5 things to watch when Apple reports its second-quarter earningsBy Chris O'Brien
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— Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — given that their combined market cap was now the same size as the combined Japanese, Canadian and UK equity markets. But he added that the companies could be trading at a premium justified by their expected earnings....