Samsung’s quarterly profit sinks to 8-year low amid global economic slowdown

Samsung Electronics Co’s quarterly profit sank to an eight-year low as the global economic slowdown has weakened memory chip prices and severely dented demand for electronic goods. The South Korean multinational conglomerate, which is the world’s largest memory chip, television and smartphone manufacturer,…

Sensex, Nifty rise as auto stocks gain on solid July sales data

Indian shares rose on Monday, helped by auto stocks as monthly data showed recovery in July sales after a second wave of COVID-19 cases had dented demand By 9:15 am, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index climbed 0.5% to 15,845 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.60% to 52,901.28. Both the indexes posted their third…