November 2, 2026 8:47 AM
Shares steady as Apple earnings near, oil eases
Share markets steadied in Asia on Monday as investors hoped for Apple earnings later in the day to provide some relief from AI cash-burn worries, while oil prices eased after talks continued between Iranian and Qatari mediators. Apple has been an oasis of relative calm given it does not spend billions on data centres, and its shares have climbed for four months straight to help it unseat Nvidia as the world’s most valuable listed company. Analysts are looking for quarterly earnings per share...