The S&P 500 Is Crushing Apple This Year -- Here's Why

There are many legitimate fears about the iPhone maker's business prospects.Equities have been volatile recently. The S&P 500 even flirted with bear market territory earlier this year. While it has recovered and is now in the green for the year, many companies are still down significantly. One of them is Apple (AAPL 0.07%), the tech giant that needs no introduction.Though it remains one of the largest companies in the world by market cap, Apple has had a challenging past six months. Let's examine the headwi ...