Nasdaq futures lead inventory plunge, Dow drops 1,000 factors as Trump’s punishing tariffs rip via markets

As markets offered off late Wednesday, President Trump touted the home investments from Large Tech as firms like Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), and others pledge billions to develop their respective footprints in the US.

“Apple goes to spend $500 billion. They by no means spent cash like that right here,” Trump stated, referencing the corporate’s plans to spend money on its US operations over the following 4 years, which can embody plans to construct a brand new manufacturing manufacturing facility, double its superior manufacturing fund, and rent 20,000 individuals.

Apple (AAPL) shares nonetheless fell over 7% in after-hours buying and selling given its publicity to international locations set to be hit by elevated tariffs.

Trump added that Apple’s funding will likely be matched by Oracle (ORCL), ChatGPT creator OpenAI, and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank (9984.T) — a nod to the $500 billion ‘Stargate’ AI enterprise introduced earlier this 12 months.

On the time, Trump claimed the enterprise would create “over 100,000 American jobs nearly instantly.”

Plus, “Nvidia, a sizzling firm, is investing a whole lot of billions of {dollars}” into the US provide chain, Trump stated. And “TSMC — the largest and most necessary firm on this planet of chips from Taiwan — with no funding from us, is investing $200 billion.”

TSMC (TSM) introduced final month that it plans to speculate a further $100 billion in superior semiconductor manufacturing within the US. That is along with its ongoing $65 billion funding in its manufacturing operations in Phoenix, Ariz.

“They stated the rationale was No. 1, the election on Nov. 5. And No. 2, the tariffs,” Trump stated. “They do not need to pay the tariffs. And the way in which they don’t seem to be paying it’s to construct their crops right here.”

Just like Apple and different Large Tech gamers, semiconductor shares additionally dropped in after-hours commerce with Nvidia falling 5% whereas Broadcom (AVGO) and Intel (INTC) dropped 5% and 4%, respectively.