Trump bought Apple, Nvidia and other tech giants before tariff reversal fueled rebound

The article reports that President Trump’s April 8, 2025 stock purchases were heavily concentrated in mega-cap tech names, including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia, made during a tariff-driven market selloff. The next day he publicly urged investors to buy and then announced a partial rollback of his tariffs, helping trigger a sharp rebound in equities. Apple rose more than 15% and Nvidia nearly 19% on April 9, while the S&P 500 jumped about 9.5% in one of its best sessions on record. The story frames the episode as a market-moving policy reversal intertwined with personal trading activity, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest and market manipulation.