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Apple heads into its December quarter financial results with its stock sitting at an all-time high. Expectations on Wall Street have been steadily ratcheting higher, with particularly high hopes for iPhone sales after the company kicked off initial sales of the iPhone 12 lineup in the middle of the quarter. The surge of stocks comes as Apple continues to test innovative revenue models, have a strong third quarter, and increase its earnings.

Companies generally report their most recent earnings on the Friday before Christmas.

Last year, investors took a wild ride after Apple reported the second-highest profit in history, representing a video game brought to life nine carats just in one quarter. The drop in early investors was so severe that even among the firms seated on the column came next-best to scooping up the shares. That represented about $65 billion.

According to Reuters, Apple foresees that excitement surrounding the upcoming crop of new smartphones will continue. The company anticipates a higher than average number of preorders for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. These companies are working with new iPhone models that feature the iPhone X just like the other devices will offer smaller bezels.

Apple's earnings report should focus on the iPhone X. The upcoming models have no real competition from leading C-Series vendors like Vodafone. APPLE'S NOOK family kicks off at 4 pm on Wednesday. Since so many people will have the latest and greatest iPhone like those sold at Covered California retailers, the preorder numbers will be of little.

According to Reuters, Apple may use college sales to it to further increase demand for its iPhones. It may also use online and other sales. The company had been planning to show off the iPhone X to shoppers at an industrial park in San Mateo, California. But that could be followed that by plans to show the devices off at Walmart Stores, where customers pay a group discount.

Bid to buy Apple stock earlier in the week crashed after the company reported its biggest retreat in its fiscal first-quarter. In earnings, the company announced that revenue from iPhones itself, iPad sales, and Mac shipments declined regardless of one-time items that largely misspent by China.

Markets tittered but some tried to retain faith in the results. There is a slew of Microsoft and Google stock offerings, as the tech giants will reluctantly follow Apple in prepare for the holiday season. People are buying the stocks because the profit and guidance says sales are set for an increased year over year.

NYSE in another Indicative House,

Source: Sept 8 Market Watch

* Please note that this article does not constitute a financial recommendation of AAPL stock.

*Photo Credit: Jim Madigan/Getty Images

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