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Apple warns on iPhone sales as coronavirus disrupts supply chain
...Notably, the BofA survey of fund managers discloses that the biggest structural shifts after Covid-19 passes are supply chain reshoring, protectionism and higher taxation....
...Sector thing, 107 pages: The UK construction sector has been in the eye of the storm – from being considered “essential”, to shutdowns through the supply chain to the gradual re-openings we are seeing at...
...chain is Exhibit A of deepening Asean integration...
...From their research: Recent anecdotes of cutthroat competition in dealerships, with massive incentives failing to turn around sales, signal that deflation along the supply chain will likely become entrenched...
...“The acceleration of travel and technology and telecommunications — together with a global economy that depends on a global supply chain — makes it self-defeating ultimately for those who seek to reverse...
...chain....
...Also they are still manufacturing CDs, which made up more than half of global sales last year....
...Singapore’s economy contracted more than expected in the second quarter due to weakening global demand and supply-chain disruptions caused by the Japanese earthquake in March....
...A yen holding stubbornly in the high Y70s against the greenback also bodes ill for Japanese exporters hobbled by supply-chain disruptions and now ramping up production to catch up....
...V.G. Siddhartha is a reluctant interviewee. Initially rebuffing a request from the Financial Times, he politely e-mailed: “I don’t think I have got any great story at this time.”...
...“The growth appears sustain-able in the short term, as inventories have been reduced for 40 consecutive months and supply chains will have to restock to meet this new demand,” said Norbert Ore, ISM chairman...
...And if Hong Kong’s businessmen and expatriate bankers lead a nomadic life – spending much of the week in places like southern China and Thailand, coordinating a supply chain that feeds western retailers...
...Or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth...
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