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Apple requests tariff exemptions on 11 products and components

Because tariffs sort of get in the way of business. Apple has requested exemptions from the White House for the latest round of tariffs between the United States and China. The company filed for tariff exemptions last week on 11 products and components: HomePod, Beats Pill+, AirPods, Beats wireless headphones, iPhone smart battery case, AirPods […]

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Trump says he and Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed tariffs on Friday evening

President Donald Trump stated that he spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook about tariffs as well as South Korean competitor Samsung. Trump stated that Cook made a “good case” as to how it would be difficult for Apple to pay tariffs, especially when Samsung does not face this obstacle given how much of its manufacturing […]

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Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple will absorb additional cost of upcoming tariffs

Following up on concerns as to additional tariffs, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a new investor note on Sunday predicting how President Trump’s tariffs might affect prices. Kuo stated that he believes “the tariff may not impact the prices of Apple’s hardware products” in the United States. Last week, Trump announced that the United States […]

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Proposed Trump aluminum tariffs could increase prices of beer, Macs

Further proving that the markets are connected, the price of beer, cars, and Macs could increase should a steel and aluminum tariff proposed by the Trump Administration pass. While the White House has yet to say if the tariffs will be on the amount of metal in a product or the overall value of the […]

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02 reveals UK pricing tiers ahead of long-anticipated 4G LTE network launch

If you’re over on the other side of the pond, this might be useful. Per iMore, UK wireless carriers are about to turn on their 4G LTE networks on the same day of August 29th. O2 has released their price structure, and confirmed that the tariffs will begin at £26 per month on a SIM-only […]