China iPhone Shipments Surge, AI “Siri 2.0” Bets Grow, and Wall Street’s 2026 Price Targets
December 25, 2025 — Apple Inc. stock (NASDAQ: AAPL) is spending Christmas Day doing what U.S. equities do every December 25: not trading at all. Both the NYSE and Nasdaq are closed for the holiday, following Wednesday’s shortened Christmas Eve session. [1]
But “markets closed” doesn’t mean “nothing changed.” On Dec. 25, fresh data out of China landed squarely in Apple’s wheelhouse, reigniting the biggest recurring AAPL debate of the past decade: Is iPhone demand re-accelerating—especially in China—enough to justify Apple’s premium valuation heading into 2026?
Below is the complete, up-to-date roundup of today’s Apple stock news, forecasts, and the most-circulated analyses dated Dec. 25, 2025, plus what investors…
