With the market near records, many stocks have surged as well. Technology giant Apple hit a new record stock price on Friday, currently near $270 per share, after Citigroup boosted the company’s upside price target by 20% yesterday, predicting blockbuster holiday sales for products like Airpods and the Apple Watch. Another of the big four tech companies, Google, also reached a new all-time high, ...
The Apple Watch may not be out yet, but the new iPhone models look like bonafide hits. On Monday, Apple announced a record number of preorders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with over four million devices sold in the first 24 hours. That’s double the number of orders placed in the first day the iPhone 5 came out two years ago. Apple is counting on the new, larger phones — iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch screen, while the 6 Plus ...