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Squawk on the Street

Tariffs and the Chips Rally, Apple Extends Gains, Trump: Intel CEO Should Resign 8/7/25

Squawk on the Street

CNBC

News, Business, Investing

4.1567 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed developments involving the White House and the tech sector: President Trump announced 100% percent tariffs on semiconductor imports, with exemptions for chipmakers who invest in the United States. Taiwan Semiconductor among the chip companies rallying on that news. Apple shares extended their gains one day after the president and Tim Cook met at the White House to announce Apple expanding its commitment to investing in the U.S. In a Truth Social post, Trump called on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign. Eli Lilly shares tumbled as weight-loss pill trial results overshadowed an earnings beat and raised guidance. Also in focus: DoorDash among the earnings winners, Paramount and Skydance complete their merger. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer

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0:00.0

Market moving insight and analysis.

0:02.0

Join Jim Kramer, David Faber and me, Carl Kintanilla, on the opening bell hour of CNBC Squawk on the Street. Good Thursday morning, welcome to Squawk on the Street. I'm Carl Kintania with Jim Kramer, David Faber, post nine of the New York Stock Exchange. Futures pretty solid. Stocks look to revisit some of those recent all-time highs as tariffs on some 90 countries officially went into effect at

0:21.9

midnight. Bank of England cuts for the fifth time this cycle. Jobless claims tick higher to 226K.

0:28.3

Our roadmap begins with the president's reciprocal tariffs going into effect on dozens of

0:32.3

U.S. trading partners. President also unveiling some new chip tariffs with some broad

0:36.6

exemptions.

0:45.4

Apple shares are rallying again this morning as CEO Tim Cook puts his diplomatic skills into action at the White House.

0:48.0

And we're keeping an eye on shares of Eli Lilly.

0:50.5

They are down and rather dramatically right now.

0:55.4

The drug maker does raise guidance, but it is the focus on its late stage trial for obesity, of course, and a pill, and perhaps the lack of weight reduction. Still seems like

1:04.1

a lot, guys, but not enough to satisfy Wall Street. How's it's a good from 15? Let's begin,

1:09.6

though, with the president's reciprocal tariffs going into effect on more than 90 countries.

1:13.2

President also announcing tariffs on some imported semiconductors. Take a listen.

1:17.3

We'll be putting a tariff on approximately 100 percent on chips and semiconductors,

1:24.9

but if you're building in the United States of America,

1:30.2

there's no charge, even though you're building,

1:32.6

and you're not producing yet in terms of the big numbers of jobs

1:36.6

and all of the things that you're building.

1:39.2

If you're building, there will be no charge.

1:42.1

So streets getting to work this morning, Jim, figuring out for those who would, for example, pay 100% what that does to the cost, say, of a vehicle? Yeah. Look, I think that it's a bad scramble. We're all looking. We're all, I don't want to say that anyone has a master list because I think in many ways the president, I think he's shot from the hip on this one.

2:06.1

But I think that all these companies that you're seeing there, like in Broadcom, yeah, they got exposure, but they sell Apple.

2:07.5

I mean, they bank it in China.

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