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Apple unveils lower cost iPhone 17e, raises prices on MacBooks

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2026-03-04AAPLAppleAlpha Vantage Newsearnings

Event summary

Apple has introduced a new, more affordable iPhone 17e starting at $599, featuring improved storage, a new chip, and camera capabilities. This launch follows strong iPhone 17 sales. Concurrently, Apple is increasing prices on several MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models due to a global memory chip shortage, despite unveiling a new, even more affordable MacBook Neo.

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Legacy event IDevt_6f39cde7bf2c1fcaaab8
Importance score0.00
Materiality score0.00
Categoryalpha_vantage_news
Source archetypehistorical_news
Created2026-06-15T17:31:57+00:00