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>> good to see you, t.j. >> are we talking about the standard tvs, computers, everything? >> were talking a lot. everything from these tablet devices to smartphones, to computers, even the -- even cameras, television sets, tablets. i mean, its a lot of consumer electronic devices that are impacted with whats going on in japan. specifically, two main areas of concern is one is called the nand memory chip. these are memory chips that get inserted into tablets and smartphones like the iphone. and l...

One says it will have a metal backing and the screen larger. and near field communication chips allowing you to use your phone as a debit card to make payments at the checkout counter. that would be interesting. wouldnt that? various reports indicate iphone 5 comes out sometime in july. japans road to recovery, an uphill battle, especially for many businesses. putting the economic loss at $170 billion. experts say the actual loss to be much more. all of this taking place during a recession-hit...

Sector, car manufacturing is a huge part of their economy. they manufacture parts as well. now companies around the world are relying on them. and theyre worried that the shortages may have a huge impact on global production. nissan saw their shares down. theyve been falling this week. also bmw, ford, and general motors. >> okay. well, you know, clearly there are some -- all the unlikely customers, clearly nuclear power companies and those associated with them, their supplies obviously continue ...

Usually. today is just almost like empty. its just totally unbelievable. in giismt. nza. >> gosh, that makes me think of times square. allison, imagine times square in the dark. >> i know. >> were talking about businesses turning off more than just their lights. >> oh, yeah, you said it. this is not just blackouts. there are actually some companies just shutting down production all together in japan. im talking about the plants closest to the hardest-hit areas. they cant operate for the obvious ...

Rising dre ining dramatically. the highest level for the yen since world war ii. that is going to make japanese exports more expensive. also japanese shutdowns. sony and all of the electronics makers are reporting production shutdowns and means higher cost for memory chips and certain kinds of electronics components a lot of things you use like your tablet computer, like your video games and things like that so watch for that. also watching the shutdowns for the car makers. the prius is made in ...

Supposed to dissipate, but could the west coast be affected? >> you know, the west coast doesnt need to worry about this because thats going to dissipate long before it ever gets to the west coast. i think it was chernobyl that kind of spewed it out about a fraction, 1/7 of the distance that we are from japan. so its going to be traveling so far to get to the u.s. that by then everything will be completely dissipated. it not something folks here in the u.s. need to worry about. >> thank you very...

People in iceland are now saying no to. berlin good to have you with us now its even down to copy machines memory chips and voice recorders u.s. president donald trump has announced a fresh set of tariffs on products from china the new duties and initially set a ten percent will affect two hundred billion dollars worth of imports its a long list of products with a silver lining for tech trends and parents smartphones and baby products have now been exempt. the latest salvo in the u.s. is trade w...

From both sides the for the u.s. and china hit the trade certainly remains all the rage here on wall street and it looked like the calm before the storm but then actually we saw reports that chip maker mike went to good knowledge has been blocked to sell certain memory chips in china and after that report the stock of micron dropped like a rock and also took some other sunni conductor makers there with them but then when we were looking at friday one of the big open questions if if china actuall...