Apple has spent roughly $200M on deals in two years, down from $1.5B in 2020: report
Maksim Labkouski

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has markedly slowed the pace of acquisitions over the past two years, spending roughly $200M in fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022, down from $1.5B in fiscal 2020, according to Bloomberg.
The news outlet, citing regulatory filings, noted that Apple (AAPL) has made only two known deals this year, Credit Kudos, and AI Music. Credit Kudos is an open banking credit reference agency, while AI Music helps generate customized music.
Apple's (AAPL) only known acquisition in 2021 was classical musical app Primephonic, presumably purchased to enhance Apple Music. 
The news outlet added that Apple (AAPL) added language to its annual report last year that acquisitions are more difficult than in the past. The added risk stated that Apple (AAPL) could be impacted by "failing to obtain required regulatory approvals on a timely basis or at all, or the imposition of onerous conditions.â 
The decline is in stark contrast to its larger tech brethren, including Microsoft's (MSFT) planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard (ATVI) for almost $69B and Amazon's (AMZN) two recent deal announcements, One Medical and iRobot (IRBT).
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Meta Platforms' (META) proposed acquisition of the virtual reality fitness app maker Within. It was recently reported that FTC head Lina Khan overruled her staff to sue Meta for the proposed $400M acquisition. 
Apple (AAPL) was recently named one of the top three tech stocks going into the end of the year by investment firm Wedbush Securities.