>Shares of Apple dropped 7.2% in the week leading up to the unveiling of the company's latest handset. The shares have probably been dropping mainly due to rum

>Shares of Apple dropped 7.2% in the week leading up to the unveiling of the company's latest handset. The shares have probably been dropping mainly due to rumors that China will be banning iPhone sales, which is a pretty big market for them. There usually isn't a single reason like the article is trying to attribute. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/china-iphone-ban-government-state-owned-firms-workers-apple-us https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/china-iphone-b... But China denies it. Sounds like market manipulation via media. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/13/tech/china-denies-iphone-ban-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_source=business_ribbon https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/13/tech/china-denies-iphone-ban-...