Jim Cramer Notes “It’s Been Hard to Own Apple Lately”

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the 11 stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar. Cramer started his game plan for the week with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as he touched on the impact of the president’s tariff policies on the company.

“Apple stock just had a second straight positive week. That’s an unusual occurrence of late, and some of the newfound luster might be in anticipation of Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Now… remember, this is a software event, not a hardware event, so they’re not going to unveil new hardware, and it’s usually not a catalyst for the stock to move.

But it’s obvious from today’s aggressive buying that some speculators think this time is different. It’s been hard to own Apple lately, whether because it doesn’t have a top-notch AI offering or because it’s been targeted by the White House for shifting some of its Chinese manufacturing over to India.

The president wants the iPhone to be built in the USA, but it’s not economically feasible. It’s cheaper for Apple to just pay the tariff. The contentious relationship with Trump doesn’t help at all, but maybe Apple can catch a break now that Elon Musk is drawing so much fire. That’s my view, that it’s contentious. From the outside, some might actually think it’s convivial. I just don’t get that feeling.”

Jim Cramer Notes “It's Been Hard to Own Apple Lately”

A wide view of an Apple store, showing the range of products the company offers.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) designs and sells various consumer tech products. The company also provides digital services through subscriptions like Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade. It runs key platforms such as the App Store and Apple Pay.

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