Apple's shenanigans ?

Apple, facing tariffs on Chinese imports, says it will invest $500
billion in US facilities
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...Still, the US investment could help Apple avoid the cost of Trump's
new tariffs. Although it will be a while before the new facilities are
operational and the bulk of Apple's manufacturing will continue to
occur overseas, the announcement could help the company curry favor
with the president. And that could be useful if Apple seeks an
exemption to the China tariffs, as it did during Trump's prior term
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 In 2021, weeks after Biden's inauguration, Apple said it would invest
$430 billion in the United States over five years and create 20,000
new jobs, including construction of a new campus in North Carolina,
which has reportedly been paused. And in January 2018, Apple said it
would invest $350 billion in the United States over five years and
create 20,000 jobs, including by growing US data center capacity.

Apple did not immediately respond to a question about whether any of
the promised investment dollars or new jobs announced Monday had also
been included in prior announcements.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/tech/apple-investment-united-states/index.html