The iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign off on purchases from China's CXMT to ease pressure from rising semiconductor prices

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Apple stock fell 5%, erasing $215B in market cap after Tim Cook confirmed price hikes driven by rising memory chip costs ahead of the iPhone 18 Pro launch.

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Apple raised prices on several MacBook and iPad models after CEO Tim Cook warned that surging memory and storage costs had become unavoidable, as AI data centers fuel a component…

“Today’s move is a clear signal that memory inflation is biting harder and faster than expected, even for Apple,” one analyst said.

"Higher-than-expected magnitude of price increases on announced SKUs could drive pressure..."

Memory chip shortages linked to AI push Apple device prices up by as much as $300

Apple raises Mac prices as memory costs surge, driven by AI data center demand. Analysts weigh how rising component costs could pressure margins and future pricing.

Apple raised Mac and iPad prices citing unsustainable memory chip costs, wiping $250B in market cap and triggering a selloff in Asian tech stocks including

Asian technology shares fell sharply after Apple raised device prices, fuelling concerns that soaring memory chip costs could weaken consumer demand and slow the AI-driven…

The Silicon Valley firm saw its shares drop by 6.1% overnight.

“I think the days of $50 price increases are over," said IDC analyst Nabila Popal.

Apple seeks Trump administration approval to buy DRAM chips from China's CXMT as a global memory shortage drives up iPad and MacBook prices.

The Financial Times reports that Apple is seeking clearance from the Trump administration to purchase memory chips from a blacklisted...

Reports suggest that Apple is actively reaching out to the Trump administration in an effort to source memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies, a Chinese firm currently…

Apple seeks U.S. approval to purchase chips from a blacklisted Chinese firm amid rising memory chip prices, reports FT.

Apple is seeking US government approval to buy memory chips from CXMT, a Chinese manufacturer on the Pentagon's military blacklist, the FT reported.

Apple has reportedly lobbied Trump's administration to buy chips from CXMT, as AI continues to squeeze global semiconductor supplies.

A week after raising product prices amid soaring memory chip costs, Apple is reportedly pressing the Trump administration to approve purchases from China’s CXMT, a chipmaker…

ChangXin Memory Technologies is on the Pentagon’s 1260H list of companies with alleged connections to the Chinese military.