0714 ET - Tesla and Apple will be among the top U.S. companies most badly damaged by President Trump's tariff campaign, Wedbush analysts say in a pair of research notes. For Tesla, the resulting trade war is a double whammy, they say. The EV maker gets plenty of parts and batteries from sources overseas, so costs will go up, sending prices higher and eroding demand, the analysts say. China is also a key region for Tesla, and Trump's tariffs have created a backlash against Elon Musk there that will drive customers to BYD and other Chinese competitors, they say. Apple meanwhile relies on China for 90% of its iPhone production, so a 54% tariff of Chinese imports, along with a 32% levy on imports from Taiwan, would be devastating to Apple's cost structure, the analysts say. Tesla is off 4% premarket and Apple sinks 3%.(dean.seal@wsj.com)
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