The Anatomy of a Corporate “Job Creation” Announcement

From Trump’s Tariffs to Apple’s American-Made AI Servers—What Do the Numbers Really Say?

Corporate America has a long history of rolling out massive job-creation plans whenever a new administration steps in or an incumbent returns to the White House. Apple, for instance, just announced $500 billion in U.S. investments and a pledge to create 20,000 new jobs—sound familiar? It should, because Apple made similarly grand promises in 2018 and 20…