Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are trading lower Wednesday. The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) is investigating Apple for possible violations of Spanish and EU competition laws.
Apple is under investigation for potentially imposing unfair trading conditions on developers using its App Store.
The investigation, which was initiated due to the growing significance of app store activities in Spain, has a maximum duration of 24 months.
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If confirmed, Apple's conduct could breach Article 2 of the Defense of Competition (LDC) and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), potentially resulting in fines of up to 10% of the companies' global turnover from the previous year.
In March this year, a case filed in the Northern District of California claimed that Apple is imposing "surgical" restrictions that prevent customers from effectively using any service except its iCloud storage system.
On Tuesday, Apple said that it is planning to integrate its A18 chip into its upcoming entry-level iPhones and iPads in order to make them capable of running Apple Intelligence, the company's suite of AI features.
AAPL stock gained over 15% in the last twelve months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via ETF Opportunities Trust T-Rex 2X Long Apple Daily Target ETF (BATS:AAPX) and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSE:FTEC).
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Price Action: AAPL shares are down 2.96% at $218.36 at the last check Wednesday.
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蘋果公司(納斯達克股票代碼:AAPL)股價週三走低。國家市場與競爭委員會(CNMC)正在調查蘋果可能違反西班牙和歐盟競爭法的行爲。
蘋果因可能對使用其App Store的開發人員施加不公平的交易條件而受到調查。
該調查是由於西班牙應用商店活動的重要性日益增加而啓動的,最長持續時間爲24個月。
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如果得到證實,蘋果的行爲可能違反《保護競爭》(LDC)第2條和《歐盟運作條約》(TFEU)第102條,可能會導致高達去年公司全球營業額10%的罰款。
今年3月,在加利福尼亞北區提起的一起訴訟稱,蘋果正在施加 “外科手術” 限制,阻止客戶有效使用除iCloud存儲系統以外的任何服務。
蘋果週二表示,計劃將其A18芯片集成到即將推出的入門級iPhone和iPad中,以使其能夠運行該公司的人工智能功能套件Apple Intelligence。
在過去的十二個月中,AAPL的股票上漲了15%以上。投資者可以通過ETF Opportunities Trust Trex 2X長蘋果每日目標ETF(BATS: AAPX)和富達摩根士丹利資本國際信息技術指數ETF(紐約證券交易所代碼:FTEC)獲得股票敞口。
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價格走勢:在週三的最後一次檢查中,AAPL股價下跌2.96%,至218.36美元。
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