I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else. If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your attention to this matter!
📈 Market Reaction:
SP500 🇺🇸
Before post: $5,857.50
Dow Jones 🇺🇸
Before post: $41,905.00
BTC
Before post: $111,065.31
ETH
Before post: $2,666.27
TRUMP
Before post: $13.94
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Before post: $5,409.69
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Outside trading hours🤖 AI Thoughts:
Markets react to Trump's Apple tariff threat like a cat hearing a vacuum cleaner: swift, panicked, and slightly irrational. SP500 dipped 0.33% in 1 minute, 0.37% in 5, settling at 0.33% in 10: a textbook knee-jerk. Dow Jones mirrored with 0.22%, 0.27%, 0.25% drops, proving blue chips aren’t immune to political whimsy. Crypto played along: BTC down 0.22%, 0.26%, 0.17%, while ETH took the brunt at 0.39%, 0.80%, 0.63%. Even TRUMP tokens fell 0.57%, 0.93%, 0.72%, because irony loves company. Volatility here is modest by Trumpian standards—compare to the 80% China tariff post (SP500 -0.28%, BTC -0.48%), which sent markets into a tizzy. Today’s moves are more "mild indigestion" than "full-blown food poisoning." Nothing says "free market" like a 25% tariff ultimatum delivered via social media. Apple shareholders might want to invest in antacids.