Apple Earnings Are on Deck. Will Apple Intelligence Help Drive iPhone Sales?

Katie Binns, director of product management for Morningstar Indexes, discusses bank loans’ benefits even as interest rates are expected to fall. William Kerwin, equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services who covers Apple, reveals the two main things he wants to hear about on the earnings call. What Are Bank Loans? Bank Loans vs. Junk Bonds The Role of Bank Loans in Your Portfolio Why the Market for Bank Loans Has Grown Companies With Bank Loans Today Why Bank Loans Are Less Volatile Than Junk Bonds How Interest-Rate Cuts Could Affect Floating-Rate Investments Could Riskier Credit Investments Default with an Economic Slowdown? What’s Coming Up in the Markets? Is Apple Intelligence Worth Upgrading Your iPhone? How Important Are iPhone 16s Holiday Sales to Apple? Why Apple Discontinued Developing Self-Driving Vehicles and Electric Cars Could Nvidia Taking the Title as the World’s Most Valuable Company Affect Apple? What to Look for in Apple Earnings Apple Stock Outlook   Read about topics from this episode.   The Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index Highlights a Growing Asset Class Popular With Credit Investors  A Way to Protect Your Portfolio Against Bond Price Drops Can Bank Loan Funds Rise to the Top Again? Apple iPhone 16 Event Inspires Confidence  Keep up with Morningstar’s coverage of company earnings.    What to watch from Morningstar. Is Your Portfolio Built to Withstand a Market Rotation?  Inherited IRA Rules: What You Need to Know Before 2025 How to Find the Best Health Savings Account How GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic Are Boosting Biopharma Stocks   Read what our team is writing: William Kerwin, CFA  Katie Binns  Ivanna Hampton   Follow us on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorningstarInc/ X: https://x.com/MorningstarInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningstar...  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5161/