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Samsung, LG place 3D bets with cheaper TVs

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics trotted out bigger and thinner 3D TVs on Wednesday as they laid out plans to expand their lineups further to spur demand for a nascent technology that has seen weak sales so far.

US consumer confidence touches 6-month high in Dec.

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Consumer confidence in the U.S. improved to its best level in six months during December but the state of consumers' finances still remains grim, the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey said on Thursday.
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Samsung sees record quarter

Samsung Electronics, the world's No.1 memory chip maker, said it was on course to report a better-than-expected record quarterly profit, but second-half growth may falter as the euro zone crisis weakens handsets.
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Samsung estimates record Q2 profit on chips and LCDs

Samsung Electronics, the world's No.1 memory chip maker, said it was on course to report a record quarterly profit, powered by robust sales of memory chips and flat screens in a strong consumer electronics market.
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Best Buy results miss forecasts

Best Buy reported lower-than-expected sales and profit, hurt by rising costs to expand its business and signs of weaker consumer demand, sending its shares down 6 percent.
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Samsung unit sees firm smartphone market

Global shipments of smartphones may grow 50 percent this year and drive explosive expansion in high-end OLED display sales over the next five years, a Samsung Mobile Display executive said on Thursday.
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Samsung to launch first bada-phone soon

Samsung Electronics plans to launch the first smartphone based on its own operating system in coming weeks, as it seeks to catch up with bigger rivals in the booming high-end market, an executive said on Wednesday.
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Samsung posts record Q1 on strong chips, TVs

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the world's top maker of memory chips and flat screen TVs, reported record quarterly results, powered by robust demand for chips and flat-screen TVs.
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Best Buy vows UK success; Carphone ups profit view

Best Buy , the world's No.1 electricals retailer, will do whatever it takes to succeed in the UK, joint venture partner Carphone Warehouse said as it raised profit forecasts for the third time in six months.
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Best Buy sees UK success; Carphone ups profit view

Best Buy , the world's No.1 electricals retailer, will do whatever it takes to succeed in the UK, joint venture partner Carphone Warehouse said as it raised profit expectations for the third time in six months.
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Samsung Electronics shares hit record high

Shares in Samsung Electronics hit a record high on Friday fueled by foreign buying amid current strong memory chip momentum and a robust earnings outlook for the first half.
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Best Buy eyes May UK launch; Carphone demerger

U.S. electrical goods retailer Best Buy will open its first British store in May, it said on Monday, as partner Carphone Warehouse completed its demerger from telecoms arm TalkTalk .
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US gold finishes modestly higher with equities, oil

U.S. gold futures finished Thursday with moderate gains, bouncing from a 6-week low hit overnight, and ending a choppy session in which prices were batted around by gyrations in the euro, oil and U.S. equity prices as well as impact from gold options expirations. * For the latest detailed report, click on [GOL/].
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Best Buy sees strong year as tech shoppers return

Best Buy beat Wall Street's view for profit and sales in its holiday quarter and forecast stronger-than-expected earnings in the current year as demand for electronics resurged in an improving economy.

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