Japan toaster startup smartphone foray craters stock price
A foray into smartphones by Japan’s Balmuda Inc (6612.T), best known for its high-end toasters, has cratered its stock price with the firm announcing this week it has halted sales of its poorly received handset.
EXCLUSIVE Foxconn India iPhone plant extends closure, workers’ hostels inspected
A Foxconn (2317.TW) iPhone factory in India at the centre of a mass food-poisoning incident will extend a week-long closure by an extra three days, a senior official for the state of Tamil Nadu told Reuters.
