Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are two of the most iconic companies in the world. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 22, 2025. The video was published on May 24, 2025.

Apple’s stock has sold off on tariff fears, but the company still has a healthy business underpinned by a sticky ecosystem and robust array of services offerings.

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With Alphabet losing against the U.S. Department of Justice in multiple antitrust cases, the writing may be on the wall for Apple's lucrative deal with the search giant. Apple receives around $20 billion annually from Google to make Google the default search engine on its devices.

Shares of consumer tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded over 5% higher, as of 11:51 a.m. ET today, after officials from the U.S. and China announced a 90-day pause on extremely high tariffs rates, setting the stage for a broader trade agreement.

Kraken will list more than 50 tokenized stocks and ETFs, such as Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia. The move makes crypto-style 24/7 trading available for traditional equities, broadening access to some of the largest tech stocks, as per Wall Street Journal.

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Stocks dropped on Friday on renewed fears of an escalating trade war after Donald Trump threatened Apple and the EU with tariffs.