Apple will shift some production of its Mac Mini desktop computer from Asia to the United States, the tech titan said on Feb. 24.

Apple’s Mac Mini maintains a relatively small share of its product suite, accounting for approximately 5 percent of global Mac sales in 2025. In the U.S. market, prices start at $599, but customers are expected to provide their own monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

The iPhone and computer maker plans to begin manufacturing at a Houston facility later this year, creating thousands of new jobs.

Education and workforce development will also play a critical role at the facility, which will include a new hands-on training center for advanced manufacturing, the company noted.

“Apple is deeply committed to the future of American manufacturing, and we’re proud to significantly expand our footprint in Houston with the production of Mac mini starting later this year,” CEO Tim Cook said in a news release.

Apple began manufacturing its next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) servers in Houston in 2025, marking its first production at this factory. The Houston facility assembles servers—including the on-site-manufactured logic boards—which are then deployed to Apple’s data centers across the United States. Output is already running ahead of schedule.

In May 2025, President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 25 percent tariff on Apple products. Weeks later, the tech giant announced a $600 billion commitment to invest in U.S. manufacturing.

The latest news could provide the president with key talking points during his State of the Union address.

Since unveiling this pledge, the company has surpassed its U.S. chip-sourcing goal, securing more than 20 billion domestically manufactured components from 24 factories in 12 states.

In addition, Apple’s investments have enabled semiconductor services firm Amkor to break ground on a $7 billion advanced packaging and testing facility in Peoria, Arizona, where Apple will serve as the first and largest customer.

Material sciences firm Corning is also fully dedicated to producing cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch, ensuring that new devices will feature glass made in Kentucky by the year’s end.

“In 2026, Apple is on track to purchase well over 100 million advanced chips produced by TSMC at its Arizona facility—a significant increase from 2025,” the company said. TSMC stands for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which makes advanced chips for Apple products.

Despite these successes, Apple continues to produce most of its products, including iPhones and iPads, in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam.

‘Mag 7’ to ‘Lag 7’

Shares of Apple had been flat this year, ticking up just 0.5 percent. The stock rose more than 2 percent during the Feb. 24 trading session.

So far this year, Apple has weathered turbulence in the tech sector better than its industry rivals.

Year-to-date, Microsoft has declined 18 percent, Google parent Alphabet has slipped more than 1 percent, and Meta has tumbled 2 percent. The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index is down almost 2 percent year-to-date.

Concerns about hyperscalers taking on too much AI-related debt and investments that are yet to generate returns have traversed financial markets since the start of 2026.

But while markets have hammered tech juggernauts, they have rewarded Apple for decoupling from the AI investment train. Its correlation with the Nasdaq‑100 has also been steadily weakening, reaching its lowest level since 2006.

This could be beneficial for the stock.

Apple maintains a consensus analyst rating of “Moderate Buy” and a 12-month upside of 7.5 percent, according to MarketBeat.

The stock market could be rotating into financials and industrials after years of being heavily concentrated in tech.

“Today the ‘Mag 7’ is the ‘Lag 7’ as that leadership is on the ropes,” Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, said in a note emailed to The Epoch Times.

This year, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and the broader S&P 500 are up 2 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively.