Apple (AAPL) shares have gained 1% over the past one month (as of Sept. 12, 2025), have jumped 9.4% over the past six months and have lost 4% so far this year. Its shares failed to infuse enthusiasm into investors’ minds after its much-hyped iPhone 17 launch in early September.Despite updates to the Apple Watch and AirPods with real-time translation, investors did not find much in the event that could drive the stock. Market watchers probably viewed the iPhone 17 launch as only incorporating modest enhancem ...

Xiaomi Corp. will release its next flagship smartphone this month and update its branding in a measure to go head-to-head with Apple Inc. for a share of the premium smartphone market.The Beijing-based company is moving up its usual launch timeline and jumping directly from the Xiaomi 15 generation to the new 17 series, matching Apple’s iPhone nomenclature with new Xiaomi 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max models incoming. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lei Jun, said on Monday that his company wants to be measur ...