Borrowing money to buyback shares is one very obvious example of how the Fed props up markets with free money. There are a litany of other mechanisms which are well known.
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Apple Becomes First U.S. Company to Hit $1.5 Trillion in Market Value
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And it seems like only yesterday there were making computers 
It is one of the flimsy pillars of the house of cards. It never ends well, nor should it.
Still need to qualify to borrow the money so, again, not any company.
Apple’s market cap has improved by half a trillion dollars since the end of March. How much money has Apple borrowed since March relative to their typical debt load?
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From an investor's POV, this is extremely impressive, but from a consumer's POV, I think that Apple made a much better product, relative to the competition, when they had a relatively tiny market cap.
Apple is up 83% in the past year. What on earth did they do that warranted that growth? Did revenue double in that time, too?
This seems weird. How the heck did they jump to $1.5 tril so fast. It was like just a year ago that a 1 tril company was unheard of.
Not ‘quite yesterday’, It was actually August 2018 when they were claimed a $1 trillion company, so we’re venturing on two years.
Apple becomes world's first trillion-dollar company
Computing and mobile phone giant beats Amazon to landmark after its shares hit $207.05
This is an achievement. Whether ultimately it's good/bad for the company, investors and customers remains to be seen.Not ‘quite yesterday’, It was actually August 2018 when they were claimed a $1 trillion company, so we’re venturing on two years.
Apple becomes world's first trillion-dollar company
Computing and mobile phone giant beats Amazon to landmark after its shares hit $207.05amp.theguardian.com
With software hitting its peak in unreliability, UX getting more and more inconsistent every day and innovation mostly limiting itself to the next abomination of selfies, one can only shake his/her head. The disparity between market and customer value is just sad, especially considering no one seems to give a **** about the latter one anymore
Lol, they left the right person in charge if money was their goal. I gotta hand it to Tim, maybe he wasn't the most "innovative" CEO, but he damn sure knows how to rack in the cash! Stakeholders and BODs are very happy right.
My calendar says it's June. How about you wait until August, then you can crow as much as you want. But only if the stock hasn't reached 150. It will be there soon enough if not by August!
No excuses for bad updates that fix little but break a lot.
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Earning season is coming, isn't it? I can't imagine there are too many companies like Apple, MS and Amazon that have been able to expand as the world has shutdown.
I wish I'd sunk a lot more into them back in July 2010. Got it for a split adjusted $36/share and they are throwing off almost 8.5% in yearly dividends. Where's that time machine?!?
Skim a generation take the money you save and buy $AAPL and you’ll be able to buy a 5000 iphone
Well, I’ve told everyone to buy the stock over and over.
This is the power of earnings, cash, and a prodigious buyback.
Apple is STILL trading at a completely reasonable valuation, and is still cheaper than much of tech.
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You have to participate in stocks or you will be left behind. Like it or not, they are the only game in town. Complain about companies being smart, or buy the shares. Apple doesn’t make the rules...they just play the game.
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Markets look forward. Companies doing well and particularly consumer products companies like Apple with real earnings to back up the valuation ARE economic indicators.
This is the power of earnings, cash, and a prodigious buyback.
Apple is STILL trading at a completely reasonable valuation, and is still cheaper than much of tech.
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Apple has the cash to buyback the shares, they just used debt to do it when the money was overseas before the tax holiday.
You have to participate in stocks or you will be left behind. Like it or not, they are the only game in town. Complain about companies being smart, or buy the shares. Apple doesn’t make the rules...they just play the game.
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Stocks have essentially no risk over the long term. It is far, far riskier to not own stocks and hold cash.
Markets look forward. Companies doing well and particularly consumer products companies like Apple with real earnings to back up the valuation ARE economic indicators.
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I will say, for good or ill depending upon perception, Steve Jobs picked Tim Cook for what he felt would be the best reasons.
I don't exactly know what is behind the sudden boost to AAPL stock prices. Do investors actually think that WWDC will reveal something "Insanely Great"? Even MR is not telegraphing anything insanely revolutionary coming this summer, except for (possibly) announcing transition to the ARM chips, which is not exactly news.
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Much of what’s happening with both products and profits boils down to this. Artificially limiting and positioning hardware to maximize upgrades and profits.
I’m glad they got caught on phone cpu throttling.
A trillion dollar market cap and hundreds of billions in surplus profits on hand. When is enough enough and we can just get the best possible product for the money. Let them keep their 30% profit margin.
We all still accept that money at Par Value though, right?
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Well, there are lots of factors moving stock prices. Did you think the prices last week or last year were more appropriate? How about today?
I’d say Aapl stock is undervalued - so there! That’s why the stock went up, more people are agreeing that the stock is worth more - so they won’t sell unless they receive the right price. Simple. The current price is determined by the participants in the market. I like their financial statements and financial performance, and their products, and I feel like they have a great future as a company.
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