Trump bought Apple, Nvidia, other tech giants before tariff reversal fueled rebound
President Donald Trump made 327 stock purchases on April 8, 2025, according to a CNBC analysis of newly released financial disclosures, as markets reeled from his sweeping “liberation day” tariff plan.
The next day, Trump posted that it was a “GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!” before announcing a partial tariff retreat that helped send the S&P 500 up roughly 9.5% in one of its best days on record.
Trump’s April 8 buying spree focused heavily on mega-cap tech stocks, including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia, which rebounded sharply after his tariff reversal.