Apple is getting screwed by Trump's tariffs

Tim Cook might be out of luck this time: Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs look like they're about to hit Apple hard. A long-expected executive order signed by the president on Wednesday introduced a 34% tariff on goods from Apple's most important manufacturing hub — China. It adds to an existing 20% tariff, meaning the effective tariff rate on the country is now 54%.China has long been its central hub for manufacturing and assembling everything from iPhones to MacBooks. Tariffs now threaten to raise ...