“Our record revenue and strong operating margins drove EPS to a new all-time record with double-digit growth and allowed us to return over $30 billion to shareholders,” Apple CFO Kevan Parekh said. “We are also pleased that our installed base of active devices has reached a new all-time high across all products and geographic segments.”

These days, nothing is certain about the tech market or the world at large. Even Nvidia's seemingly bulletproof stock took a hammering on Monday, enduring

During Apple's earnings call, CEO Tim Cook praised the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek for its innovative AI models improving efficiency by reducing costs and enhancing performance. Despite allegations from OpenAI,