Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has emerged as the best-performing Magnificent Seven stock of 2026, outperforming NVIDIA (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), and Tesla (TSLA). But what's driving Apple's surprising rally while other AI stocks struggle? In this episode, 24/7 Wall St.'s Eric Bleeker examines why Apple shares have surged more than 27% in 2026, even as concerns about artificial intelligence spending are weighing on some of the market's biggest technology companies. While competitors are committing hundreds of billions of dollars to AI data centers, Apple is taking a different approach. Its strategy emphasizes on-device artificial intelligence, privacy, and integrating AI directly into its ecosystem, avoiding much of the enormous infrastructure spending burden facing its rivals. Eric breaks down Apple's latest earnings, its massive share repurchase program, and why investors are increasingly rewarding the company's capital-efficient AI strat...