Apple stock slips into 2026 as year-end tech pullback bites; AAPL earnings next
Apple shares fell $1.22, or 0.45%, to close at $271.86 on the final trading day of 2025. U.S. stocks dropped in thin holiday trading, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76%. Markets are closed Thursday for New Year’s Day and will reopen Friday. Investors are watching January economic data, the Fed meeting on Jan. 27-28, and Apple’s expected earnings on Jan. 29.