Stretching Your Dollar: What the UAW Strike Means for Car Buyers
The United Auto Workers union has officially started its strike against the big three U.S. car makers. Brian Moody, executive editor at Autotrader, joined 'Stretching Your Dollar' to talk about the potential blow back consumers could face as a result of the work stoppage. "The prices are going to go up but this isn't a strike that includes all brands," he said. "It's going to be a more gradual slow burn and some of the incentives that we've seen may go gradually away."
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!
