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Apple suffers worst day in over a year after hiking MacBook and iPad prices (AAPL:NASDAQ)

Apple shares suffered their worst single-day drop in over a year after the company raised prices for MacBooks and iPads. The company cited skyrocketing memory and storage costs as the driver for these changes. Investors reacted negatively to the hardware price hikes, leading to a stock decline of at least 6%.

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Apple announced price increases for MacBooks and iPads, triggering a significant stock price drop.

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  1. Apple Stock Plummets Following MacBook and iPad Price Increases

    Apple shares suffered their worst single-day drop in over a year after the company raised prices for MacBooks and iPads. The company cited skyrocketing memory and storage costs as the driver for these changes. Investors reacted negatively to the hardware price hikes, leading to a stock decline of at least 6%.

    What's confirmed:

    • Apple raised prices on MacBooks and iPads.
    • The price increases are attributed to surging memory and storage costs.
    • Apple stock experienced its worst single-day decline in over a year.
    • AAPL shares dropped by 6% or more.
    • Tim Cook stated last week that prices would rise due to memory and storage costs.
    • Apple and Microsoft both attributed electronic product price hikes to a chip shortage.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Price increases on MacBooks reached up to $300.
    • Gene Munster believes the stock selloff may be running ahead of fundamentals.
    • Barclays reiterated an Underweight rating on AAPL shares.
    • Apple hinted that further price increases may occur.
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