Apple has resumed selling its Series 9 and Ultra 2 Apple Watches without blood oxygen sensors enabled amid its ongoing patent infringement dispute with medical technology firm Masimo...

Apple (AAPL) stock is seeing its best day since May 2023, following an upgrade by Bank of America from “Neutral” to “Buy," raising the analysts' price target to $225 per share. Bank of America Securities Senior IT Hardware Analyst Wamsi Mohan — the analyst behind Apple's new rating — joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss how Apple is standing out and the reasoning for the call. Mohan sees catalysts, such as generative AI-powered iPhones, services revenue, and the Vision Pro mixed reality headset, as factors that hold "long-term potential" for Apple. Large-language model applications should create what is “initially a software-driven cycle that then morphs into both a hardware and software-driven cycle," Mohan says on AI. Additionally, Mohan notes that due to the quality of iPhone data, generative AI would be well suited to “provide really valuable, targeted advice” to users that would increase productivity and efficiency for the user. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Eyek Ntekim...

Dow Jones futures were little changed after hours, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Super Micro Computer jumped overnight on strong preliminary results. The stock market rally rose Thursday, shrugging off rising Treasury yields and fresh Fed comments signaling slower rate cuts...