Apple dipped premarket on Friday after President Donald Trump said iPhones manufactured outside the US would face a tariff of at least 25%. "I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone's that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday.He warned that if Apple failed to comply, the company must pay the US a tariff of "at least" 25%. Apple stock was down ...

BYD just scored a major win against Tesla in one of its biggest markets. The Chinese electric vehicle giant outsold Tesla in Europe for the first time last month, as Elon Musk's automaker saw its sales collapse amid furious backlash over its CEO's politics.BYD sold 7,230 battery-electric vehicles in April, compared to 7,165 for Tesla, according to JATO Dynamics data. It's a major milestone for the Chinese brand, and suggests BYD has taken advantage of Tesla's alarming decline in Europe.New Tesla registrat ...

Walmart is laying off corporate staff in the US to "remove layers and complexity." The retailer will lay off 1,500 employees, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported that the layoffs were in the company's Arkansas headquarters and other offices.The retailer's US CEO, John Furner, and global technology chief, Suresh Kumar, announced the layoffs in a Wednesday memo to corporate staff titled "Building for the future," ...

Urban Outfitters says fall is coming early this year. The retail corporation announced in its earnings call on Wednesday that it would bring in fall products earlier, anticipating supply chain issues resulting from President Donald Trump's tariffs."While our teams continue to focus on increasing inventory turns, the uncertainty around tariffs means we are likely to bring in fall product a bit earlier," said the brand's finance chief, Melanie Marein-Efron. Marein-Efron said to save costs, the brand shifte ...

主题公园竞争格局 - 环球影城新主题公园Epic Universe即将开业 包含哈利波特、超级马里奥等IP以及"驯龙高手"主题区 [1] - 行业意见领袖评价该公园"沉浸式、色彩丰富 代表了21世纪主题公园应有的水准" 并认为这将给迪士尼带来竞争压力 [2] - 环球影城员工表示目标不是取代迪士尼 而是成为健康有力的竞争者 [3] 迪士尼应对策略 - 迪士尼乐园负责人认为Epic Universe开业将吸引更多游客到奥兰多 这些游客也会参观魔法王国 [4] - 公司表示可根据市场情况灵活调整促销策略 必要时会针对特定客群加强促销力度 [12] - 数据显示迪士尼美国乐园预订量在Epic开业前夕仍保持增长 下两季度预计增长4%和7% [9] 市场反应与影响 - 旅游代理商报告环球影城预订量增长9% 同时迪士尼需求未减 预计迪士尼预订量将增长18% [10] - 部分分析师认为Epic Universe将分流迪士尼市场份额 但具体影响程度尚不确定 [11] - 迪士尼美国乐园收入在上一季度增长9% 显示其抵御经济波动和竞争的能力 [9] 消费者行为分析 - 经济因素成为游客选择迪士尼或环球影城的重要考量 部分消费者因经济压力选择维持原有迪士尼计划 [14] - 旅游代理商观察到市场需求足以支撑两家乐园同时繁荣 未出现明显的客源替代现象 [10][11] - 超级粉丝面临选择困境 在迪士尼年卡、Epic新园区和海外旅行之间难以抉择 [14]

Meta is expanding the ranks of its lowest-rated employees in mid-year performance reviews, a move that could lead to more performance-based cuts. Meta is telling managers to put more employees in "Below Expectations", the lowest performance bucket during this year's mid-year performance reviews, according to a memo shared on Meta's internal forum on May 14, which was viewed by Business Insider. For teams of 150 or more, Meta wants managers to put 15-20% of employees in the bottom bucket compared to 12-15% ...

零售巨头对关税后价格的不同策略 - 沃尔玛计划在未来几周和几个月内提高价格 此举可能为其他零售商打开涨价空间 [1] - 家得宝表示不会跟随涨价 而是通过其他“杠杆”管理成本 避免全面调价 [1][7] 两家公司定价策略差异的四大原因 利润率差异 - 家得宝第一季度毛利率为33_4% 沃尔玛美国业务毛利率为27_5% 家得宝有更大空间吸收关税成本 [3] - 家得宝主营高价工具和家电 天然利润率高于沃尔玛的食品和服装业务 [4] 品类结构差异 - 沃尔玛60%销售额来自食品饮料 消费者对食品通胀敏感 公司暂排除通过食品涨价转嫁成本 [5][6] - 家得宝食品销售占比极低 在成本转移和产品调整方面更具灵活性 [5][6] 供应链依赖度差异 - 沃尔玛约60%进口商品依赖中国 面临30%附加关税 受影响程度显著高于家得宝 [8][9] - 家得宝50%库存来自美国本土 且确保单一国家供应不超过10% 中国关税影响有限 [8] 品牌合作模式差异 - 家得宝通过独家品牌合作(如Milwaukee工具)形成价格协同 供应商有动力协助维持低价 [10][11] - 沃尔玛作为综合零售商销售通用品牌(如Energizer电池) 供应商议价动力较弱 [11] 行业动态展望 - 零售商对关税成本处理方式存在自主选择空间 家得宝展现出比沃尔玛更强的价格稳定能力 [14] - 未来需关注其他零售商的财报披露 观察行业整体定价策略走向 [15]

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he isn't ruling out merging his AI startup with Tesla. "Well, I guess anything is possible," Musk told CNBC show host David Faber in a two-part interview, when asked whether Musk would ever consider merging xAI into Tesla as a way to gain more control over the EV company. "There are no plans to do so," Musk said. "It's not out of the question, but obviously it would require Tesla shareholder support." Musk launched xAI as a startup in 2023. The company acquired X, his social p ...

Google is taking aim at Meta's Ray-Ban glasses with a version of its own AI eyewear line, styled by Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. "We want you to be able to wear glasses that match your personal taste," Google's Android XR lead Shahram Izadi said at Google I/O.The glasses are part of Google's Android XR platform and are a partnership with Samsung, the company announced at its Google I/O developer conference on Tuesday. The platform includes see-through headsets, as well as glasses that support augmented ...

特斯拉Robotaxi部署计划 - 特斯拉Robotaxi将于6月在奥斯汀有限推出 初期仅部署在部分被认为安全的区域[1][5] - 公司采用地理围栏技术限制车辆行驶范围 避免复杂交叉路口[5] - 初始阶段计划部署10辆车 随后每周增加10-30辆 预计数月内达到1000辆规模[6] 自动驾驶技术对比测试 - 媒体对比测试显示特斯拉FSD在旧金山复杂交叉路口闯红灯 而Waymo选择绕行更安全但低效路线[2][5] - 特斯拉CEO认为测试不合理 因比较对象应为FSD Unsupervised而非当前需人工监督版本[3] - 测试旨在评估FSD自2020年测试版发布以来的技术进步[4] 技术路线差异 - Waymo目前同样采用地理围栏技术 且暂不支持高速公路场景[5] - 特斯拉强调Robotaxi将根据交叉路口安全评估结果选择绕行策略[5] - 公司未回应对测试结果的具体评论请求[4]