Apple to Pump $100 Billion More Toward Manufacturing in US

The company's wide-ranging announcement -- which was leaked early by the White House -- said it will now spend $600 billion to hire more US workers and expand some of its manufacturing across 10 states. 

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to unveil its American Manufacturing Program. The program includes plans to develop 100% of the cover glass for its iPhone and Apple Watch products in Kentucky in partnership with Corning. Apple said it plans to commit $2.5 billion to that product effort alone. 

"Every new iPhone and every new Apple Watch sold in the world will contain cover glass made in Kentucky," Cook said. iPhone cover glass is already being made at Corning's Harrodsburg, Kentucky, manufacturing facility, though it's not clear when 100% of the iPhone glass will be ...