Tim Culpan, Columnist

Don't Sweat the iPhone Supply Chain. It's Just Fine

Hon Hai’s pumping more money into labor, components and equipment.

May 15, 2018 at 3:05 AM UTC

Tim Culpan is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology in Asia. Previously, he was a technology reporter for Bloomberg News.

Economics 101 tells you that more spending is good for the broader ecosystem. — Economics 101 tells you that more spending is good for the broader ecosystem.
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The fortunes of iPhone suppliers are looking strong.

First-quarter earnings at Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. show that Apple Inc.’s chief product assembler pumped $2 billion more into its supply chain than a year earlier.