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Samsung Profits Plunge 56% In Third Quarter

October 31, 2019 3:26 am

Samsung’s operating profit plunged 56% in the third quarter compared to last year as the company continues to struggle with sluggish demand for memory chips. But the company said chip sales should pick up in 2020, drawing a line under the prolonged industry downturn.

The South Korean technology giant on Thursday reported operating profit of 7.8 trillion Korean won ($6.7 billion) for the quarter ending September.

That’s down from 17.57 trillion Korean won ($15.1 billion) for the same period a year ago. Sales fell 5% to 62 trillion won ($53 billion) from the same period last year but improved 10%

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Nokia Company Shares Plunge On Lower Earnings Forecast

October 24, 2019 10:50 am

Shares in Nokia tumbled 20 percent on Thursday after the Finnish telecommunications equipment maker cut its earnings forecast in the face of intense competition to build the latest 5G mobile networks.

While returning to profit in the third quarter, the company said it was downgrading its expectations for earnings and margins for this year and 2020 “due to margin pressure, additional 5G investments and additional digitalisation investments.”

Nokia and its rivals Ericsson of Sweden and China’s Huawei are engaged in a fierce battle to roll out 5G, with both Ericsson and Huawei upgrading their outlooks as the market appears to …