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Technology stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) slipping 0.2% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor index was falling 0.5%.

The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data offered more evidence of resilience in the U.S. economy, fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve could stick to its rate-hike campaign.

Despite weakness in the recent quarterly result, Apple AAPL shares may regain all their sweetness in the near term as billionaire investor Warren Buffett has bet big on it. Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) loaded up on Apple stocks in the fourth quarter.

The U.S. Justice Department has in recent months escalated its antitrust probe on Apple Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.

In early trading on Wednesday, shares of Apple topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 0.7%. Year to date, Apple registers a 18.7% gain.

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The latest 13F filing of  Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway ( NYSE:BRK.A )( NYSE:BRK.B ) shows that the ace investor tightened the purse strings in Q4. However, he continued to show confidence in Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) and added more shares. Meanwhile, Berkshire increased its holdings in Paramount Global ( NASDAQ:PARA ) and Louisiana-Pacific ( NYSE:LPX ). Conversely, the firm significantly reduced its stake in US Bancorp ( NYSE:USB ) and Taiwan Semiconductor ( NYSE:TSM ). As Buffett reshuffled his portfolio, let’s check what’s on the horizon for these stocks using TipRanks’ database.  Is AAPL Stock Expected to Go Up? While the upside in AAPL stock doesn’t appeal much, Wall Street is bullish about its prospects. The 12-month analysts’ price target of $172.71 implies an upside potential of 12.73% from the current levels. 25 Among the 30 analysts, 25 have rated it a Buy. Meanwhile, five analysts have made Hold recommendations. Overall, AAPL stock has a Strong Buy consensus rating on TipRanks.  While analysts are bullish, hedge funds and insiders sold AAPL stock last quarter. Our data shows that hedge funds  sold 947.2M shares of AAPL. Meanwhile, insiders  sold AAPL stock worth $3M. Nevertheless, AAPL stock carries an Outperform Smart Score of nine.  What’s the Prediction for PARA and LPX? Using TipRanks’ database, we found that PARA and LPX stocks fail to appeal at current levels. Our data shows that the analysts remain sidelined on  PARA stock. Further, the average price target of $19 suggests a downside potential of 15.37%. In addition, Paramount Global stock has a  Neutral Smart Score of seven.  While analysts recommend a Hold on PARA, they are cautiously optimistic about LPX. Also, Louisiana-Pacific carries an  Outperform Smart Score of nine. However, the upside in LPX stock is low. Analysts’ 12-month price target of $70 implies 5.03% upside potential.  USB and TSM Stocks Berkshire reduced its holdings in USB and TSM stocks by 91% and 86% in Q4. However, TipRanks’ data shows that analysts are cautiously optimistic about  USB stock. It sports a Moderate Buy consensus rating, while analysts’ average price target of $55.34 implies 12.64% upside potential. However, with  hedge funds selling a whopping 89.3M shares of USB last quarter, it carries a Neutral Smart Score of five. As for the TSM stock, our data shows that it has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on five Buy recommendations. However, analysts’ average price target of $104.33 indicates a limited upside potential of 6.5%. Also, TSM stock carries a maximum Smart Score of “Perfect 10,” implying it is more likely to beat the broader market. Note that  shares with a “Perfect 10” Smart Score have historically outperformed the S&P 500 Index ( SPX ) by a wide margin.  Bottom Line  Berkshire’s recent SEC filing shows that Apple, Bank of America ( NYSE:BAC ), and Chevron ( NYSE:CVX ) remain their top investments. While Buffett increased his holdings in AAPL stock, retail investors could either follow him or leverage  TipRanks’ Experts Center tool to pick stocks more likely to beat the market. Disclosure 

What do technology stocks have in common with the 1999 St. Louis Rams? Both are amazing worst-to-first stories. Ok, so this year’s technology stock reversal isn’t as impressive as the Rams’ Super Bowl victory the year after a 4-12 season. Still, tech’s leadership to kick off 202

Norwegian mobile payment app Vipps wants European Union (EU) antitrust regulators to force Apple to allow access to its tap and go technology without any restrictions so that other companies can be more competitive, Vipps Chief Executive Rune Garborg said.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has had a great start to 2023. Shares have risen about 17%, easily surpassing the S&P 500's 7% gain over this same period. But one analyst thinks the stock still has plenty of room to run. KeyBanc analyst Brandon Nispel reiterated an overweight rati

U.S. inflation is not falling fast enough, the Federal Reserve is stamping its foot and the assumed 'terminal' interest rate in this brutal monetary policy tightening cycle is climbing upwards once again.

Warren Buffett has stated in the past that he doesn't like to sit on a mountain of cash. But that's pretty much what he did in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) just released its 13F regulatory filing for the fourth quarter of 2022, revealing what stocks Warren Buffett's conglomerate bought and sold in the last three months of the year. There was a lot more selling than buying.

The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -11.5 to 12,579.39. The total After hours volume is currently 97,460,979 shares traded.The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session: Itau Unibanco Banco Holding SA (ITUB) is unchanged at $5.05, with 11,024,880

Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data for January offered little to change expectations about the Federal Reserve's path forward on interest rate hikes.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ChargePoint Holdings Inc (Symbol: CHPT), where a total volume of 98,358 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of a

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc reduced its stakes in Activision Blizzard and in Bank of New York Mellon in the fourth quarter, while it added shares in Apple Inc, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

The S&P 500 .SPX dipped on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data for January offered little to change expectations about the Federal Reserve's path forward on interest rate hikes.

The technology sector, which had its best January in decades, faltered lately following a slew of weak earnings reports from the tech titans and renewed rising rate concerns. The Nasdaq Composite, which is tech-heavy in nature, slipped 2.4% last week, marking its worst we