Foxconn Turmoil Could Hamper iPad 2 Supplies

The main Foxconn factory for Apple Inc.’s iPad located in China’s city of Chengdu grinded to a halt last week due to a deadly explosion, according to a Hong Kong news agency.
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Foxconn Turmoil Could Hamper iPad 2 Supplies
DISRUPTION: A man navigates through the new iPad 2 during its launch in the Philippines at an Apple store in Manila on April 29. A Foxconn factory in central China, where the iPad 2 is currently being manufactured, was the site of an explosion last week. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)
5/29/2011
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10/1/2015

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DISRUPTION: A man navigates through the new iPad 2 during its launch in the Philippines at an Apple store in Manila on April 29. A Foxconn factory in central China, where the iPad 2 is currently being manufactured, was the site of an explosion last week. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)