Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, inkampani esekwe eCupertino ibhengeze ukuhla koqikelelo lwenkampani kwikota yokuqala yemali ka-2019 yenkampani (kwikota yokugqibela ka-2018). Esi sibhengezo, esibeke ityala kwimakethi yaseTshayina ukusuka ekwehleni kwengeniso ye-iPhone kunye neentengiso, kubangele ukuwa kwezabelo njengoko bekulindelekile.
Umongameli wase-United States, uDonald Trump, uphendule kwingxelo eyathunyelwa ngu-Apple kumajelo eendaba, emva kwemizuzu emva kokuba erhoxise izabelo kwi-stock market, ukwenzela ukuba ukothuka kwasasazeka phakathi kwabatyali-mali kwaye ukuhla okulindelekileyo kwimarike yemasheya akuzange kuchazwe kangako, nangona kwiintsuku ezilandelayo isitokethi sehlile kuphela.
Ngexesha lenkomfa yabezindaba eyabanjwa nguMongameli uDonald Trump kwiGadi ePinki yeWhite House, UTrump ubanga ukuba i-CEO ye-Apple ngumhlobo wam, ngelixa inganiki kubaluleka kwimo yezemali ye-Apple. Ukwabanga ukuba ixabiso lesitokhwe sika-Apple linyuke kakhulu oko waba ngumongameli, ngelixa ephinda umnxeba wakhe wokuba i-Apple iyeke ukwenza izixhobo zayo eTshayina.
Kwakwinkomfa yabezindaba efanayo, uMongameli wase-United States wathi imirhumo ebekwe e-China yi-United States ibangele ukuba iibhiliyoni zeedola zifakwe kwi-United States Treasury, eqinisekisa ukuba. Umsebenzi wakho njengomongameli kukukhathalela iMelika, hayi iApple. Emva kwamagqabantshintshi kaDonald Trump, izabelo ze-Apple zehla enye i-1%, kwimeko apho ukuhla abaye bakufumana bekunganelanga.