Diamonds and Dogs

9/30/24

Apple (AAPL) finishing out a good month and quarter. Apple is up a percent, not far from all time highs as investors keep debating whether the iphone 16 is in a super cycle or a not. Morgan Stanley made positive comments on led times for iphone sales coming in better than expected last week. Apple is higher for the month and up 9% for the quarter.

Carnival (CCL) pulls back following earnings. The cruise ship giant is down on better-than-expected earnings on record sales, but did lower current quarter guidance. However, the company did say demand for Alaska is off the charts particularly for first time cruisegoers. Carnival uses the Alaska trips to get customers hooked on more cruises.

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