Samsung Posts Record Profit, But Chip Stocks Fall Amid Investor Skepticism
Despite posting a nearly 19-fold increase in operating profit for Q2 and beating analyst expectations, Samsung Electronics failed to buoy chip stocks as investors questioned the sustainability of AI infrastructure spending. The sell-off spread across global markets including Asia, Europe, and the U.S., with major semiconductor firms like ASML, Micron, AMD, and Intel all falling.
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