Apple's online store is going down for a few hours on a rolling country-by-country basis right now, but do not get your hopes up for new products. Apple takes its online store down for a few hours ahead of Black Friday every year to tease/prepare for its annual gift card offer with the purchase of select products.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the AI Stocks Analysts are Tracking Closely. On December 3, Goldman Sachs maintained its Buy rating on the stock with a $320.00 price target. The rating affirmation is driven by an optimistic outlook on broad-based Services growth despite near-term App Store softness.

Apple's free gift card offers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday range from $25 to $250, depending on the product. They can only be redeemed on future purchases from the Apple Store in person or online:

Apple Inc.’s App Store risks more class action-type damages claims in the the European Union after the bloc’s top court said users of its Dutch App Store can collectively sue in the Netherlands regardless of where they are based.

A House committee demanded that Google and Apple explain steps for the removal of apps that monitor federal immigration agents' activity.

Following the controversy involving ICEBlock, US lawmakers want to know what steps Apple is taking to prevent similar tools from returning.