Tim Cook Out, Tariff Refunds In, Markets Back At Highs

About this episode

This episode discusses the recent highs in US markets, the processing of Trump tariff refunds, leadership changes at Apple, and significant corporate actions by Amazon and Netflix.

US markets hit all-time highs this week even as $166 billion in Trump tariff refunds start processing — a windfall for retailers, but consumers who paid inflated prices at the till won't see a cent back. Tim Cook is stepping down at Apple with John Ternus taking over, Amazon is spending $11.57 billion to buy Globalstar and build a Starlink rival, and Netflix delivered Q1 results with a $2.8 billion Warner break fee buried in the numbers. Simon also breaks down the Fed Chair nomination battle, why market recoveries are getting faster, and the sixth anniversary of the day WTI oil went negative. WorldWideMarkets is part of JustOneLap.com.

People in this episode

Host: Simon Brown

Topics covered

• US markets
• tariff refunds
• Apple leadership change
• Amazon acquisition
• Netflix earnings
• Fed Chair nomination
• market recovery

Keywords

• US markets
• tariff refunds
• Tim Cook
• Apple
• Amazon
• Netflix
• market recovery
• Fed Chair
• oil prices

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Organizations: Apple, Amazon, Globalstar, Netflix, Warner, WorldWideMarkets, JustOneLap.com

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