{"id":4440,"date":"2025-04-29T13:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/?p=4440"},"modified":"2025-04-29T13:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:53:16","slug":"apple-faces-investor-pressure-over-trade-risks-and-ai-setbacks-amid-weak-iphone-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/apple-faces-investor-pressure-over-trade-risks-and-ai-setbacks-amid-weak-iphone-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Faces Investor Pressure Over Trade Risks and AI Setbacks Amid Weak iPhone Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Apple Faces Investor Pressure Over Trade Risks and AI Setbacks Amid Weak iPhone Sales<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple (AAPL.O) is bracing for a wave of scrutiny as it prepares to release its quarterly earnings on Thursday, with investors and analysts closely watching how the tech giant is navigating two major challenges: the delayed introduction of artificial intelligence capabilities and the looming threat of U.S.-China tariffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Apple enjoyed a surge in demand for its new budget-friendly iPhone 16e during the January\u2013March period, fueled in part by consumers trying to beat possible tariff hikes, analysts still anticipate a slight dip in iPhone sales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If confirmed, this would be the company\u2019s second consecutive quarterly decline in smartphone sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, electronics have avoided being targeted by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/trump-administration-signals-tariff-reduction-on-chinese-imports-amid-economic-pressures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tariffs under the Trump administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, signals from Washington suggest that new duties could be imposed soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple, which relies on Chinese manufacturing for 90% of its products, has already seen its stock drop over 16% this year\u2014resulting in more than $600 billion being wiped from its market capitalization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reduce exposure to tariff risks, Apple is reportedly moving production of some iPhones destined for the U.S. to India, according to Reuters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysts expect <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will attempt to absorb some of the additional costs across its supply chain while minimizing any price hikes that could jeopardize its competitive position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Tariffs are a sword of Damocles for Apple \u2013 dangling, disruptive and politically charged,&#8221; noted Eric Schiffer, chairman of the California-based Patriarch Organization, which holds Apple stock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Related story:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/market-uncertainty-spurs-unexpected-demand-for-intels-older-chips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market Uncertainty Spurs Unexpected Demand for Intel\u2019s Older Chips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Lagging AI Innovation Raises Competitive Concerns<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike competitors such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samsung <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Google, Apple has lagged in rolling out key AI enhancements. One major delay involves upgrades to Siri, which won\u2019t arrive until 2026. The company even withdrew an ad highlighting AI features that had yet to be made available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In China, where Apple\u2019s market share is under pressure from domestic rivals like Huawei, the lack of advanced AI features has been a particular liability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Apple has teamed up with Alibaba to integrate AI capabilities in the region, it has not provided a clear rollout schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iPhone shipments in China dropped 9% in the March quarter\u2014making Apple the only major smartphone brand to report a decline there, according to IDC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite these setbacks, strong sales of the iPhone 16e in India helped Apple claim the top spot in global smartphone sales during the quarter, as per Counterpoint Research.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, analyst Jacob Bourne of eMarketer warned, &#8220;With tariffs threatening cost structures, Apple faces pressure to move faster on AI innovation and supply chain realignment \u2013 both of which are capital intensive.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking ahead, Apple is expected to post a 4.2% increase in revenue for the fiscal second quarter, mirroring the growth rate of the previous quarter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This gain will likely be powered by robust iPad sales, projected to rise 9.1%, and an 11.8% expansion in the services segment, Apple\u2019s second-largest revenue source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read next:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/amazon-sellers-scale-back-prime-day-plans-due-to-trump-era-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon Sellers Scale Back Prime Day Plans Due to Trump-Era Tariffs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Faces Investor Pressure Over Trade Risks and AI Setbacks Amid Weak iPhone Sales Apple (AAPL.O) is bracing for a wave of scrutiny as it prepares to release its quarterly earnings on Thursday, with investors and analysts closely watching how the tech giant is navigating two major challenges: the delayed introduction of artificial intelligence capabilities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[330],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Apple Faces Investor Pressure Over Trade Risks and AI Setbacks Amid Weak iPhone Sales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apple grapples with investor concerns as trade tensions and delayed AI features compound weak iPhone sales. 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