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Samsung Electronics said on Thursday its operating ‌profit jumped 19-fold to a ‌record in the second quarter, as solid ​demand for AI chips offset weaker earnings at its mobile business. "In H2 2026, the Memory Business expects robust ‌demand centered ⁠on servers stemming from continued AI infrastructure capex and broader ⁠adoption of agentic AI," Samsung said in a statement. The world's top memory chipmaker reported operating profit of 89.5 trillion won ($61.98 billion) for the April-to-June period, in line ‌with its estimate ​of 89.4 trillion won ​and up ​from 4.68 trillion won ‌a year earlier.

The U.S. International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into Samsung Electronics over alleged patent infringement involving certain memory products. The case could lead to a ban on imports of affected Samsung memory products into the U.S. if the ITC finds a violation. The investigation also involves several major Samsung customers that rely on its memory chips in their own devices. For investors watching Samsung Electronics, KOSE:A005930, this ITC investigation comes at a time...

Investors have been burned by big drops in single-stock funds tied to Samsung and SK Hynix. Leveraged ETFs are popular in the U.S. too.

Chip Stocks Tumble as SK hynix Miss Overshadows AI Demand Strength

Forced selling and concerns about AI-chip expectations intensified Samsung's decline during a record-setting South Korean market rout.

A new Korean regulation could have unintended consequences for Micron investors.

Broadcom’s projected $200 billion Samsung partnership is less about size and more about securing the AI chip supply chain for years to come.

Investors in the South Korean stock market have experienced a rollercoaster-like ride in 2026. With the recent pullback and the fundamental story still intact, the index is poised to bounce.

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The AI buildout has resulted in an unanticipated casualty distant from Silicon Valley: telecom equipment manufacturers, who now compete with hyperscalers for the same memory chips. Three major companies, SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron, control more than 95% of worldwide DRAM production, and as AI data centers use an increasing share of that output, memory […]

SanDisk stock has crashed 47% in a month as an SK Hynix miss and a bearish chart pattern threaten to push SNDK below key support.

What started as a dip has morphed into a slump as ETFs and hedge funds dump assets to pay down debt.

What started as a dip has morphed into a slump as ETFs and hedge funds dump assets to pay down debt.

During an interview with CNBC, Futurum analyst Rolf Bulk cited the performance edge that SK Hynix, Micron, and Samsung have over CXMT chips.

If stock prices are your go-to economic barometer then you could be forgiven for ignoring the original “China Shock” a quarter-century ago. Manufacturing job losses in machinery, textiles, electronics and furniture slammed parts of the U.S. after China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. There’s even a strong case that China’s industrial rise was a major tailwind for stocks overall.

A number of semiconductor stocks continued to pull back amid a broad global sell-off, fueled by concerns over increased competition from China and growing doubts about the sustainability of AI-related demand.

Samsung Electronics stock has delivered a strong 204.8% gain over the past three years, yet the broader valuation checks still indicate the shares screen as undervalued. That combination of robust returns and a high value score puts the current price in focus for investors trying to judge what they are paying for future cash flows. The 204.8% return over three years highlights how strongly Samsung Electronics has rewarded long term shareholders, which naturally raises the bar for what now...

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Single-stock leveraged ETFs, launched in the United States in 2022, have boomed in Asia as a way to juice bets on South Korean chipmakers Samsung

A number of semiconductor stocks continued to pull back amid a broad global sell-off, fueled by concerns over increased competition from China and growing doubts about the sustainability of AI-related demand.

↗️ Ford Motor (F): Despite posting a drop in second-quarter revenue, the automaker boosted its full-year earnings outlook. Shares climbed more than 4% premarket. ↗️ Kering (FR:KER): Shares in Gucci’s parent company jumped more than 11% after revenue rose, signaling a recovery after years of weak demand.

SK Hynix reported a record operating profit of 60.54 trillion won (about $41.66 billion) in the second quarter, up 557% from the a year earlier. Its operating margin was 76%, up from 41% a year earlier. Analyst expectations for operating profit were even higher, and the miss fueled investors' concerns that SK Hynix's rival Samsung is pricing its products more aggressively, Jefferies wrote.

Investors braced for a Fed decision, a flood of earnings, and a potential reescalation in the war with Iran.

South Korean stocks suffered one of their steepest plunges on Wednesday, with the blood-letting that has battered chip firms over the past month deepening as nervous investors unwound their bets on the AI boom.Tokyo dived around three percent as chip firm Kioxia plunged 13.9 percent, while Tokyo Electron was 11 percent off.

Samsung's North America HQ in Plano anchors a fully leased, 706,000 SF office trio now for sale, following a $114M renovation in 2021.

The latest selloff extends a sharp decline in memory chip stocks that began late last month.

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South Korea’s Kospi stock index dropped more than 8% on Wednesday as doubts over massive investments in artificial intelligence once again led investors to dump shares. The latest rout was led by a plunge in shares in chipmaker SK Hynix after its operating profit in the last quarter fell short of analysts’ forecasts even though it soared sixfold to a record 60.5 trillion won ($41.2 billion). SK Hynix sank 12.6% while shares in Samsung Electronics dropped 8%.

South Korea's Kospi and the Nasdaq 100 are moving in lockstep as AI chip demand ties Samsung and SK Hynix to Wall Street.

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