Investors Unfazed by Trump's 100% Semiconductor Tariff Threat
Trump said in a meeting at the Oval Office this week that the tariff would apply to companies unless they had 'committed to build' in the US. He named Apple Inc., which had just announced a new $100 billion domestic manufacturing plan, as an example. The biggest chipmakers have largely committed to US production projects or seem to be covered by other trade agreements, making it unclear how wide-reaching the levies would be.
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