IBM plans to invest $ 150 billion in the United States during the next five years
International Business Machines Corp. To invest $ 150 billion in the United States over the next five years, as it has joined a group of companies that announced the spending of obligations in the wake of President Donald Trump’s threats and tariff threats.
The company said in a statement on Monday that the planned investment includes more than 30 billion dollars for research and development in the main IBM company and quantum computers. One of the largest technology employers in the country, IBM He said its goal is to feed the economy and “accelerate its role as a global pioneer in computing.”
Companies ranging from apple Company l Eli Lily & Co. Plans to spend billions of dollars, which enhances its manufacturing presence in the United States since Trump’s election. Many plans were already in business before taking office, or closely tracking the previous spending trends.
“We have focused on American jobs and manufacturing since our founding 114 years ago, and with this commitment to investment and manufacturing, we guarantee that IBM will remain a center for the most computing and AI in the world,” CEO Arfind Krishna said in the statement.
IBM shares have been changed slightly in the pre -market trade in New York.
Over the past five years, IBM has reached about $ 33.6 billion in research and development worldwide. His total operational expenses in this time frame reached $ 141.8 billion.
IBM said that the central-maids that make up the rear infrastructure of many large companies-are manufactured in New York State. Earlier this month, IBM unveiled itThe latest computerSaying that some business data will remain on the customers’ servers and are never hosted on the cloud.
New York -based Armonk said it will also continue to “design, build and assemble quantum computers in America.” Big Blue has long worked on developing quantum computing, which is an emerging technique with the possibility of speeding up the treatment force significantly.
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