What’s News in Markets: Apple’s Investment, Fannie and Freddie’s IPO, Crocs’ Misstep

市场新闻速递:苹果公司投资动向,房利美和 Freddie Mac 的首次公开募股,Crocs 的失误

WSJ What’s News

2025-08-09

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How did Apple avoid tariffs on its chips? And are mortgage lenders Fannie and Freddie set to go public? Plus, what caused Crocs shares to plunge? Host Jack Pitcher discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Hey listeners, it's Saturday, August 9th.

  • I'm Jack Pitcher for The Wall Street Journal, and this is What's News in Markets,

  • our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.

  • Let's get to it.

  • Major stock indexes bounced back this week, shrugging off tariff and economic concerns.

  • As has been the theme for most of the last two years,

  • the biggest mega cap technology companies led the way.

  • Apple and Nvidia shares both posted outsized gains this week,

  • collectively adding hundreds of billions of dollars in market value.

  • Investors are continuing to pile into AI-related stocks,

  • helping cover up other weak spots in the market.

  • President Trump's sweeping new reciprocal tariffs went into effect at midnight Thursday.

  • Markets largely took the rollout in stride,

  • and many countries are in the midst of negotiations seeking fresh trade deals or carve-outs.

  • For the week, the S&P 500 added 2.4%, while the Dow was 1.3% higher.

  • The Nasdaq Composite rose 3.9% to close Friday at a new record.

  • It was a great week for Apple, whose CEO Tim Cook held a productive visit to the White House.

  • Cook announced at an event with the president on Wednesday.

  • that Apple was pledging to invest $100 billion in its domestic manufacturing capabilities.

  • At the same event,