Samsung Electronics

But the South Korean firm can bank on scale, years of experience and strong global distribution

The most important lesson is to separate conviction from leverage

Regulatory tightening moves, including a rule to complete five-day simulated trading, key to sapping demand

The Swiss watchmaker sought about US$170 million from the Korean technology giant

SAMSUNG Electronics plans to return as much as 110 trillion won (US$80 billion) to investors this year, joining SK Hynix in sharing an AI windfall and putting in motion the largest shareholder return programme in South Korea’s history.

Leading Chinese smartphone manufacturers are expected to experience substantially greater shipment pressure

The package is expected to range between 90 trillion won (US$65 billion) and 110 trillion won

Enthusiasm for tech hardware stocks is returning on evidence of continued massive AI spending by global big tech firms

Both firms saw a brutal sell-off in July as doubts grew over the pace of rapid AI infrastructure buildout