$AAPL — Regulatory Shifts and Chip Volatility Dominate Friday: Apple DOJ Talks, $U.S. Visa Tightening, Big Moves in Semiconductors

$AAPL — Apple enters early settlement talks with the DOJ while Washington tightens visa rules for students and journalists—news that adds a regulatory overlay to a volatile tape led by chip-sector swings. Traders also digested high-volume drains in small caps and ETFs, a fertilizer JV, and several product and partnership catalysts across consumer and industrial names.