Thomas Ricker

That’s what The Financial Times’ sources are saying, with the goal of producing “the entirety of the more than 60mn iPhones sold annually in the US by the end of 2026.” But the real goal is to avoid the worst of Trump’s tariffs and to continue the diversification of Apple’s supply chain to places outside China.

“We are optimizing our production locations and also considering price hikes,” said Lucky Goldstar’s senior vice president Kim I-kueon. South-Korea based LG might move the manufacturing of home appliances like washers and dryers to its factory in Tennessee, where it could cover nearly one-fifth of LG’s total home appliance sales in the US market.

The restrictions on rare earth minerals and related magnets came in response to Trump’s escalating tariffs and we’re now seeing some direct impact. Tesla’s occasional CEO says his plan to build thousands of Optimus humanoid robots this year is contingent upon the availability of those magnets needed for the robot’s motors.

Pew Research surveyed a group of teens and parents about social media and mental health with predictable results. But this chart is, by far, my favorite, suggesting that Gen Alpha remains irrepressibly optimistic despite everything.

China announced export restrictions to the US on some rare earth minerals on April 4th in retaliation to Trump’s tariffs, and the New York Times has a deep dive on the limits set for rare earth magnets, 90 percent of which are produced in China:

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