Glass cover and materials stocks Corning and Coherent stand to gain from Apple's plan to invest billions in the U.S., according to analysts. Both were named strategic partners as Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday and pledged to invest $600 billion domestically over a four-year period and step up its U.S. manufacturing. Corning and Coherent already have "long standing" ties with the iPhone maker's U.S. plants, said Morgan Stanley analyst Meta Marshall. She noted that Corning already produces 100% of the cover glass for Apple's phones and tablets. "There are additional devices or form factors (e.g. bendable) that could be produced, expanding opportunity over time," she said, of the effect on Corning's business. Elsewhere, Bank of America analyst

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