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Apple Announces $100 Billion US Investment

Apple Announces $100 Billion US Investment

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Apple is engaging in some amount of "political theater" with its latest $100 billion US investment announcement, says Creative Strategies Principal Analyst Carolina Milanesi. She joins Caroline Hyde on 'Bloomberg Tech.' (Source: Bloomberg)
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