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title: "Trump threatens tariffs, says EU will 'pay a big price' over fines on US tech giants"
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description: "President Trump announced a Section 301 investigation into the EU, citing unfair fines on US tech giants like Apple and Meta. He claimed these penalties are unjustified and warned the EU will face significant consequences."
datetime: "2026-07-24T20:58:45.000Z"
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# Trump threatens tariffs, says EU will 'pay a big price' over fines on US tech giants

President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration will launch a Section 301 investigation into the European Union (EU) over what he called unfair penalties on U.S. technology companies. In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused the EU of targeting major American firms with heavy fines, claiming Apple (AAPL) has been fined $15B, Meta Plat...

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