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Updated Oct 7, 2026 11:02 PM ET
Samsung Electronics reported preliminary third-quarter operating profit forecast of 100 trillion won (approximately $80 billion), marking a record high driven by surging demand for AI chips and memory semiconductors. The Korean tech giant is capitalizing on the global AI infrastructure buildout, with additional tailwinds from new folding device launches.
Samsung's record earnings underscore the sustained profitability of the AI chip cycle, benefiting the entire semiconductor supply chain. AMD stock is trading at record highs, up 200% year-to-date, reflecting investor confidence in chip-sector fundamentals as data center capex accelerates.
Samsung's performance validates that AI infrastructure spending is not a speculative bubble but a structural shift in corporate capex. This boom is also pushing energy prices higher, according to Federal Reserve officials, who increasingly attribute inflation pressures to data center buildout rather than tariffs alone.
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