APPLE STOCK HITS NEW HIGH AHEAD OF iPHONE 8

The iPhone 8 is coming, and bullish expectation about demand has jacked up Apple stock to an all-time high of $162.54 per share (+0.6%) today. How much more might it climb? Given that analysts are predicting gigantic earnings as a result of the latest handset, this might just be the beginning.

How might the new model phone provide an occasion for enticing new Apple Music subscribers? This may be not foremost on the minds of stock-watchers, but the biz is eagerly watching to see how users who've resisted streaming thus far might be inspired to Think Different.