NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 6 (Reuters) - Everyone will
feel the impact on prices of oil and raw materials if the U.S.
and Israeli conflict with Iran drags on, the chairman of Foxconn
, the world's largest electronics maker and Nvidia's ( NVDA )
key AI server maker, said on Friday.
The escalating conflict in the Middle East has rattled
global markets and fuelled concern over risks to supply chains.
Speaking to reporters at Foxconn's headquarters in Taiwan's
city of New Taipei, Young Liu said the fallout for his company
was currently limited, however, and he expected 2026 to be a
very good year for it.
Foxconn has reported record revenues, driven by strong
demand for artificial intelligence products, although prolonged
conflict in Iran has boosted concern over pricier energy.
U.S. tech giants such as Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Nvidia ( NVDA )
have been positioning the United Arab Emirates as a
regional hub for artificial intelligence computing needed to
power services such as ChatGPT.
Iran has launched a wave of missiles at Middle East targets
in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.