European shares slip on rising inflation concerns
Investors also uncertain over how Fed would react to weak jobs data
Samsung’s profit soars as Covid fuels semiconductor demand
South Korean company’s earnings likely to increase further this year, analysts say
Samsung warns supply chain upsets may hit chip demand
Profit at three-year high but company is monitoring supply issue
Samsung leader Jay Y Lee released from jail on parole
Support for his release had grown in political, public, and wider business circles
Apple, AMD navigate chip shortage with focus on profitable products
Global shortage stems from factors including the fallout from Covid-19 shutdowns
Global chip shortage hits cars, toasters and washing machines
VW and Asian appliance makers feel pinch as impact of shortfall ripples across industries
LG Electronics fans bemoan end of era as firm exits smartphone business
Innovative designs won fans for LG’s phones
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
Apple’s tried and true approach may hold for car project
Talks with some brand-name carmakers have stalled
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
Samsung Electronics up 8.6% despite lower operating profit
Growing hopes for its memory business overshadowed results below expectations
Samsung leader Jay Y Lee vows change in graft trial’s final hearing
Trial will decide if he returns to jail for alleged bribery
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
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