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Asian suppliers warn Apple about potential Wuhan coronavirus impact
Apple suppliers warned that the Wuhan coronavirus affect could Apple. The over 10% increase vs. last year’s iPhone production that Apple recently…
Wall Street tumbles amid Wuhan virus fears
Wall Street’s main indexes fell more than 1% on Monday as investors worried about the economic fallout of the Wuhan virus outbreak…
Wuhan coronavirus fears hit stocks hard
As U.S. investors evaluate weekend news regarding China’s coronavirus outbreak, tech stocks are among those that have been hit hard by coronavirus fears …
Apple CEO Cook: Apple will donate to support Wuhan coronavirus aid
Apple CEO Tim Cook has pledged the company will donate to help support all of those affected by the Wuhan coronavirus. Apple will be donating…
Apple reportedly working on a 20.3-inch foldable MacBook
Apple is currently working on a 20.3-inch foldable MacBook, Wuhan-based TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says via X…
China fines Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn $2,800 amid major tax probe
Foxconn has been hit with a 20,000 yuan ($2,800) fine from Chinese authorities who said the Apple iPhone assembler overstated its expenses…
Will Apple ever do live keynote addresses again?
We get it. The wild overreaction to COVID-19 — blanket lockdowns, useless cloth masks (except when eating (smirk)), plexiglass partitions…
Apple assembler Foxconn says no change to production as China ratchets up quixotic ‘zero-COVID’ quest
The CCP has shut down dozens of metro stations and bus routes in Bejing as it ratchets up its quixotic quest to achieve zero-COVID …
China’s quixotic quest for ‘Zero-COVID’ is a concern for Apple
Apple’s bet on China looks increasingly risky, especially amid the country’s lockdowns in a quixotic quest for “Zero-COVID.”
China ordered Amazon to delete reviews of Xi Jinping’s book
Amazon was marketing a collection of Chinese Communist Party President Xi Jinping’s speeches and writings on its Chinese website…
Facebook ends ban on posts claiming COVID-19 is man-made
Facebook, the ad-tracking behemoth has, with egg on its collective face, ended its ban on posts that say COVID-19 is potentially man-made …
Apple iPhone assembler eyes major production shift out of China to India
In a major production shift out of China as part of global business’ efforts to diversify supply chains following the COVID-19 debacle, a contract…
Apple supplier AT&S cautiously optimistic thanks to stable first quarter
On Thursday, Apple supplier AT&S said it has kept core profit stable so far in its financial first quarter, after reporting a 22% decline for the full…
Apple sources over 20M face masks to support COVID-19 response
Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced via Twitter that Apple has now sourced over 20 million face masks to support the global COVID-19 response…
China hid data showing severity of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak
According to three U.S. officials, China hid data showing severity of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, under-reporting both the total cases and deaths…
S&P 500 set for worst first quarter since 1938
The S&P 500 on course for its worst first quarter since 1938, even as Wall Street seemed to steady on Tuesday as investors returned to stocks that are…
Xiaomi claims China smartphone sales already close to full recovery
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is seeing signs of a sales recovery in China, it said on Tuesday, as the country claims it is returning to normal…
2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
Veteran International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound told USA Today Sports today that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed …
How long will this coronavirus crisis last?
In a matter of days, life changed abruptly for many around the world. One question on everyone’s minds: How long will this coronavirus crisis last?
Bill Ackman advises President Trump to shut down the US
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is calling on President Trump to shut down the U.S. in order to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic…
Coronavirus conference canceled due to coronavirus
The Council on Foreign Relations has canceled a coronavirus conference called “Doing Business Under Coronavirus” due to the spread of COVID-19…
U.S. grants import tariff exclusions for Chinese face masks, medical gear due to coronavirus
In recent days, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office granted exclusions from import tariffs for dozens of medical products imported from China …
Apple needs to cancel the physical side of WWDC 2020
Due to the strength of the coronavirus threat, Apple needs to cancel the physical side of WWDC 2020 as we’re in the containment phase as governments…
Tim Cook and Apple bet everything on China. Oops.
More people are now asking if Apple CEO Tim Cook has made Apple too dependent by betting everything on China. Cook, since joining Apple more than 20 years ago…
Apple sends care packages with iPads and more to employees stranded in China
Apple has sent gift packages that include iPads, hand sanitizers, disinfecting wipes, face masks, and more to its employees stranded in China…
President Trump may invoke emergency powers to combat coronavirus
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering invoking special powers according to two U.S. officials who requested anonymity…
Coronavirus pandemic fears fuel Wall St. correction
For the sixth straight session, Wall St.’s main indexes plummeted on Thursday, with the S&P 500 confirming its fastest correction in history…
Will the coronavirus outbreak cause Apple to cancel WWDC 2020?
Every year, Apple invites developers from all around the world to WWDC. But, will the coronavirus outbreak cause Apple to cancel WWDC 2020?
Samsung looks to profit from China virus woes afflicting Apple
Samsung Electronics stands to be a beneficiary of production problems in China due to the coronavirus outbreak. Apple on Monday warned…
Apple CEO Cook coronavirus memo to staff sees ‘slower return to normal’
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday issued a memo to company staff that discusses the 2019-nCoV coronavirus. Apple will be doubling the company’s donation…
Apple suppliers scramble to restart production in China while keeping vast factories coronavirus-free
Apple suppliers in China are scrambling to restart production. Foxconn’s main Longhua campus in Shenzhen is the size of 250 football fields…
Coronavirus infects Apple’s Mac Pro delivery schedule
For at least a week, many custom iMac, iMac Pro, and MacBook Pro configurations have been facing longer-than-usual delivery estimates on Apple’s online store…
Mobile World Congress 2020 canceled due to Coronavirus outbreak
The 2020 Mobile World Congress has been canceled by GSMA due to fears surrounding the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak. The decision to abandon…
Coronavirus effects on Apple to date
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus continues to spread through China. Here’s a rundown of the effects on Apple due to the coronavirus so far…
JPMorgan: Coronavirus may be smaller risk to Chinese manufacturing than feared
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak that killed at least 1,018 may be a smaller risk to Chinese manufacturing than feared, according to JPMorgan …
iPhone assembler Foxconn restarts key China plant with 10% of workers
Apple’s largest iPhone assembler, Foxconn, has received approval from the Chinese government to resume production at a key plant in China…
Apple Stores in China won’t reopen as planned due to coronavirus
Apple employees have been notified by the company that Apple Stores in China won’t reopen as planned due to the coronavirus outbreak…
China coronavirus death toll jumps to 563
The death toll from the 2019-nCoV coronavirus in mainland China jumped by 73 to 563 on Thursday, its third consecutive record daily rise…
Foxconn to resume iPhone assembly on Feb. 10, quarantine workers
Foxconn plans a quarantine of up to two weeks for any employee that returns to work as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of 2019-nCoV coronavirus…
U.S. stock futures look to rebound as China seeks to curb virus impact
As China took steps to relieve pressure on its economy from the impact of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus, U.S. stock index futures climbed on Monday…
All Apple Stores closed in mainland China due to coronavirus outbreak
On Saturday, Apple said, all Apple Stores and corporate offices are closed in mainland China until February 9th, as fears over the coronavirus outbreak…