Consumers panic-buy iPhones, coffee, and luxury goods as Trump tariffs play out

Published April 9, 2025 4:53pm ET



Apple customers have been panic buying iPhones out of fear the company may hike prices by hundreds of dollars in the coming days to offset the costs of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. 

They aren’t the only ones. 

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