Apple’s iPhone sales in China increased by 8% in Q2, marking the first growth since Q2 2023, per Counterpoint Research. Promotional pricing…
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Morgan Stanley sees higher-than-expected iPhone and iPad sales for June quarter
Morgan Stanley expects that “deep” 618 Festival channel promotions in China are driving higher-than-expected iPhone and iPad…
Apple joins China’s national subsidy program
Apple has joined China’s national subsidy program, giving a lift to the U.S. company as it faces fierce competition from major local rivals…
China’s 618 shopping festival sees record-breaking sales, stellar performance for Apple
For Apple, the 618 chopping festival underscored its ability to adapt to China’s competitive market, using price cuts and subsidies to…
How Tim Cook’s Apple may have undermined America’s lead in technological innovation and even its national security
By offshoring much of its production to China, Apple not only transformed global supply chains but also turbocharged China’s technological…
Apple’s global iPhone sales increase double digits in Apr-May; iPhone regains No.1 spot in China
According to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Global Monthly Smartphone Sales Report, iPhone sales grew…
President Trump says US-China trade deal is ‘done’ pending presidential approval
American President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday, stating, “our deal with China is done, subject to final approval…
Apple Intelligence with Alibaba rollout in China held up by CCP regulator
Apple’s rollout of Apple Intelligence services powered by state-sanctioned Alibaba in China is being held up by a Chinese Communist Party…
Apple iPhone sales in China edge up in April
Foreign-branded mobile phone sales in China, primarily Apple’s iPhones, slightly increased in April, per data from a government-affiliated…
Apple boosts iPhone trade-in discounts in China
Apple has announced additional trade-in discounts for new iPhones in China, effective until June 18, 2025, as stated on its website…
Apple assembler Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India
Foxconn, a major Apple assembler, will invest $1.5 billion in its India unit to expand iPhone manufacturing outside tariff-impacted China…
Apple is currently enjoying a ‘dream scenario’ – Daniel Ives
Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives recently called the Trump administration’s 90-day tariff pause “a dream scenario” for Apple. Ives…
Apple’s iPhone shipments in China plunge nearly 50% in March
Shipments of foreign-branded cellphones in China, which is mostly attributable to Apple’s iPhones, fell 49.6% year-over-year in March…
U.S. smartphone shipments rose 30% in March, spurred by tariff concerns
Smartphone shipments to the U.S. jumped 30% in March as manufacturers Apple, Samsung, and Motorola rushed to import more devices…
Chinese e-commerce sites offer up to $351 off Apple’s latest iPhones
Chinese e-commerce platforms are slashing prices on iPhone 16 models by up to 2,530 yuan ($351) to boost sales after Apple saw…
Apple’s China detox is long overdue
Much of Apple’s success was/is due to its supply chain in China. For years now, geopolitical tensions and trade wars have been calling…
Apple’s valuation surges $180 billion as President Trump reveals he spoke to CEO Tim Cook after China tariffs deal
Apple’s stock jumped 6% on Monday, adding roughly $180 billion to its market cap after the U.S. and China agreed to a deal on reciprocal…
Dow surges more than 1,000 points after U.S. and China agree to temporary tariff cuts
U.S. stocks rallied Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs following negotiations over the weekend in…
U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
On Monday, the U.S. and China agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods, signaling a reduction in trade tensions between…
Heavily censored Apple Intelligence expected in China with iOS 18.6 release next month
A heavily censored Apple Intelligence is finally expected to arrive in China with Apple’s release of iOS 18.6 in June…
U.S. jobs growth well above expectations with 177,000 in April
Job growth in America was stronger than expected in April. Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 177,000 for the month…
Apple’s earnings call: 4 key issues
Apple is gearing up for its Q2 earnings report on Thursday, navigating tariff and supply chain hurdles. Tariffs are a key focus…
No, Amazon was never going to commit the ‘confrontational and political act’ of listing tariff costs on products
Amazon has refuted baseless claims that it would display tariff impacts alongside product prices on its e-commerce platform, a move that…
New Tata plant starts iPhone assembly in India, Foxconn close behind
A new iPhone factory in southern India has begun production, with another set to start shipments in May, as Apple ramps up manufacturing…
Apple looks to manufacture all iPhones for America in India by end of 2026
Apple plans to produce all iPhones sold in America at its India factories by the end of 2026, accelerating efforts to shift out of China…
Apple looks to boost iPhone production in India by 10% this year despite CCP roadblocks
Apple intends to boost iPhone production in India by approximately 10% in 2025, as reported by a source within the company’s supply chain…
China delaying, blocking shipments of iPhone manufacturing equipment to India
Apple’s heavy reliance on China for product assembly is increasingly a liability, one that, to some observers, been a major risk for many…
Tariff optimism spurs rally on Wall Street
Wall Street’s major indexes surged to one-week highs on Wednesday, driven by optimism for a thaw in the U.S.-China trade war…
Apple’s Q1 iPhone shipments decline 9% YoY in China
China’s smartphone market shipped 71.6 million units in 1Q25, a 3.3% year-on-year (YoY) increase, but iPhone shipments declined 9% YoY…
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about tariffs impact
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick last week about the potential impact of the tariffs on Apple’s business…
Apple airlifted iPhones worth a record $2 billion from India ahead of U.S. import tariffs
Apple’s key India suppliers exported a record-breaking $2 billion in iPhones to the U.S. in March, ahead of President Trump’s…
Apple exported $17 billion in iPhones from India in 2024
Apple exported iPhones worth over 1.5 trillion rupees ($17.4 billion) from India in the last fiscal year, according to India’s technology…
President Trump extends TikTok deal deadline by 75 days, touts ‘tremendous progress’
On Friday, President Donald Trump granted a 75-day extension to the deadline for ByteDance, a Chinese tech company, to divest the…
Shipments of foreign-branded phones, including Apple’s iPhone, in China up 9.2% in February
Shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc.’s iPhone, in China increased by 9.2% in February compared to the previous…
With Apple’s in-house AI efforts sputtering, China’s AI diktats may end up being a blessing
As of now, there are no official updates regarding the introduction of Apple Intelligence in China. However, Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent…
Apple CEO visits Hangzhou, China, DeepSeek’s hometown
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to Hangzhou, China’s AI hub and home to DeepSeek, a rising star in artificial intelligence known for developing…
Apple starts new $99 million China Clean Energy Fund
On March 24, 2025, Apple announced the establishment of a new clean energy fund in China, valued at approximately $99.22 million…
China welcomes Apple expansion, commerce minister assures Tim Cook
On Monday, China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao assured Apple CEO Tim Cook that the company is encouraged to increase its…
Apple’s iPhone 16e is significantly outselling iPhone SE
According to the analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC), Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16e is surpassing the initial sales of the iPhone SE…
Apple’s iPhone returns to growth in China in June – analyst
The most significant gap in Apple’s AI rollout has been its China strategy, which remained on hold pending Beijing’s approval of a Chinese…
Apple to open AI server factory in Texas as part of $500 billion investment in America
Apple announced plans to collaborate with partners to establish a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing plant in Houston, Texas…
Analysts expect India to supply 25 percent of Apple’s iPhones by 2027
Mobile phones have now eclipsed diamonds as India’s leading export. Currently, about 15% of Apple’s iPhones are manufactured in India…
