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Tim Cook, and AAPL investors probably disagree with you? But perhaps you are an expert on "idiocy"? Apple’s 3-day loss in market cap swells to almost $640 billion Apple is one of the most exposed companies to a trade war, analysts say, due to its hefty reliance on China, which is facing 54% tariffs. The company’s stock has lost about 20% of its value over the past three trading days, wiping out almost $640 billion in market cap. While the market has gotten hammered from the tariff announcements, only Apple, Microsoft and Tesla were down on Monday among the tech megacaps. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/apples-3-day-loss-in-market-cap-swells-to-almost-640-billion.html

Best deflection yet.

You "think"? Call me suspicious. You need a Russian magician to help you understand what trump is doing? Face-palm.

Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 cases reported on Tuesday. The state expanded the number of counties in the outbreak area this week to 10. The highly contagious virus began to spread in late January and health officials say it has spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Mexico. https://apnews.com/article/measles-outbreak-texas-day-care-lubbock-3d90c3ea9050c12dbc74a8f8142a6355

An army of millions...

So the price of an iPhone will double? Maybe people in the U.S can order a kit and assemble it themselves? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nsyyGHuPR88

AFAIK, Vietnam is at the 46% rate, while Thailand is at 36%. Vietnam has already had a call to trump to get a lower rate, but no changes mentioned yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOHbyuanbY&ab_channel=InternationalSchoolHistory "Did it work? Anyone, anyone?"

Might be a good time to QC the steel used in HSR construction and that submarine on order.

Bing, Bong Bing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niSLZDVApdQ&ab_channel=XavierR. Of course he's playing golf at Doral/hosting the Saudis (LIV event), while four deceased U.S. servicepeople are returned from Lithuania to Dover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Ho6tJOsJo&ab_channel=MediaMagikEntertainment

tesla makes ~ 30% profit from reselling, to other auto makers, the carbon credit. And that's pure profit with no cost of sales associated with it. Decreased sales will have a double hit. https://carboncredits.com/teslas-carbon-credit-revenue-soars-to-2-76-billion-amid-profit-drop/ https://futurism.com/tesla-sales-carbon-credits-europe Not sure the brand can/will survive, unless the government somehow supports tesla with subsidies or a massive fleet purchase. And they need a product line refresh, including the new Model SS.

"I don't know." Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent replying to a question about how these tariffs will affect the prices Americans pay for goods. On the plus side I did get my Social Security deposit last night.

Since the OP mentioned "appointment" in the thread title, they should be aware that the appointment system has a -30 day booking window. And ext stay/ret or /marriage appointment slots have been reduced and sell out daily. at CW.

United adds service to Bangkok with one-stop wide-body service via Hong Kong, starting October 26, 2025. United Grows its Leading Pacific Network with New Flights to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Adelaide and Manila CHICAGO, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — United today announced it intends to be the only U.S. airline to offer flights to Bangkok, Thailand, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with new daily service from Hong Kong planned to start this fall*. These new flights will be scheduled to offer easier connections for travelers from across North America to help meet the growing demand for travel to these destinations. Bangkok, Thailand United will be the only U.S. airline to offer daily flights to Bangkok starting October 26. The flights will operate on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and allow a mix of local and international travelers to explore the city's deep history. https://loyaltylobby.com/2025/04/02/united-returns-to-bangkok-ho-chi-ming-city-via-hong-kong-and-starts-adelaide-service-from-san-francisco/

"Please Buy My Teslas, MAGA" Musk baby momma #3 (?) Ashley St. Clair sells her Tesla as her beef with musk on child support continues. As an aside, it is amazing that all 15-ish of musk's offspring are male. What are the odds.

What is the current, pre-Liberation Day, tariff on Thai exports to the U.S.? Is this 36% universal? Meaning on everything? Is this 36% in addition to any existing tariffs?

Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon President Donald Trump has told his inner circle, including members of his Cabinet, that Elon Musk will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role as governing partner, ubiquitous cheerleader and Washington hatchet man. Musk’s looming exit comes as some Trump administration insiders and many outside allies have become frustrated with his unpredictability and increasingly view the billionaire as a political liability, a dynamic that was thrown into stark relief Tuesday when a conservative judge Musk vocally supported lost his bid for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat by 10 points. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784 Wisconsin is a 50/50 state, interestingly, their Congressional delegation is six republicans and two democrats.

Best April Fools story here in a long time.

Nothing like some spackle and a coat of paint to "stabilize" the Thai economy.

So which levers of power did trump manipulate to lower the price of eggs? https://sentientmedia.org/egg-prices-trump/

I think we are importing more eggs to address the shortages caused by bird-flu culling. And bird-flu seems to be decreasing. And there is obviously a difference between wholesale and retail prices. Not sure what the trump administration did though? Is there an Egg Tsar?

ADJUSTING IMPORTS OF AUTOMOBILES AND AUTOMOBILE PARTS INTO THE UNITED STATES https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/adjusting-imports-of-automobiles-and-autombile-parts-into-the-united-states/ I think trump plans to announce new, reciprocal tariffs next Wednesday, on what he calls "Liberation Day". Trump’s Reciprocal-Tariffs Calculations Remain Unclear Before the Big Reveal on April 2 On February 13, President Donald Trump issued a Fair and Reciprocal Plan designed to reduce U.S. trade deficits in goods. The plan will assess “non-reciprocal trade relationships” and respond by imposing tariffs calibrated to targeted countries’ total trade barriers. The tariffs are scheduled to be announced on April 2. The administration has not provided details on how the reciprocal tariffs will be calculated and which countries will be targeted. However, Trump’s team has indicated that reciprocal rates will reflect a combination of factors specific to each country, such as their tariff rates, value-added taxes (VATs), nontariff measures, and foreign-exchange policies. On March 18, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated that the administration will focus on partners with whom the United States has a large trade deficit. Bessent referenced the “Dirty Fifteen,” which he explained as the fifteen percent of countries that make up “a huge amount of our trading volume.” To date, no countries have been officially named. https://www.cfr.org/article/trumps-reciprocal-tariffs-calculations-remain-unclear-big-reveal-april-2 Thailand is in the "Dirty Fifteen". https://realeconomy.rsmus.com/market-minute-the-dirty-15-or-those-economies-likely-to-be-targeted-with-selected-tariffs/

All of a sudden an Infinity Pool looks like a bad idea?

New passport? Clean TM.30? Traveled out of Thailand and returned? Reporting office?