NYC362

Kuminga said:

Besides the headline rate numbers, The fact Vietnam was willing to open up their entire market with no trade barriers is a huge deal for US farmers . This is an amazing deal. You  are

Right, different countries have different situations, but if this is framework . HOLY 💩🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

In 2024, Vietnam imported about $13 billion dollars worth of goods to the United States. In the scope of the roughly $3.17 trillion worth of US exports, that represents .41% of US imports.  In other words, it's almost a rounding error. 

seneca72 said:

NYC362 said:

In short, let him think he's won and just slow walk the thing until he finally does his one truly good deed for humanity- disappears. 

In the event that he did fall off his perch, would Vance pursue a significantly different course?  And it's by no means certain the Dems would win the next election.  Assuming of course there is one 

I think Vance would actually pull back somewhat on all the tariff threats...not 100%, but somehow make them a bit more palatible to Wall Street that hates them.   More importantly, Congress (the GOP half) has no fear of Vance like they do of Trump.  The chances that Congress finds the handful of Republican votes in both Houses to repeal the insane "emergency" and kill all the tariffs goes up astronomically.

Vance is a horrible person, and absolutely not the person I'd want to see as President, but he at least, he isn't the insane, possibly dementia-addled, sociopath like Trump.  
 

I still say Apple should announce plans with Foxconn to build a new iPhone assembly site here in the US.  Trump can jump up and down and how he beat Apple, and so on. 

Possible Timeline 1:
By January 2026, a site will be chosen.
By July 2027 design work would be complete.
By November 2028, structural work is complete.
On November 8, 2028, project is cancelled due to unforeseen issues.  Building is sold or converted for other uses. 

Possible Timeline 2:
By January 2026, a site will be chosen and design work begins.
January 4, 2027, project scrapped as the new Democratic majority in Congress scraps all of the tariffs. 

Possible Timeline 3:
By January 2026, a site will be chosen and design work begins.
On some random day, the Big Mac from Heaven hits the magic spot; or a random lightning bolt hits an orange target on a golf course... next day, project cancelled. 

In short, let him think he's won and just slow walk the thing until he finally does his one truly good deed for humanity- disappears. 

Unless something changes in the next 22 days, headwinds will be an understatement.  

I'm sure the dividend payout will remain the same- a comment above mine says, lowering it would arouse even more panic.  What I would hope to hear is how they plan to navigate the issue of tariffs- How much production can be moved to countries where the tariff is lower, etc.  Will prices of services go up to help provide more income to soften the blow on the hardware side?

While I would doubt this will happen, since it's just not Apple's style, I want to see any price increase in the store itemize EXACTLY how much of it is a result of the tariffs.

Sort of like:
iPhone 16 Pro Max 256GB: $1099
Trump Tariff:                         $  400 
Final Price (exc. Sales Tax): $1499

In fact, every single product sold in this country, from every company should do the same.  Let people see exactly how much the man in the White House is costing us. 

How about the Mac Studio gets M5 chips before anything else?!