Stock Market Manager Weekly Update: February 24th, 2025

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Looks like the party is getting started and regardless of where you stand politically there is nothing wrong with whatever it takes to bring manufacturing back to the US. In days gone by the rewards for using cheap foreign labor for manufacturing are now outweighed by the security issues, and especially when it comes to China.

I’m sure this will be the first of many such moves by “Big Manufacturing”

NBC news

Apple boosts U.S. investment plans with $500 billion pledge amid Trump tariff threat

Apple on Monday reaffirmed a commitment to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the U.S. over the coming years amid pressure from President Donald Trump and the growing threat of his tariffs

The tech giant said it planned to spend $500 billion over the next five years in the United States, with intentions to hire 20,000 new workers and produce AI servers.

The plans include a server factory in Houston slated to open in 2026 and a manufacturing academy in Detroit. The company also said data centers in Arizona, California, Iowa, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington would see expansions from the investment plans.

Monday’s move is Apple’s latest splashy announcement about investing in the United States, making it an acceleration of existing plans.

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Update on Helio Corp

Helio Corporation OTC PINK: HLEO

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Heliospace Adds Former JPL and NASA Senior Technical Staff to Its Team

Childs, Cooper, Thompson Bring Decades of Expertise to Heliospace

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2025 / Heliospace Corp., a subsidiary of Helio Corporation (OTC PINK:HLEO), has announced that it has tapped three former JPL and NASA senior technical staff members for its Space Systems Engineering Team. Brian Childs, James Cooper, and Shaun Thomson are the latest additions to the Heliospace experienced technical roster.https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/37/94/dcc292319dc3a23bbf2731d0ff71.jpgHelio Space
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Brian Childs has experience leading mechanical and structural design teams, as well as systems engineering and structural configuration experience of large optical systems. He was the Chief Mechanical Engineer for multiple Department of Defense Flight Demonstration Programs as well as the Chief Engineer for the Mars Sample Return mission.

James Cooper brings 33 years of experience as a mechanical engineer to Heliospace. He has worked on the management, design, fabrication, assembly, test, and flight operations of various space system structures and mechanisms, was the Lead Mechanical Engineer for the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission (SM4) and spent 12+ years as the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Sunshield Manager.

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About Helio Corporation:

Helio Corporation is a technology, engineering and research and development (R&D) holding company serving commercial, government and non-profit organizations. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Heliospace Corporation (“Heliospace”), is an aerospace company specializing in the design, engineering, assembly and test of space flight qualified hardware and provides systems engineering, modeling, analysis, integration and test services to customers in government, commercial, private and non-profit markets. With deep expertise in civil space missions combined with a growing business serving commercial companies, our primary company objective is to enable humanity’s pursuit of the scientific and commercial development of space. https://helio.space

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The Stocks and ETFs Driving Trump’s Tariff Target Markets

February 20, 2025 by Herb Blank

Conversations about Trump’s tariffs, despite two of them being placed on hold for now, continue to dominate market discussions. Although it could be different this time, historically these announcements cause volatility in the short run. But by about the time they become reality, if not before, their effects are absorbed by the market with barely … Read more

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