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Earnings Deep Dive

May 1, 2026

$AAPL Q2 FY2026 Deep Dive: Cook Hands the Baton, iPhone Supercycle, China +28% — Apple Hits Records Without the AI Capex Card

Apple Q2 FY2026: clean beat across the board — revenue $111.2B (+17%), iPhone $57B (+22%), Greater China +28%, gross margin 49.3% record, $100B additional buyback. Sept 1 transition: Cook → Ternus, biggest leadership change in 15 years. While the four mega-caps burn $700B on AI capex, Apple just showed you can hit all-time-high records without playing that card.

Mar 22, 2026

The Photonics Power Ranking: 8 Stocks Powering AI's Optical Backbone

A definitive ranking of 8 photonics companies powering the AI infrastructure supercycle — from Coherent to IPG Photonics. Covering COHR, FN, CIEN, GLW, VIAV, LITE, AAOI, and IPGP with actionable buy/hold/pass verdicts, valuation analysis, and portfolio allocation.