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Apple Falls 7% as Cook Warns of Memory Chip ‘100-Year Flood’

September 12, 2026August 1, 2026 by Bruno M.
Apple Falls 7% as Cook Warns of Memory Chip ‘100-Year Flood’

Apple stock slid 7.35% Friday after CEO Tim Cook called soaring memory chip prices a ‘100-year flood.’ Nvidia reclaimed the most-valuable-company crown.

Categories Earnings, Inflation, Technology Tags AAPL, Apple, memory chip shortage, Nvidia, stock market, tim cook

Tim Cook: Apple Price Hikes ‘Unavoidable’ as Memory Costs Surge

September 12, 2026June 18, 2026 by Bruno M.
Tim Cook: Apple Price Hikes ‘Unavoidable’ as Memory Costs Surge

Tim Cook told the WSJ that Apple price increases are ‘unavoidable’ after AI-driven memory chip costs hit a ‘hundred-year flood.’ AAPL fell 1.1% to $295.95.

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Technology Tags AAPL, apple stock, dram supercycle, iphone 18 pricing, memory chip shortage, stock market, tim cook

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