Samsung shares rise after profit seen jumping 8-fold on AI chip boom

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Shares of Samsung Electronics rose as much as 4.8% on Tuesday after the South Korean technology giant forecast record quarterly profit amid strong demand for artificial intelligence chips. Shares later pared gains to trade up 0.52%. In its preliminary earnings guidance, Samsung projected its operating profit for the January-March quarter to reach 57.2 trillion won […]


US makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China

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The US is making it more difficult for chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to produce chips in China by revoking authorizations that allowed the companies to receive American semiconductor manufacturing equipment there, according to the Federal Register. The US Commerce Department had given the companies exemptions to sweeping restrictions created in 2022 on the sale of US semiconductor equipment to China. The […]


Samsung takes market share from Apple in U.S., foldable phone momentum

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In 2014, Apple and Samsung were duking it out to rule the U.S. smartphone market. Samsung was selling devices with large screens, and iPhone fans were demanding a response. It took Apple some time, but the company finally released the iPhone 6, breaking with previous iterations and giving consumers a large-screen option. The iPhone won. […]


Samsung expects second-quarter profits to more than halve as it struggles to capture AI demand

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Samsung signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Tuesday forecast a 56% fall in profits for the second quarter as the company struggles to capture demand from artificial intelligence chip leader […]


Samsung Electronics Executive Han Jong-Hee Dies at 63

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Han Jong-Hee, the co-chief executive of Samsung Electronics and a nearly four-decade veteran of the South Korean consumer technology giant, died on Tuesday. Mr. Han, who was 63, suffered a sudden heart attack, according to a company spokeswoman. Mr. Han had shared chief executive duties with the head of Samsung’s semiconductor business since 2022, and […]


Samsung flags chip slowdown as profit drops sharply from previous quarter

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Photo illustration showing the Samsung Group company logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Samsung Electronics on Friday reported that its operating profit dropped sharply from the previous three months as it ramps up R&D spending, while flagging a slowdown in its chips business. The South Korean company posted […]