Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co will shut down operations at a plant in Gumi City, South Korea, after an employee was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus. The suspension will last until Monday morning to prevent the virus from spreading, the company said in an emailed statement. Samsung Electronics, has two production lines in Gumi, about 200 kilometers southeast of ...

Bloomberg The White House plans to hold a conference with Huawei Technologies Co rivals to try to accelerate development of affordable competing 5G wireless technology, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said. “We’re working carefully, closely with Nokia and Ericsson,” National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told reporters. “We’re going to be holding some kind of a conference in about ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump’s trade truce with China is expected to push American soybean stockpiles to the lowest since the trade war began. But corn stocks are going in the opposite direction, ballooning to the highest in three decades. And the president’s hints for more farmer aid could make the disconnect between the two even more pronounced. Soybean reserves will fall ...