The Irish Times

European shares slip on rising inflation concerns

Investors also uncertain over how Fed would react to weak jobs data

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 18:18

Samsung’s profit soars as Covid fuels semiconductor demand

South Korean company’s earnings likely to increase further this year, analysts say

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 08:22

Samsung to merge mobile and consumer electronics divisions

Co mpany names new co-CEOs in reshuffle

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 07:12

Samsung warns supply chain upsets may hit chip demand

Profit at three-year high but company is monitoring supply issue

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 10:53

Samsung leader Jay Y Lee released from jail on parole

Support for his release had grown in political, public, and wider business circles

Fri Aug 13 2021 - 08:11

Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products

Global shortage stems from factors including the fallout from Covid-19 shutdowns

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 14:32

Global chip shortage hits cars, toasters and washing machines

VW and Asian appliance makers feel pinch as impact of shortfall ripples across industries

Sun Apr 25 2021 - 16:32

LG Electronics fans bemoan end of era as firm exits smartphone business

Innovative designs won fans for LG’s phones

Tue Apr 06 2021 - 08:51

Apple supplier Foxconn warns components shortage to last until 2022

Company will not be able to fulfil less than 10% of its orders because of shortage

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 13:24

Apple’s tried and true approach may hold for car project

Talks with some brand-name carmakers have stalled

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 10:21

Iseq loses out as European shares clock best week in nearly two months

Irish market fails to catch the mood as it slips into red, led by heavyweight CRH and the banks

Fri Jan 08 2021 - 18:42

Samsung Electronics up 8.6% despite lower operating profit

Growing hopes for its memory business overshadowed results below expectations

Fri Jan 08 2021 - 06:49

Samsung leader Jay Y Lee vows change in graft trial’s final hearing

Trial will decide if he returns to jail for alleged bribery

Wed Dec 30 2020 - 12:49

Samsung posts best quarterly operating profit in two years in third quarter

Company expects fourth-quarter profit to fall due to weak server chip demand and rising smartphone competition

Thu Oct 29 2020 - 11:46

Death of Samsung chairman sparks hopes for shake-up

Shares rise as investors bet on changes at tech giant following death of Lee Kun-hee

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 13:29

Apple planning updates to its AirPods earbuds next year

Company seeking to capitalise on the success of a product that has been a source of growth

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 11:01

Samsung patriarch Lee Kun-hee dies at 78

South Korea’s richest person had convictions for bribery and tax evasion

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 12:20

Google ups bid to clinch approval for $2.1bn Fitbit takeover

Tech giant offers improved package to avoid shutting out rival fitness trackers and apps

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 13:27

European shares break four-day losing streak

Uniphar soars in Dublin as Dalata claws back losses and banks slip into the red

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 18:59

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong faces charges of stock manipulation

De facto head charged over merger of two units in 2015 and allegations of $3.9bn accounting fraud

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 12:00

Could Aira’s FreePower deliver where Apple failed?

Start-up develops charging technology that delivers on early promise of AirPower

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 09:17

IBM rolls out new processor chip for faster AI computing

Power10 chip for data centres will be manufactured by Samsung

Mon Aug 17 2020 - 10:43

Microsoft returns to mobile market with Surface Duo

Dual screen device goes on sale in US in September

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 08:51

Huawei leads global smartphone shipments as Chinese spending recovers

Apple, Samsung knocked off top spot for first time in nine years

Thu Jul 30 2020 - 08:20

Samsung’s shares slide nearly 3% on chip demand concerns

World’s largest manufacturer of smartphones posts better than expected profits

Tue Jul 07 2020 - 10:48

Samsung leader awaits decision on whether he’ll be jailed again

The de facto leader of the group appeared in court on Monday

Mon Jun 08 2020 - 06:52

Samsung sets sights on rival as it begins work on chip production line

Company is building five-nanometre fabrication facility in South Korea

Thu May 21 2020 - 08:01

Wall Street jumps to seven-week high as European stocks close higher

Investors’ mood improves despite first contraction in US economy since 2014

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 15:00

Samsung says earnings may decline as pandemic hits demand for smartphones

Sluggish sales of S20 lineup will be reflected in the current quarter, eroding profitability

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 09:57

Stock markets sink as dismal economic forecasts take their toll

Oil prices plunge as demand collapses amid coronavirus lockdowns

Wed Apr 15 2020 - 18:39

Stocks and oil drop over China coronavirus fears

Financial capital Shanghai has ordered companies not to reopen until February 9th

Mon Jan 27 2020 - 12:21

Samsung operating profit falls 34% but beats analyst estimates

Rebound forecast as rollout of 5G smartphones and new data centres boost demand

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 18:32

Samsung demonstrates ‘world’s first artificial human’

CES 2020 sees virtual simulation of human intelligence that learns and converses

Tue Jan 07 2020 - 09:50

Samsung chairman Lee Sang-hoon jailed for union sabotage

Lee and about 25 other defendants were charged with sabotaging union activities

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 21:21