Seeking Alphaยท2025-10-21 10:51Group 1: Apple Inc. (AAPL) - Apple is approaching a $4 trillion market cap, with shares rising nearly 4% recently [2] - Strong demand for the iPhone 17 has been noted, with Loop Capital upgrading Apple to Buy and raising the price target to $315 from $226, while Evercore ISI added Apple to its Tactical Outperform List with a $290 price target [3] - The iPhone 17 series has outsold the iPhone 16 series by 14% in its first 10 days, with the base model driving a 33% increase in sell-out data compared to the iPhone 16 [4] Group 2: Unilever (UL) - Unilever is postponing the planned demerger of its ice cream business due to the U.S. government shutdown, which affects the SEC's ability to declare the registration statement effective for the listing [5] - Despite the delay, Unilever will still hold the general meeting of shareholders to vote on the proposed consolidation of its share capital as scheduled [6] Group 3: e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) - e.l.f. Beauty shares fell nearly 7% after reporting disappointing sales of rhode beauty, totaling $40.2 million for the quarter ending June 30, which was below investor expectations [7] - Analysts had projected that the $1 billion acquisition of rhode would add approximately $0.38 to FY25 earnings, but this may be reduced due to uncertain tariff conditions and recent disclosures [8]