“We settled on 25%, but I think I’m gonna raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours.” — President Trump, speaking of India's tariffs
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The Trump administration in April exempted smartphones, computers, and other electronics from reciprocal tariffs, in a major reprieve to companies such as Apple and Nvidia Corp.
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"If Trump follows through with his threat we may end up in a scenario where Apple has little choice but to pay the tariff in the…
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"Look, Jim, going back to the first Trump term Tim Cook has continually asked for more time in order to move his factories out of China." — Peter Navarro
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"More than 300 Chinese workers have left, and mostly support staff from Taiwan remain in India"
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Apple’s push in India continues
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1 year agoFrom Marcus Mendes' "Foxconn to start making iPhone casings in the country" posted Thursday by 9to5Mac.
Apple's got some breathing room in China
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1 year ago"The need for Agentic AI is not quite a factor yet in the decision process for most smartphone buyers." — Counterpoint Research's Jeff Fieldhack
"We are not interested in you building in India, India can take care of themselves, they are doing very well, we want you to build here." — President Trump in May
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"Apple doesn’t want to be one of Trump’s many targets, let alone his favorite. But it can certainly take a punch."
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"One of the smartest move that Cook and Cupertino made over the last few months was quickly pivoting to iPhone production/assembly in India."
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