Yesterday, while Donald Trump went on stage to announce his new price offensive,Tim Cookproceeded from a sale of actions which brought himThe tidy sum of 24 million dollars. A document deposited with the SEC reveals that 108,136 actions have changed hands, at a time when the planet tech held its breath in front of the presidential announcements.
The cook umbrella facing the Trump storm
This alignment of financial planets is not accidental, Cook is a regular on these spring and autumn financial operations,Almost as predictable as Keynotes. In April 2024, he had already pocketed $ 16 million, before reoffending in October with a jack of 50 million.
According toMacrumors, this sale marks the end of a cycle of three transfers resulting from an allocation of shares subject to restrictions (RSU) granted in 2020. These actions, generously offered by Apple, served as much award as gold incentives forMaintain cook in control of the flagshipof Cupertino.
While Tim Cook secured its millions, the financial market plunged into tumultuous watersFollowing Trump's pricing announcements. Apple action has plummeted by more than 5 %, evaporatingAbout $ 170 billion in market capitalizationIn the blink of an eye.
It must be said that the doctrine of the marnat of Mar-A-Lago promises to be particularly indigestible for Apple: customs tariffs of 10 % on all imports, increased by 34 % for Chinese products, 46 % for those of Vietnam and 32 % for Taiwanese components. A real tRiangle of the Bermuda TaxFor a company whose supply chain extends precisely over these three territories.
Faced with this surge in customs, the options are limited: repercussions on consumers, which could transform the iPhone into even more luxurious product, or absorb the shock and see the margins melt like snow under the Californian sun. Economists, initially pessimistic, now meet their upward forecasts, evokingA potential impact of $ 6,000 billionFor American consumers.
While the American technological giants are trying to manage the good graces of the Trump administration, hoping for saving exemptions, the president maintains his course: forcing companies to relocate production and supply on American soil.
To say that the current climate is unstable would beEuphemism bordering on ridicule, but one thing is certain: the 24 million dollars freshly harvested by Tim Cook are nowWell sheltered in its personal philanthropic foundation, far from stock market turbulence. A perfect timing that confirms, if necessary, that Apple CEO still knows how to hold the bar perfectlywhen the large sea of world finance grows. At least, in terms of his personal treasure.
- Tim Cook has made a scheduled sale of Apple titles for 24 million dollars, just before a significant fall in the course linked to new economic measures of the Trump government.
- The presidential announcement of strong import taxes plunged the value of Apple, whose logistics chain depends on several countries targeted.
- The Apple leader was able to secure his earnings in a very tense economic context.
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