meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
WSJ What’s News

What’s News in Markets: iPhone Tariffs, Target Backlash, Ross Stores Trade Woes

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

44K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

How did Trump’s latest threats hurt Apple? And how did a DEI boycott affect Target’s latest quarter? Plus, why was Ross Stores the latest company to pull its outlook? Host Jack Pitcher discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Listen: Boycotting Target: A WSJ Podcast Series Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Americans love using their credit cards, the most secure and hassle-free way to pay.

0:04.0

But DC politicians want to change that with the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill.

0:08.0

This bill lets corporate megastores pick how your credit card is processed,

0:13.0

allowing them to use untested payment networks that jeopardize your data security and rewards.

0:18.0

Corporate megastores will make more money and you pay the price. Tell Congress

0:22.7

to guard your card because Americans lose when politicians choose. Learn more at guard your card.com.

0:31.4

Hey listeners, it's Saturday, May 24th. I'm Jack Pitcher for The Wall Street Journal. And this is What's News

0:38.8

and Markets. Our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.

0:43.8

Let's get to it. The trade war was back in focus this week after President Trump on Friday

0:49.4

launched new broadsides in his tariff campaign. He threatened to impose a 50% tariff rate on the European

0:55.7

Union within days and warned of possible 25% tariffs on foreign-made iPhones. Those are two

1:02.4

pillars of global commerce, one of the world's most valuable companies, Apple, and one of the

1:07.6

U.S.'s biggest trading partners. Another market mover this week was the president's sprawling tax and spending package.

1:14.5

The House of Representatives passed it on Thursday, and it's headed to the Senate.

1:18.8

The bill is projected to increase budget deficits by more than $2 trillion over the next decade,

1:24.0

raising anxiety over the U.S. fiscal outlook and prompting a government bond sell-off.

1:28.3

For the week, the S&P 500 dropped 2.6%, while the Dow and the NASDAQ were both 2.5% lower.

1:36.3

Apple investors appear to be taking Trump's threats seriously.

1:40.3

As I said earlier, the president said he expects iPhones sold in the U.S. to be made in the

1:46.1

U.S. or face a 25% tariff. Apple's phones are sourced from many countries and primarily put

1:52.5

together in China. Apple doesn't have U.S. manufacturing facilities. And industry experts say

1:58.4

efforts to build iPhones domestically would take years of investment.

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 4 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Wall Street Journal, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Wall Street Journal and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.