Counterpoint: Q2 global smartphone revenue rose 7% YoY, and average device selling price rose 17% to $400; Apple took 49% of global revenue, and Samsung 16%
SK Hynix and Samsung shares surge 20%+ in Seoul on Friday, marking a sharp reversal from this week's sell-off; Japanese stocks like SoftBank also rally
South Korea's chip heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics skyrocketed in Seoul on Friday, tracking a sharp rally in U.S. technology stocks …
Tens of millions of South Korean retail investors, the market's biggest buyers in 2026, were caught in this week's tech selloff, as Samsung and SK Hynix tumble
Millions suffer ‘unprecedented’ losses after Samsung and SK Hynix stock tumbles — Song Mi-kyung pocketed a profit of about Won300mn …
Samsung reports Q2 revenue up 130% YoY to ~$118.1B, below ~$118.9B est., and operating profit up 1,814% to ~$61.46B, above ~$60.68B est., on robust AI demand
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Sources: Samsung may invest up to €1B in Mistral as part of a broader round valuing it at ~€20B, after previously backing the AI startup through its venture arm
South Korean giant could invest as much as €1bn in French AI group seeking to be a leading alternative to US tech
South Korea's Kospi index is down 20%+ from its record high in June, falling 5%+ on Wednesday; Samsung and SK Hynix fell 5%+ amid long-term chip deal concerns
Kospi retreats more than 20% from June peak as sentiment starts to turn on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix
Samsung estimates Q2 operating profit of ~$58.44B, up 19x from Q2 2025 and above ~$57.02B est., and revenue up 129% YoY to ~$111.7B; Samsung's stock drops 6%+
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Tuesday forecast a 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier …
South Korea, Samsung, and SK Hynix say they plan to invest ~$590B to build a new chip complex, including four chipmaking plants and a chip packaging cluster
Companies to invest alongside South Korean government in factories to meet surging demand for memory chips
SK Hynix overtaking Samsung to become South Korea's most valuable company is the culmination of 14 years of bets on HBM, which paid off as the AI boom took off
SK Hynix's (000660.KS) overtaking of Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) to become South Korea's most valuable firm was the culmination …
South Korea's tech-heavy Kospi index falls 10%, dragged down by SK Hynix and Samsung; STMicro, ASML, and others fall ~7%, and US tech and chip stocks drop
Global stocks sold off on Tuesday, led by deep losses for tech stocks following a losing session for the sector on Wall Street.