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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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telling Apple to drop Chinese memory 30% the 100% drone tariff 22% the Texas Mac mini factory 18% Cantor Fitzgerald under scrutiny 10% · neweverything else 20%
#1
Lutnick to Apple: don't buy Chinese memory chips

He urged Apple to steer clear of Chinese memory during a global shortage — while no actual rule stops it.

Exclusive | U.S. Urges Apple Not to Buy Chinese Memory Chips

WSJ · 2026-08-15
our translation

no regulation, no penalty, just the commerce secretary on the phone. jawboning is faster than rulemaking and nobody can sue a phone call.

Six outlets ran the WSJ scoopvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Tariffs of up to 100% land on imported drones
Drone tariff order announced Aug 14pretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Cook and Lutnick cut the ribbon in Houston
Ribbon cut, coverage thinningpretty sure · 3 sources
#4
Cantor triples its rare-earth stake as Commerce writes a $1.6B check
new — New stake plus congressional probehonestly, a hunch · 1 source
sunday, august 16
Work the Sunday shows to defend the 100% drone tariff(safe bet)
Confirm Apple's memory orders are Korean, not Chinese(reported)
Prep answers on Cantor's USA Rare Earth stake(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Trump announces tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones...

news.google.com · 2026-08-16

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