coming weeks

(Reuters) – Apple Inc said on Wednesday that in the coming weeks it will start enforcing a new privacy notification rule that digital advertising firms such as Facebook Inc have warned will hurt their sales. Apple said the notices will become mandatory when its iOS 14.5 operating system becomes available in the coming weeks, though […]