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  "id": 2314948,
  "title": "Samsung Electronics likely to announce $72.4 bil. shareholder returns: sources",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/samsung-electronics-likely-to-announce-72-4-bil-shareholder-returns-2314948",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260821/samsung-electronics-likely-to-announce-724-bil-shareholder-returns-sources"
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  "summary": "Samsung Electronics is poised to return at least 100 trillion won ($72.4 billion) to shareholders, industry sources said Friday, following a similar announcement by its chipmaking rival SK hynix amid record earnings driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The world's largest memory chip maker is expected to announce what could be its largest-ever shareholder-return initiative at a board…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Samsung Electronics likely to announce 100 tln-won shareholder returns: sources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/samsung-electronics-likely-to-announce-100-tln-won-shareholder",
        "published": "2026-08-21T04:57:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Samsung Electronics likely to announce $72.4 bil. shareholder returns: sources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/samsung-electronics-likely-to-announce-72-4-bil-shareholder-returns",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:32:03.000Z"
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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."
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