Apple pledging further $100bn in US investment

Apple CEO Tim Cook and US president Donald Trump. Apple is pledging a domestic manufacturing pledge of $100bn (€86bn) on Wednesday that will focus on bringing more manufacturing to the United States, a White House official said. Picture: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci
Apple is pledging a domestic manufacturing pledge of $100bn (€86bn) on Wednesday that will focus on bringing more manufacturing to the United States, a White House official said.
The pledge would be a new financial commitment, the official said on the customary condition of anonymity. It comes as US president Donald Trump pursues an aggressive tariff and trade agenda aimed at moving some manufacturing back into the United States.