Ep 153: Foxconn’s positive quarterly result and the electronics industry

What’s going on? Foxconn (Taiwanese electronics giant) released a surprising pleasant quarterly yoy growth of 30% yoy, while reducing future sales forcast. What does this mean? Foxconn is the world’s largest manufacturer of electronic equipment for other companies, including iPhones for Apple. Strong demand for smartphones and other consumer gadgets helped its profit surge beyond…

Ep 81: Vietnam’s industrial growth is slowing down

Industrial GDP in the fourth quarter of 2019 increased by only 7.92%, much lower than that of the third quarter (10.42%) and the first 9 months of 2019 (9.56%). Growth of metal ore mining cannot make up for the whole mining industry Growth of the mining industry decreased by 0.92% in the fourth quarter of 2019. Crude…