{
  "id": 12813967,
  "title": "Apple-Konkurrent: Samsung mit Rekordergebnis - Speicherchip-Preise treiben",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/apple-konkurrent-samsung-mit-rekordergebnis-speicherchip-preise",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/apple-konkurrent-samsung-mit-rekordergebnis-speicherchip-preise-treiben/100260639.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Samsung Electronics reported a record-breaking quarterly result in the third quarter due to soaring prices for memory chips. The company's operating profit surged to approximately 107 billion South Korean Won (71 billion euros), nearly nine times higher than the same period a year earlier, according to preliminary figures from the South Korean conglomerate in Suwon. Revenue reached around 195 billion Won, nearly double the previous year, though the group's performance lagged short of investor expectations. The stock price fell nearly two percent in Seoul. However, the year has seen Samsung's stock almost double in value, boosting the rally of AI-powered stocks on the South Korean stock market. Samsung is the world's largest memory chip manufacturer. Its rival SK Hynix, also from South Korea, has seen a more pronounced increase in its stock performance this year. Together, the two companies hold nearly half of the market capitalization of the Kospi index, constituting a significant portion of the South Korean stock market. The boom in memory chip manufacturers is primarily attributed to the AI hype, with the rapid expansion of AI data centers consuming large amounts of IT hardware, including memory chips. High-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, in particular, are in high demand. Memory chip prices have also seen a sharp increase overall. Samsung is set to release detailed quarterly figures on October 29th.",
  "summary": "Der Boom bei Künstlicher Intelligenz treibt die Nachfrage nach Speicherchips. Dennoch reagieren Anleger enttäuscht.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}