Watch Apple’s Ternus Era Begins After Tim Cook Delivers 2,300% Stock Gain

Apple's board elevated Craig Ternus to chief executive on Monday, handing the reins to an operations virtuoso who inherits a company that has tripled in value under Tim Cook's 13-year tenure—a stunning $3 trillion market capitalization that few believed possible when Cook took over from Steve Jobs. Ternus, who orchestrated Apple's escape from Chinese manufacturing vulnerabilities, now faces a more delicate challenge: sustaining growth when the iPhone market has matured and artificial intelligence remains more promise than profit. The succession marks a rare moment of stability at the world's most valuable company, even as Wall Street debates whether any leader can match Cook's discipline, or whether Apple has reached the limits of what hardware and

Bloomberg.com·Sep 1