Apple closed at a record $343.46 on October 16, the same day iPhone Duo preorders sold out within minutes. The article says the less-noticed story is a planned fee for heavy Siri AI users: Apple has set out daily usage limits and said extra access will be 'available for a fee,' but has not priced it. Apple says users make more than 2.5 billion Siri requests a day, and the cap would fall mainly on cloud requests that Apple pays to serve, since on-device requests run on hardware customers already own. Meanwhile, iPhone revenue rose 22% in the June quarter, but Nikkei Asia reported that Apple cut October component orders for the iPhone 18 Pro by at least 15%, and IDC estimates Q3 2026 iPhone shipments fell 4%. Analysts expect December-quarter guidance of around $154 billion, about 7% growth, at the November 2 report.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
| Market cap | $5.0T |
| Close on 10/16/2026 | 343.47 |
| Change that session | +0.43% |
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