$ 500 billion: where Apple wants to invest in the USA

Apple is usually reluctant to leave its announcements. When products such as the next iPhone are betrayed by media and leakers in advance, corporate management in Cupertino, California, is extremely annoyed. It remains to be seen whether this is also the case in the event of the announcement of investments in the USA or was even in the interests of the inventor. A few days ago, US President Donald Trump revealed that Apple will build in Mexico products in the United States in the future. Apple wants to invest hundreds of million US dollars. Now the confirmation from Apple came. In a press release There is even $ 500 billion that will be invested in the next four years.

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How much of it is really new is another thing. Some investments listed have been loud in recent years, and other projects are extensions of existing facilities. According to Apple, a production plant in the US state of Texas is new. In Houston, thousands of jobs are to be created to produce servers that are required for Apple's artificial intelligence, the Apple Intelligence. Apple needs these tailor -made systems without long -term memory for its data protection -friendly approach private cloud compute.

20,000 new jobs

Apple speaks in his media release of 20,000 new jobs over the next four years. The company supports a total of 2.9 million jobs in the United States by suppliers. The company likes to open similar bills with its App Store, where it is broken down per country, for how much economic strength Apple's virtual software shop ensures.

The announcement of the new political leadership of the United States is likely to fall. Apple has to show something that meets the “America First” motto. On top of that, the funds also flow into future fields such as artificial intelligence, chip development and skilled workers. In addition to the factory in Houston, Apple also wants to double the US Advanced Manifacturing Fond, which was first in 2017, from 5 billion to $ 10 billion and launched a new academy to support small and medium-sized companies in Detroit. Furthermore, data centers in various US states are to be expanded. Apple also becomes TSMC's largest customer for its new semiconductor works in the United States.

Does Trump forego fierces?

In return, Apple CEO Tim Cook, who recently was a guest at Trump in the White House, hopes for a courtesy with the punitive tariffs against China. There Apple has the majority of its hardware manufactured, including the iPhone as a flagship. In Trump's first term in office, Apple received exceptional regulations for investments in the United States. If Apple now had to increase its products in the USA as a result of import duties, this would negatively impair sales. If Apple puts the additional costs on its own cap, this would put a strain on the business figures, which would not be well received by investors. Trump increased the tariffs from China by 10 percent after taking office – he announced an increase to 25 percent for individual groups of goods.