Samsung Electronics says Q1 profit likely rose 44%, matching expectations

SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday said first-quarter profit likely rose 44%, with analysts attributing the surge to brisk sales of smartphones and TVs, albeit tempered by a likely fall in chip earnings after a storm halted U.S. output. The South Korean technology giant forecast January-March operating profit of 9.3 trillion won ($8.32 […]