MAHARASHTRA, INDIA -- Some 15 months after announcing plans to invest $5 billion in new manufacturing plants in India, Foxconn looks like it will likely bail from the projects, a top government official is saying.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendors shipped a total of 362.9 million smartphones worldwide in the third quarter, up 1% year-over-year, despite Samsung’s recall of the Galaxy Note 7. Sequentially, shipments grew 5.3%, according to International Data Corp.

PENANG, MALAYSIA – Celestica opened its new Global Business Services (GBS) office here and plans to grow further in the next 18 months, according to published reports.

NEENAH, WI – Plexus reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue ended Oct. 1 of $653.1 million, down 2.3% year-over-year and 2.2% sequentially.