iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF (ARCA: IDNA)

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The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the index and may invest up to 10% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index is composed of developed and emerging market companies that could benefit from the long-term growth and innovation in genomics, immunology and bioengineering. It is non-diversified.

Roche Holding A.G.

Gilead Sciences Inc

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc

Revolution Medicines Inc Ser C Pc Pp

Incyte Corp.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Exelixis Inc

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

Sanofi SA

Beigene, Ltd.

Springworks Therapeutics Inc

GSK plc

Genmab A.S.

Merck & Co. Inc.

Biontech Se

iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

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Un terremoto nella sanità pubblica globale getta ombre sul futuro della lotta alle pandemie. Investitori in allerta e borse in fermento.

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JP Morgan analyst Mark Strouse maintains Ormat Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORA#NYSE">ORA</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $75 to $85.

Price Target

Analyst Ratings

JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Ormat Technologies, Raises Price Target to $85

Politics

General

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent On Tariffs Says 'We're About To Announce A Rash Of Trade Deals In Coming Days;' Says August 1 Deadline Is A 'Pretty Hard Deadline'

Guidance

Sherwin-Williams Lowers FY2025 GAAP EPS Guidance from $10.70-$11.10 to $10.11-$10.41 vs $11.09 Est

JP Morgan analyst Mark Strouse maintains Itron (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ITRI#NASDAQ">ITRI</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $118 to $128.

ITRI

JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Itron, Raises Price Target to $128

Pagaya Technologies LTD. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PGY#NASDAQ">PGY</a>) ("Pagaya" or the "Company"), a global technology company delivering AI-driven product solutions for the financial ecosystem, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pagaya US Holding Company LLC ("Pagaya US"), intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $450 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due 2030 (the "notes") in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") (a "qualified institutional buyer"), that are qualified purchasers as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules thereunder (the "Investment Company Act") (a "qualified purchaser"). These buyers must be acquiring the notes for their own account or for the account of another person, over which they exercise sole discretion, who also meets the criteria of a qualified institutional buyer and a qualified purchaser.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the notes to repay all amounts outstanding under its existing credit facilities and to repay $75 million of certain outstanding secured borrowings as well as to pay related fees and expenses, with the remainder for general corporate purposes.

Offerings

Pagaya US Holding Intends To Offer $450M Aggregate Principal Amount Of Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2030

Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google says it removed nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts in the second quarter for pushing state‑sponsored propaganda, the company's latest sweep against coordinated influence operations.
What Happened: More than 7,700 of the shuttered channels traced back to China and pumped out videos in Chinese and English that praised the People's Republic, promoted President Xi Jinping and opined on U.S. foreign policy, <a href="https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/tag-bulletin-q2-2025/">reported</a> Google's Threat Analysis Group.
Roughly 2,000 additional channels were linked to Russia and posted in multiple languages while attacking Ukraine, NATO and the West. The purge also swept up smaller networks tied to Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Israel, Romania and Ghana that sought to undermine political rivals or shape debate over the Israel‑Palestine war.
Google noted in May that it had already yanked 20 YouTube channels, four Ad accounts and a Blogger site affiliated with Kremlin outlet RT after prosecutors said conservative influencers were paid to spread Moscow's talking points ahead of the 2024 election. The company <a href="https://x.com/UpdatesFromYT/status/1502335085122666500">blocked</a> RT's main channels in 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45876224/youtube-contributed-55-billion-to-us-gdp-new-report-reveals-the-creator-economy-is-just-getting-started-says-ceo-neal-mohan">YouTube Contributed $55 Billion To US GDP, New Report Reveals: &#8216;The Creator Economy Is Just Getting Started,&#8217; Says CEO Neal Mohan</a>
"The findings from the most recent update are in line with our expectations of this regular and ongoing work," a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/21/youtube-channels-propaganda-china-russia.html">shared</a> with CNBC. Google mentioned that more than 23,000 accounts came down in the first quarter alone.
Why It Matters: Google's move lands as rival Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) <a href="https://creators.facebook.com/blog/combating-unoriginal-content">touts</a> its cleanup. The company said last week it scrubbed about 10 million Facebook and Instagram profiles in the first half of 2025 for impersonating well‑known content creators in what it called a "spammy" influence scheme.
Alphabet Inc. is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/07/46533783/google-parent-alphabet-stock-is-trading-higher-monday-whats-going-on">set to release</a> its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Analysts <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46518219/alphabet-set-for-strong-q2-earnings-but-analysts-warn-ai-search-remains-googles-war-to-lose">anticipate strong results</a>, despite concerns over the impact of AI on the company's core search business.
Price Action: Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s Class A shares rose 2.72% on Monday, while Class C shares increased by 2.8%, according to Benzinga Pro data.
Alphabet offers strong Growth and Quality, with average scores on the Value and Quality metrics as per <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Benzinga's Proprietary Edge Rankings</a>.
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GOOG

GOOGL

Google Removes 11,000 YouTube Accounts Linked To Chinese, Russian Propaganda Channels In Q2 Sweep

JP Morgan analyst Mark Strouse maintains Generac Hldgs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNRC#NYSE">GNRC</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $141 to $144.

GNRC

JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Generac Hldgs, Raises Price Target to $144

Cryptocurrency markets are trading sideways on Tuesday morning, with Bitcoin notably outperforming altcoins again.
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<td>Ticker</td>
<td>Price</td>
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<td>Bitcoin</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>)</td>
<td>$118,787.54</td>
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<td>Ethereum</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>)</td>
<td>$3,693.17</td>
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<td>Solana</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>)</td>
<td>$198.77</td>
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<td>XRP</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/xrp/usd">XRP</a>)</td>
<td>$3.49</td>
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<td>Dogecoin</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd">DOGE</a>)</td>
<td>$0.2665</td>
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<td>Shiba Inu</td>
<td>(CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/shib/usd">SHIB</a>)</td>
<td>$0.00001506</td>
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Notable Statistics:
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<li>IntoTheBlock data shows Bitcoin and Ethereum large transaction increased by 121.9% and 60.7%, respectively. Daily active addresses grew 14.7% and 11.1%, respectively.</li>
<li>Coinglass data shows 161,559 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $584.94 million.</li>
<li>SoSoValue data shows net outflows of $131.4 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net inflows of $296.6 million.</li>
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Trader Notes: Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez says Bitcoin could be setting up for a run to $131,200, provided it holds $117,400 as strong support.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Bitcoin <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BTC</a> could march toward $131,200, so long as $117,400 holds as support! <a href="https://t.co/dst2RU6V02">pic.twitter.com/dst2RU6V02</a>
&mdash; Ali (@ali_charts) <a href="https://twitter.com/ali_charts/status/1947558268798218611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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More Crypto Online <a href="https://x.com/Morecryptoonl/status/1947591310937911382">notes</a> that Bitcoin dominance has risen, facing resistance around 61.72%–63.16%, which helps explain the recent softness across altcoins.
Michael van de Poppe highlights that Ethereum has pulled back to $3,650, but hasn&#8217;t seen any major liquidity flush. He expects a consolidation phase, warning that a deeper correction is still on the table.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">A small correction taking place on the markets after a massive run upwards.<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$ETH</a> is back to $3,650 and not really taking much liquidity as of yet. Probably we&#39;ll have some consolidation here, and there&#39;s still a violent correction to come. <a href="https://t.co/syMLXRPvoC">pic.twitter.com/syMLXRPvoC</a>
&mdash; Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL) <a href="https://twitter.com/CryptoMichNL/status/1947583140035260550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Pentoshi <a href="https://x.com/Pentosh1/status/1947456335853044063">sees</a> Solana gearing up for a major move from its current support/resistance flip, which may serve as a launchpad. 
For XRP, GalaxyBTC <a href="https://x.com/galaxyBTC/status/1947512939801678014">compares</a> XRP's current rally to its 2017 three-wave structure, stating we're still in Wave 1 near the old all-time highs. The next wave could lead to price discovery.
After a strong run, Galaxy <a href="https://x.com/galaxyBTC/status/1947518587494650000">sees </a>this phase as a healthy consolidation and is watching to see where DOGE goes in its new cycle.
Read Next:
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<li><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/25/07/46529190/trader-who-called-bitcoin-ethereum-solana-bottom-in-april-now-warns-local-top-likely-in-august">Trader Who Called Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana Bottom In April Now Warns Local Top Likely In August</a></li>
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$XRP

Bitcoin Holds Steady While Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Dip Ahead Of Fed Chair Powell's Speech

Bernstein analyst Danilo Gargiulo maintains Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DPZ#NASDAQ">DPZ</a>) with a Market Perform and raises the price target from $460 to $490.

Bernstein Maintains Market Perform on Domino's Pizza, Raises Price Target to $490

JP Morgan analyst Mark Strouse maintains Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FLNC#NASDAQ">FLNC</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $5 to $8.

FLNC

JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Fluence Energy, Raises Price Target to $8

BMO Capital analyst Brian Pitz maintains Amazon.com (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $233 to $270.

AMZN

BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on Amazon.com, Raises Price Target to $270

Synchrony Financial (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SYF#NYSE">SYF</a>) announced its second-quarter fiscal 2025 results on Tuesday, reporting mixed financial performance. While the company exceeded analyst expectations for both total revenue and earnings per share, key operational metrics saw a decline.
Synchrony&#8217;s total revenue or net interest income for the second quarter increased by 2.6% year-over-year to $4.52 billion, surpassing the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/earnings">consensus analyst estimate</a> of $4.51 billion. 
Despite this growth in total revenue, net revenue decreased by 1.8% year-over-year to $3.65 billion. The company&#8217;s net interest margin, a key indicator of profitability in lending, improved by 32 basis points to 14.78% <a href="https://investors.synchrony.com/financial-information/financial-results">during the quarter</a>.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/06/45847065/synchrony-financial-stock-is-moving-higher-monday-whats-going-on" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Synchrony Teams Up With OnePay And Walmart To Launch New Credit Card Program, Promising Better Deals And More Financial Flexibility</a>
However, several other financial indicators showed contraction. Period-end loan receivables declined 2% year-over-year to $99.8 billion, and purchase volume also decreased by 2% year-over-year, reaching $46.1 billion. 
The average number of active accounts declined by 4% year-over-year to 68.1 million, and deposits fell by 1.0% year-over-year to $82.3 billion.
Despite these declines, interest and fees on loans saw a 1% year-over-year increase, reaching $5.3 billion. This growth was primarily driven by an increase in loan receivables yield, which reflected the impact of product, pricing, and policy changes (PPPCs). These positive effects were partially offset by lower benchmark interest rates and a reduced incidence of late fees.
Synchrony&#8217;s profitability significantly improved, with net earnings surging 50% year-over-year to $967 million. This translated to diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.50, comfortably beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.64.
A major factor contributing to this increase was a decrease in the provision for credit losses, which fell by $545 million to $1.1 billion. This reduction was primarily due to a reserve release of $265 million in the current quarter, compared to a reserve build of $70 million in the same period last year and a net charge-off decrease of $210 million.
The company also demonstrated improved operational efficiency and capital strength. Synchrony&#8217;s return on assets increased by 100 basis points to 3.2%, and its efficiency ratio improved by 240 basis points to 34.1%. 
Furthermore, the estimated Common Equity Tier 1 ratio, a measure of a bank&#8217;s core capital, rose to 13.6% from 12.6% in the prior year, and the estimated Tier 1 Capital ratio improved to 14.8% from 13.8% in the previous year. 
Synchrony returned $614 million in capital to shareholders during the quarter, comprising $500 million in share repurchases and $114 million in common stock dividends.
Synchrony&#8217;s CEO, Brian Doubles, highlighted the company&#8217;s resilience during the second quarter, attributing it to a diversified portfolio, strong value propositions, and extensive distribution channels that cater to a broad customer base, from individuals to small and medium-sized businesses and major national brands. 
Doubles emphasized the company&#8217;s strategic advancements, including expanding its partner base, introducing new products, diversifying its offerings, and enhancing customer experiences. 
Notably, Synchrony strengthened its position as a leading industry partner by launching new products with two of its top five partners, renewing another key relationship, and announcing a new partnership with a former top-five client, as reported earlier when Synchrony teamed up with OnePay and Walmart to launch a new credit card program.
FY25 Outlook
Looking ahead, Synchrony revised its full fiscal year 2025 revenue guidance downward to $15.0 billion to $15.3 billion, compared to the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/04/44925764/synchrony-financial-q1-earnings-beat-lower-purchase-volume-active-accounts-decline-and-more">prior estimate</a> of $15.2 billion to $15.7 billion. This updated outlook is below the analyst consensus estimate of $18.54 billion.
Price Action: Following the earnings report, SYF shares were trading lower in premarket, down 1.35% at $68.50 as of last check Tuesday.
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Earnings

Movers

Synchrony Financial CEO Touts Resilience, But Lowered Outlook Spooks Investors

Baird analyst Timothy Wojs maintains Stanley Black &amp; Decker (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SWK#NYSE">SWK</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $65 to $78.

Baird Maintains Neutral on Stanley Black & Decker, Raises Price Target to $78

City Holding (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHCO#NASDAQ">CHCO</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $2.29 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.96 by 16.72 percent. This is a 16.84 percent increase over earnings of $1.96 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $78.16 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $76.10 million by 2.71 percent. This is a 6.29 percent increase over sales of $73.54 million the same period last year.

Earnings Beats

CHCO

City Holding Q2 EPS $2.29 Beats $1.96 Estimate, Sales $78.16M Beat $76.10M Estimate

JP Morgan analyst Mark Strouse maintains First Solar (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSLR#NASDAQ">FSLR</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $200 to $208.

FSLR

JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on First Solar, Raises Price Target to $208

GLJ Research analyst Gordon Johnson maintains Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ENPH#NASDAQ">ENPH</a>) with a Sell and lowers the price target from $31.11 to $19.8.

ENPH

GLJ Research Maintains Sell on Enphase Energy, Lowers Price Target to $19.8

Baird analyst Timothy Wojs maintains Griffon (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GFF#NYSE">GFF</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $92 to $100.

Baird Maintains Outperform on Griffon, Raises Price Target to $100

As Wall Street has been rallying behind the iPhone maker, led by Tim Cook, to dive into the artificial intelligence (AI) race, Fundstrat&#8217;s Tom Lee says that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) could be ready to surprise investors.
Check out the current price of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AAPL">AAPL stock here</a>. 
What Happened: While a slew of opinions on Apple&#8217;s acquisition of Perplexity AI make rounds on mainstream media and among top Wall Street experts, Lee&#8217;s post on X highlights his belief in Apple&#8217;s enduring strength and strategic timing in the market.
He suggests that Apple is poised to make significant moves that could surprise investors.
In a snippet of his conversation with CNBC, reshared on X, Lee says, "For me, Apple has been quietly ready to pounce on AI. But I don&#8217;t think they need to pay up for any of these models. So, I think Apple is going to surprise people."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24AAPL&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$AAPL</a> has proven time again and again it has staying power and has made timely moves &#x1f525; <a href="https://t.co/04Q8WkSd6t">https://t.co/04Q8WkSd6t</a>
&mdash; Thomas (Tom) Lee (not drummer) FSInsight.com (@fundstrat) <a href="https://twitter.com/fundstrat/status/1947455551237194073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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While Lee doesn't specifically vouch for Apple's acquisition of Perplexity AI, he seems confident that Cook to make a strategic move into AI.
Meanwhile, Lee's peers Daniel Ives of Wedbush Securities and Jim Cramer have been urging the iPhone maker to acquire Peplexity.
According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-24/apple-has-no-need-to-panic-buy-companies-like-perplexity-ai">to</a> Bloomberg Opinion&#8217;s U.S. technology columnist Dav Lee, Apple should continue its measured approach to building AI capabilities by hiring individual talent, rather than acquiring entire AI companies. 
He highlights that large acquisitions might seem tempting to quickly enhance Siri and other AI tools, but it carries significant risks of cultural clashes, operational hurdles, and regulatory distractions.
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Why It Matters: Cramer, in a recent X post had <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/07/46439852/aapl-stock-would-soar-if-it-buys-this-says-jim-cramer-continued-buybacks-will-do-nothing">reiterated his views</a> that "If Apple buys Perplexity, we would have our winning bot and the stock would soar." 
Cramer also calls out Apple on its buyback program and said that "Continued buybacks will do nothing." This comes as Apple spent the most on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/content/42911057/the-3-kings-of-buybacks-in-2024-can-they-do-it-again">stock buybacks in 2024</a>. 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Yes if Apple buys Perplexity we would have our winning bot and the stock would soar. Continued buybacks will do nothing Sigh
&mdash; Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcramer/status/1945416220708077638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The recommendation is influenced by the U.S. government&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/topics/25/05/45708275/googles-monopoly-case-takes-a-turn-as-judge-considers-lighter-remedies-amid-rising-competition-from-ai-rivals-like-openai-and-perplexity">antitrust ruling against</a> Alphabet Inc.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), expected by August, which may force Google to end default search deals with Apple&#8217;s Safari browser.
Similarly, Ives said at the beginning of July that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/07/46216283/dan-ives-urges-apple-to-make-a-move-saying-that-perplexity-acquisition-is-a-no-brainer-its-a-matter-of-when-and-not-if">Apple&#8217;s &#8220;treadmill approach&#8221;</a> needs to end, and it needs to eye a big, splashing partnership with either Perplexity or Anthropic. 
&#8220;Look, it&#8217;s about the developers. If you look at OpenAI, if you look at Google, if you look at Microsoft, they (Apple) need to get into the game. That is something that can&#8217;t be done in Cupertino,&#8221; he added.
Price Action: Shares of Apple were up 0.13% in premarket on Tuesday. It has fallen by 12.86% on a year-to-date basis and 5.13% over the past year.
Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings shows that Apple had a weaker price trend over the long term but a stronger price trend over the medium and short term. Its momentum ranking was poor, and its value ranking was also bad at the 9.11th percentile. The details of other metrics are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-3/#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">available here</a>.
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-3/#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="156" src="https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/22040235/Apple-Edge-July-22-1024x156.png" alt="" class="wp-image-994862" srcset="https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/22040235/Apple-Edge-July-22-1024x156.png 1024w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/22040235/Apple-Edge-July-22-300x46.png 300w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/22040235/Apple-Edge-July-22-768x117.png 768w,https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/22040235/Apple-Edge-July-22.png 1165w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure>
The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were lower in premarket on Tuesday. The SPY was down 0.09% at $628.16, while the QQQ declined 0.23% to $562.88, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pr</a>o data.
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