Apple CEO Tim Cook greets former President Barack Obama at the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty Images Apple shares rose more than 2% on Monday, pushing the company’s market cap back above $3 trillion, as Wall Street…
President Trump has signaled that he will announce further tariffs this week on semiconductors as he moves forward with a trade investigation related to national security. The move would raise the cost of importing chips, which are a vital component in electronics, cars, toys and other goods. The United States is heavily dependent on semiconductors…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, April 14 1. Apple and Nvidia got temporary tariff reprieve on electronics, and the Club stocks jumped. I don’t trust it. My column on Sunday explores what’s happening. Wall Street was heading for a higher open after a wild week. 2. Following Friday night’s exemption guidance, Commerce Secretary…
U.S. President Donald Trump Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump and his top trade officials on Sunday added to the confusion over his administration’s tariff plans, including newly announced exemptions for reciprocal tariffs on electronic products such as phones, computers and semiconductors. Trump and his aides suggested the exemptions — which erased added tariffs…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures rose on Sunday as Wall Street looks to gauge President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves. S&P 500 futures gained 0.5%, while Nasdaq-100 futures moved 0.8% higher. Futures tied to…
You often hear the word “reset” when analysts come on television to describe what’s happening now. That’s genuine Wall Street gibberish and, as you know, I don’t like that language. I translate it on the spot. A reset really means something bad is happening that has caught us by surprise. We can no longer like…
The Trump administration signaled on Sunday that it would pursue new tariffs on the powerful computer chips inside smartphones and other technologies, just two days after it excluded a variety of electronics from the steep import taxes recently applied on goods arriving from China. The push came as President Trump’s top economic advisers scrambled to…
Warren Buffett , who came into 2025 with the most cash he’s ever owned, is now presented with an ugly market meltdown and extreme volatility — an environment where he’s known to thrive. Buffett, the fabled father of value investing, has a long history of taking advantage of depressed periods to hunt bargains and put together…
Last December, I asked my students at Wharton to nominate and vote on topics for our final class. The runaway top choice was leadership lessons from Elon Musk. It’s become a hot topic among the corporate elite, too. At a recent leadership conference, the founder of a lucrative start-up said in passing that Mr. Musk…
After more than a week of ratcheting up tariffs on products imported from China, the Trump administration issued a rule late Friday that spared smartphones, computers, semiconductors and other electronics from some of the fees, in a significant break for tech companies like Apple and Dell and the prices of iPhones and other consumer electronics….