Apple(AAPL.US) plans to increase the price of the new iPhone in the fall, insisting that "it has nothing to do with tariffs"

According to the Zh tng Cijng app, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources, that Apple (AAPL.US) is considering raising the prices of the iPhone series to be released in the fall, and plans to simultaneously introduce new features and design changes. After the news was released, Apple's stock price soared 7% in pre-market trading. The report also pointed out that Apple is determined to avoid linking the price increase to the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods by the United States, as most Apple devices are assembled and produced in China.