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President Trump, Apple to reveal new $100 billion American manufacturing investment
President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that Apple plans to invest an additional $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing, marking…
Apple’s ‘Made in India’ iPhone takes flight
Apple’s expansion in India is gaining momentum, with recent data highlighting significant growth in both production and sales…
President Trump announces Vietnam trade deal; 20% tariff on Vietnam, 0% on U.S.
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a new trade agreement with Vietnam, imposing a 20% tariff on Vietnamese imports to the U.S.…
Apple’s valuation surges $180 billion as President Trump reveals he spoke to CEO Tim Cook after China tariffs deal
Apple’s stock jumped 6% on Monday, adding roughly $180 billion to its market cap after the U.S. and China agreed to a deal on reciprocal…
India-Pakistan conflict clouds Apple’s focus on India as supply chain replacement for China
Tensions between India and Pakistan are longstanding, but the growing interest of wealthy nations in South Asia heightens the stakes…
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about tariffs impact
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick last week about the potential impact of the tariffs on Apple’s business…
India to offer $4-$5 billion in incentives to companies to make electronic components locally
India plans to invest up to $5 billion to incentivize domestic production of electronic components. This move aims to reduce reliance on…
Chinese Communist Party welcomes Apple’s continued, deeper presence
Chinese Communist Party Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed support for Apple’s continued growth in China during a meeting…
Apple to move key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam strengthening alternative manufacturing of China
Apple is for the first time allocating product development resources for the iPad to Vietnam, a major step toward strengthening the…
China bemoans supply chain ‘de-risking’ as foreign investment drops to historic lows
As a growing number of sovereign nations voice concern at how much their supply chains depend on China, the Chinese Communist Party wants…
US-China trade war threatens to add to Apple’s Mac, iPhone, and other prices
As U.S.-China relations continue to sour, the way Macs, iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices are made is changing, and that shift…
India’s Tata Group set to become Apple’s fourth iPhone assembler
Accelerating a shift of production outside China, Tata Group is set to become Apple’s fourth iPhone contract manufacturer, following its…
All Apple-designed circuit boards will use 100 percent certified recycled gold plating and tin soldering by 2025
All Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 percent certified recycled gold plating by 2025. This includes rigid boards, such as…
Better late than never: Apple suppliers race to exit China
Apple suppliers are likely to move capacity out of China far faster than many observers anticipate to pre-empt fallout from…
How Apple plans to diversify its supply chain away from China
In recent years, there has been a growing concern among supply chain experts in companies like Apple and governments such as the U.S…
Apple assembler Foxconn in serious talks to establish operations in third Indian state
India’s southern Karnataka state is in serious talks with major Apple assembler Foxconn over investment plans, Chief Minister Bommai…
Tata near to becoming first Indian Apple iPhone assembler
Tata Group is close to taking over a major Wistron plant in southern India in a deal that would give the country its first homegrown iPhone…
Apple supplier Luxshare refutes Apple production cut report
Apple supplier Luxshare said on Thursday its cooperation with current clients was normal, in response to a media report that Apple had…
Apple looks to diversify some iPad production from China to India
Apple is speaking with Indian officials about relocating some iPad manufacturing in the country as U.S.-Chinese relations sour and the CCP’s…
Better late than never: Apple accelerates plans to move production out of China
In recent weeks, Apple has accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside China, long the dominant country in the company’s supply…
China forces new 7-day COVID lockdown around major Apple iPhone factory
China’s quixotic “zero-COVID” quest continues as the Chinese Communist Party imposes yet another 7-day lockdown in the city where…
Foxconn says production normal at Chinese iPhone plant despite CCP’s COVID-19 curbs
Taiwan electronics manufacturer Foxconn said on Friday production at its largest iPhone factory remains normal, despite the CCP …
Apple suppliers add American manufacturing sites, with focus on California
Apple suppliers added manufacturing operations in America in fiscal 2021, a sign of how quixotic COVID-19 responses…
Apple likely to benefit from ‘improving’ supply chain in Asia – analyst
Apple is likely to be one of the main beneficiaries from a “clear improvement” in the supply chain in Asia over the past week, as investment…
Apple’s supply chain issues might not be that bad, Wall Street says
Analysts say Apple’s supply crunch looks to be only temporary, occurring during Apple’s slower time of the year, and the company’s…
Apple suppliers more than doubled clean power use over the last year
Apple today announced that its suppliers more than doubled their use of clean power over the last year, with over 10 gigawatts operational…
Apple unveils $50 million ‘Supplier Employee Development Fund’
Apple today announced a $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund that will expand access to learning opportunities and skills…
Apple to invest aggressively in America to diversify production amid globalization’s end – analyst
Shifting away from a focus in China, the global supply chain will likely change rapidly over the next decade. Apple saw it coming in 2018…
Apple aggressively expanding mini-LED supply chain capacity by 20-30% for MacBook Pro
Apple’s 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models offer a stunning Liquid Retina XDR display. Featuring the mini-LED technology used in iPad Pro…
Analyst: The big question is how did supply chain disruptions impact Apple’s sales?
DA Davidson Research analyst Tom Forte says that the big unknown is how much supply-chain disruptions impacted Apple’s holiday quarter sales.
Apple shares get big target price boost; supply chain issues improving – analyst
Wells Fargo raised its price target on Apple shares to $205 from $165, implying some 25% upside from Thursday’s closing levels, as analyst…
Apple dodges global supply chain woes with new MacBook Pro and AirPods launches
One day after unveiling all-new powerful MacBook Pro models and new third gen. AirPods, seemingly dodging global supply chain woes …
Analyst: Apple best positioned during global chip crunch, gets preferential treatment from suppliers
The global chip crunch may be starting to affect Apple’s iPhone 13 supplies, but analysts think the Cupertino Colossus can weather the…
The global chip crisis is a but a mere blip for mighty Apple
That even Apple is feeling the global chip crises causes by the various and sundry responses to COVID-19, rational and irrational, reveals…
Apple begins receiving iPhone 13 components ahead of mass production
Apple assemblers have begun receiving shipments of components needed for the production of its next-generation “iPhone 13” family of…
Apple suppliers’ China exodus won’t slow down regardless of who’s U.S. President
The splintering of the global tech supply chain spurred by an exodus from China that began during President Donald Trump’s first term…
Apple makes iPhone 11 at Foxconn plant in India
Apple has started making its iPhone 11 at the Foxconn plant in India near Chennai. This marks the first time Apple has manufactured a top-line model…
Apple COO Jeff Williams ‘optimistic’ about post-coronavirus US economy
Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams is “optimistic” about a U.S. economy recovery from the COVID-19 reaction as businesses begin to reopen…
As expected, Taiwan exports fell in February, but at a far slower pace
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s export orders in February fell for a second month, but at a far slower pace than they did in January…
Apple’s next-gen 5G iPhones remain on schedule to launch this fall
Apple’s next-gen 5G-capable flagship iPhones are still on schedule to launch in the fall as mass production isn’t set to begin until May…
Apple, others look to move production away from China; not an easy task
Apple, Google and Microsoft have looked to move some hardware production from China to other countries, including Vietnam and Thailand…
