By Wen-Yee Lee

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, is expected to report on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose 14% on continued strong demand for artificial intelligence servers.

Net profit for April-June for Apple’s top iPhone assembler and Nvidia’s server maker likely came in at T$39.8 billion ($1.33 billion), up from T$35.05 billion a year earlier.

Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry, last month reported record second-quarter revenue on strong demand for AI products but cautioned about geopolitical and exchange rate headwinds.

Global trade uncertainty could dim the prospects for its outlook this year, as it has a major manufacturing presence in China, though Washington and Beijing this week extended a tariff truce

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