"Quibble with me if you like, but I’d argue that under the leadership of McMillon, Buffett, and Cook, these three companies have redefined how to do chicken right." ...

From CNBC's "Stock futures rise as holiday-shortened trading week begins" posted early Monday.

A place for Apple traders and investors to share their best ideas.

From an AI-generated "Virtual Analysts report" ($) posted Sunday.

Owners of iPhone 12 and 13 model handsets bought during the Covid pandemic of 2020 and 2021 are "entering their upgrade window." — Analyst Atif Malik ...

"While the clustering of announcements naturally raises questions, the underlying pattern looks more like a controlled generational transition and strategic re-tooling than a crisis." — Analyst Amit ...

Philip Elmer-DeWitt has been covering Apple since 1983 — mostly for Time Magazine (28 years), later for Fortune (9 years), where he wrote a daily blog called Apple 2.0. [Read more.] ...

From Wesley Hilliard's "California Governor sees Apple CEO's dealings with Trump as part of his job" posted Wednesday by AppleInsider.

From "San Diego lifeguards rescue dog swept out to sea at Dog Beach" which aired last week on CBS 8 San Diego.

Apple, a major new entrant arriving in H2 2026, is expected to strengthen premium upgrade cycles across core regions from its solid iPhone user base.

Jennifer Newstead, Meta’s chief legal officer, will become Apple’s new general counsel in March, and Jackson’s government affairs staff will report to her starting late next year.

Meanwhile, Wall Street seems to have moved on to a new narrative: It doesn’t matter if Apple is late to AI.