The U.S.-China trade fight is becoming more perilous for Apple Inc., as the Trump administration’s tariffs threaten some of its gadget sales in the U.S. and as China weighs retaliatory measures that could target iPhone production there. The trade tensions are rattling companies in a range of industries, but the technology giant’s heavy dependence on the U.S. and China makes it especially vulnerable as the world’s two-largest powers escalate their economic feud. Because Apple assembles almost all of its gadgets in China, its...
Source: Wall Street Journal September 17, 2018 12:46 UTC