Trump shoots down Apple's Mac Pro request

As he is wont to do, President Donald Trump made news with a single tweet on Friday morning. This time, Apple was on the receiving end.

Trump said in no uncertain terms that Apple would not be given relief from his administration's trade war against China. If Apple wants to produce its beefy new Mac Pro desktop computer in China, it'll have to suffer the same tariffs as everyone else.

Apple sought exemption from Trump's 25 percent tariffs earlier this month. The iPhone maker would like to avoid the extra taxes on its products made in China because, well, it could make its already-expensive products even more expensive.  Read more...