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Apple $AAPL ( ▲ 0.44% ) jumped 1.86% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company posted its “best March quarter ever” with “double-digit growth across every geographic segment.”

Financials: Apple reported earnings of $2.01 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $111.2 billion. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: Apple attributed part of its $111 billion quarter to the launch of MacBook Neo, its $599 budget-focused 13-inch laptop for casual users.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: MacBook Neo opens the Mac to a much larger group of buyers by fixing the main barrier: price. It gives Apple a lower-cost entry point without breaking the overall Mac experience.

Final Thoughts: On Thursday, Apple also raised its dividend by 4% and announced a $100 billion stock buyback to boost the stock price.

Apple just secretly added Starlink satellite support to iPhones through iOS 18.3.

One of the biggest potential winners? Mode Mobile.

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Their global expansion is perfectly timed, and investors like you still have a chance to invest in their pre-IPO offering at $0.50/share.

With their recent 32,481% revenue growth and newly reserved Nasdaq ticker, Mode is one step closer to a potential IPO.

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^{Mode Mobile recently received their ticker reservation with Nasdaq ($MODE), indicating an intent to IPO in the next 24 months. An intent to IPO is no guarantee that an actual IPO will occur.}

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Notable Earnings Today: Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA), LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL), Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), AutoNation (NYSE: AN), Aon (NYSE: AON), Ares Management (NYSE: ARES), Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE: ATMU), BrightSpring Health Services (Nasdaq: BTSG), Cboe Global Markets (BATS: CBOE), Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD), Cinemark (NYSE: CNK), Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT), Fulgent Genetics (Nasdaq: FLGT), Gates Industrial (NYSE: GTES), HF Sinclair (NYSE: DINO), Hudbay Minerals (NYSE: HBM), Imperial Oil (NYSE American: IMO), Lazard (NYSE: LAZ), Lear (NYSE: LEA), Linde (Nasdaq: LIN), Magna (NYSE: MGA), Newell Brands (Nasdaq: NWL), nVent Electric (NYSE: NVT), OneMain Holdings (NYSE: OMF), Perella Weinberg Partners (Nasdaq: PWP), Piper Sandler (NYSE: PIPR), Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR), Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB), TC Energy (NYSE: TRP), Terex (NYSE: TEX), TPG (Nasdaq: TPG),  Wabash National (NYSE: WNC) Xenia Hotels (NYSE: XHR).

Notable IPOs Today: CH4 Natural Solutions Corporation (NYSE: MTNE), Energy Transition Special Opportunities (NYSE: ETSS), Quantum Leap Acquisition Corp (NYSE: QLEP), Seaport Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: SPTX), Hemab Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: COAG).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: The Malachite Group (Republic), Pop Pop Hurray (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), ISM Manufacturing PMI / ISM Manufacturing Prices / ISM Manufacturing Employment (10:00 a.m. ET). 

Gaming platform Roblox $RBLX ( ▼ 1.81% ) plunged 21.46% in after-hours trading on Thursday thanks to mixed financial results, with user growth headwinds due to the company’s recent safety measures for minors.

Financials: Roblox reported a loss of 35 cents per share in the past quarter, which was better than expected. But revenue was just $1.7 billion, which was lower than expected.

Final Thoughts: The stock was already down 31.74% this year.

Software company Atlassian $TEAM ( ▼ 2.7% ) surged 24.81% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial earnings results.

Financials: Atlassian reported earnings of $1.75 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.78 billion. Both were better than expected.

Final Thoughts: It’s a comeback for Atlassian’s stock after losing over half its value this year.

Tech Wins Again: Twilio Stock Pops On Q1 Earnings Beat, Strong Guidance (Investor’s Business Daily)

Streaming Success: Roku Q1 Sales Pop 22%, Company Breaks Out Results for Advertising and Subscriptions Businesses for First Time (Variety)

Full Speed Ahead: From Cathie Wood to Cantor Fitzgerald, the big money is betting that Robinhood’s crypto slump is just a temporary speed bump (CoinDesk)

Big Bitcoin Event: Bitcoin’s Big Boosters in Las Vegas Struggle to Engineer a Rally (Bloomberg)

Oil Price Spike: Oil prices hit wartime peak, pushing U.S. gas costs to highest since level July 2022 (CBS News)

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