April 30, 2026: Apple Strong Forecast, Trump Names Saphier for Surgeon General, More
episodePreviously titled “Apple Strong Forecast, Trump Names Saphier for Surgeon General, More” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Charlie Pellett. Apple advanced after delivering a surprisingly strong revenue forecast for the third quarter, signalling that the iPhone maker is weathering supply shortages that have rocked the tech industry. The company has benefited from a series of new products that were launched in March. The results also signal that incoming CEO John Ternes, who's taking the reins from Tim Cook, will have a solid foundation when he assumes the job in September. Jeff Christian is the founder and CEO of Christian & Timbers, and he talked about the transition at Apple.
Right now, John is running a big part of product and a big part of innovation. And that's what Apple really is. Apple's been an operating financial-led company under Tim Cook. But it needs to get back to what Steve and how Steve led the company as a product innovation-led company. And I think John's ready for that. And I wouldn't be surprised that the next big announcement, the next big product, is going to come from John soon after he starts. I would expect to see him on stage announcing something for particularly in AI and particularly in agentic AI.
Jeff Christian of Christian and Timbers. Also reporting earnings after the close of trading, Reddit. It's projecting sales for the current period that beat Wall Street estimates, continuing a streak of strong revenue growth powered by the company's surging ad business. With more, here's Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow.
And so the advertising story, and remember, Reddit still relies on advertising to make money, just as Meta or Facebook does. It was a very small pool of advertisers that kind of got it. And so Jen Wong, the COO, her kind of job has been to go out and convince a wider pool of advertisers of how Reddit works and what Reddit's value is. And, you know, the print that they've just put in place seems to be evidence that that's paying off.
Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow. The S&P 500 index, NASDAQ, and the NASDAQ 100 index are all at records. It was the first close ever above 7,200 for the S&P 500 index. President Trump has polled the nomination of wellness entrepreneur Casey Means to be U.S. Surgeon General and named Nicole Sapphire a radiologist to replace her. The reversal is the second time that Trump has withdrawn a pick for the role of the nation's top doctor. Oil prices continue to advance. We've got Brent right around $114 a barrel. President Trump says he is sticking with a naval blockade of Iranian ports as oil prices hit a wartime high. Trump says gas will go down and, quote, it will drop like a rock as soon as the war is over amid rising pump prices across parts of the United States.
President also says he is optimistic that a settlement with Iran can be reached without an Iranian nuclear program.
Can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon. And their economy is crashing. The blockade is incredible. The power of the blockade is incredible. They're not getting any money from oil. And hopefully it can be worked out very soon.
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