According to @StockMKTNewz, the market is debating whether Apple (AAPL) can again become the world’s most valuable company, highlighting a key mega-cap rotation theme for traders; source: @StockMKTNewz on X, August 14, 2025. Apple authorized an additional $110 billion in share repurchases and raised its dividend on May 2, 2024, underscoring sustained capital returns that traders often treat as a support for valuation; source: Apple Q2 FY2024 results press release, May 2, 2024. Apple reported $90.8 billion in revenue and a record $23.9 billion in Services in the March 2024 quarter, reinforcing the higher-margin Services mix that many investors track for multiple expansion; source: Apple Q2 FY2024 results press release, May 2, 2024. Apple introduced Apple Intelligence and integrated ChatGPT across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS at WWDC24, laying out a multi-year AI feature rollout that investors are monitoring as a monetization catalyst; source: Apple WWDC24 announcements, June 10, 2024. Apple’s fiscal 2023 net sales declined year over year to $383.3 billion amid FX and macro headwinds, framing execution risks versus AI-led peers; source: Apple Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. For crypto traders, elevated co-movement between Bitcoin and U.S. tech equities since 2020 implies mega-cap momentum in names like AAPL can influence BTC and ETH risk appetite; source: International Monetary Fund blog “Crypto Prices Move with Equities,” January 2022.