Planning to buy Apple's shiny new iPhone 14 as Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season? Good luck. The device is in extremely short supply both online and at the company's retail outlets.
in China has slowed production at FoxConn, the electronics manufacturer that assembles iPhones for Apple. China's"zero-COVID" policy isn't helping, either. Authorities reported record high COVID-19 case numbers in mainland China for the second consecutive day Friday. The surging caseload has prompted new and spreading residential lockdowns, as well as business shutdowns in multiple major cities.
He expects Apple to sell roughly 8 million iPhones over the Black Friday weekend, down from 10 million a year ago. Labor strife at FoxConn this week is creating another headache for Apple. A dispute over pay at the company's factory in Zhengzou in central China sparked
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