A series of shifting and often contradictory tariff policies have left a mess in their wake. Will Trump actually stick to this threat?

CEO Tim Cook has spent years trying to shield the tech giant from tariffs by reducing its reliance on China, shifting production to countries like India and Vietnam in a strategy that dates back to Trump’s first-term tariffs on Beijing.

Then, in 2016, after years of negotiations, the relationship between Apple and India suddenly thawed. India relaxed its rules for foreign companies, giving the green light for Apple to finally move in with an online store,