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Foxconn offers staff $1,400 to leave after iPhone city violence

  Bloomberg Foxconn Technology Group has begun offering 10,000 yuan ($1,400) to any workers who choose to leave, an unusual decision intended to appease disgruntled new hires who played a central role in violent protests that rocked the world’s largest iPhone factory. Apple Inc.’s main global production partner said in an online notice the sum, to be paid out in ...

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Singapore’s Treasury bills are a hot asset with near 4% yields

Bloomberg Singapore’s Treasury bills saw strong demand at Thursday’s auction, with bids more than twice what was offered amid fierce bidding from retail investors and money-market funds. The city state sold S$4.8 billion ($3.5 billion) of six-month T-bills after drawing cumulative bids worth S$11.9 billion. The securities were sold at an average yield of 3.9% on Thursday, edging down from ...

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Truckers in Korea strike in latest threat to global supply chains

Bloomberg Truck drivers are on strike in South Korea for the second time in less than a year, targeting major ports in a bid to disrupt key exports from autos to petrochemicals. The strike began Thursday morning, with demonstrations at 16 sites across the country. The union, which represents 25,000 workers, didn’t disclose details of the work actions in a ...

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