Apple stock sinks 7% after Tim Cook warns of ‘100-year flood’ in memory prices

Nypost · Jul 31, 2026 · 390 words · By Ariel Zilber

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Add The New York Post on Google Apple shares plunged 7% on Friday in the tech giant’s worst one-day selloff since March 2020 after it warned that supply constraints and slowing growth would weigh on results in the current quarter — overshadowing an otherwise…

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The stock fell as much as 9.7% to around $301, wiping out roughly $475 billion in market value, after CEO Tim Cook blamed a “100-year flood” in memory pricing for squeezing profit margins and acknowledged Apple underestimated demand for its iPhone and Mac…

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Claim 1: “the company forecasting revenue growth of 9% to 11%, below Wall Street expectations of roughly 12%”

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Three independent sources confirm that Apple forecasted September-quarter revenue growth between 9% and 11%, which was below the Wall Street expectation of roughly 12%.

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Claim 2: “CareDx and SPX Technologies each gained about 15%, while Newell Brands, Banco Santander Brasil and MSA Safety rose roughly 12%”

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Claim 3: “IES Holdings jumped 33.9% to $765.50, AXT soared 29.6% to $60.84 and Ambarella climbed 19.6% to $88.58”

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Claim 4: “Cook, making his final earnings call before handing the CEO reins to John Ternus on Sept. 1”

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Three independent sources (AOL, and two other web reports) confirm that Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO and John Ternus will take over on September 1.

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web search NEUTRAL — TIM COOK IS STEPPING DOWN AS APPLE CEO AFTER 15 YEARS Apple has officially announced that CEO Tim Cook will step down from his role, with Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus set …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/datachi-ai_tim-cook-steps-dow…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apple said Monday afternoon that Tim Cook will step down as CEO, a role he has held since 2011, when he succeeded the late Steve Jobs. Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will ta…
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/tim-cook-stepping-down-as-…

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web search NEUTRAL — John Ternus, Apple's hardware boss, will take over for Tim Cook as CEO starting September 1. Cook will stay on as executive chairman.
https://www.aol.com/articles/apple-ceo-tim-cook-stepping-213…

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Claim 5: “shares of which climbed to a record high earlier this week and briefly pushed the company above a $5 trillion market valuation”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general company descriptions and store pages; there is no mention of a $5 trillion market valuation in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the latest Apple products, accessories and offers. Compare models, get expert shopping help, plus flexible payment and delivery options.
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Claim 6: “Shares closed at $308.91.”

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Two independent sources confirm the closing price of $308.91 on Friday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An apple is an edible fruit. Apple, Apples or APPLE may also refer to: Apple Inc., an American multinational technology company Apple (name), a list of people and fictional characters named Apple Ap…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services. Founded in 1976 …
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Claim 7: “June-quarter iPhone sales reached a record $54.25 billion”

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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia pages for iPhone and the Apple store; none of these sources mention the specific sales figure of $54.25 billion for the June quarter.

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web search NEUTRAL — The iPhone is a line of smartphones developed by Apple that use the iOS operating system. Introduced by then-CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, the iPhone revolutionized the mobile phone industry with…
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Claim 8: “Apple reporting revenue of $109.4 billion and earnings of $2.02 a share”

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Only one source (24/7 Wall St.) mentions the specific revenue of $109.417 billion and EPS of $2.02. Other provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia/Apple homepages which do not contain these specific financial figures.

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Claim 9: “Amazon shares surged more than 15% after the e-commerce giant posted blowout quarterly results, with revenue of $200.61 billion and earnings of $5.75 a share”

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Claim 10: “Apple shares plunged 7% on Friday in the tech giant’s worst one-day selloff since March 2020”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Apple shares fell significantly on a Friday, with one source explicitly stating it was the deepest intraday drop since March 2020 and another noting a nearly 7% fall.

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Claim 11: “The stock fell as much as 9.7% to around $301, wiping out roughly $475 billion in market value”

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Two independent sources explicitly state that the stock fell 9.7% during Friday's morning trading, resulting in a loss of approximately $475 billion in market capitalization.

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