Smartphone and Hardware Makers Caught in Trump’s Tariff Storm

Shares of Dell Technologies Inc., Apple Inc. and HP Inc. plunged Thursday after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from virtually every US trading partner, a move that threatens to increase costs, slow demand and strain global supply chains.

Levies unveiled by Trump on Wednesday strike hardest at some of the biggest centers of manufacturing for technology products used by consumers and businesses in the US, including smartphones, laptop computers and other electronics.

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