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The initial catalyst for the warning was Apple’s disappointing sales figures from China, where revenues fell by a staggering 11%. However, the more pressing issue was highlighted by Tyler Durden of Zero Hedge, who noted that this quarter, Apple’s board did not announce the expected $50 billion stock buyback program—something that investors had been anticipating. Instead, they declared a cash dividend of just 25 cents per share.