Overtaking Apple as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers.
Mark Newman, Senior Analyst for Global Memory and Consumer Electronics, Sanford C. Bernstein shares his expectations for Samsung's Q2 earnings. He adds that sales of Samsung's Galaxy smart phones will likely drive earnings this quarter.
CNBC's Jon Fortt shows off Samsung's new Galaxy S III, which is set to launch tomorrow, and discussing whether the new device is a serious threat to iPhone, with Chris Cihra, Evercore Partners analyst.
Melissa Chau, Research Manager, Client Devices, IDC says that Samsung and Apple are pretty well matched at the high-end of the smartphone market, but Samsung is winning at the low-end with a bigger user-base.
Nam Hyung Kim, Managing Director, Arete Research thinks the biggest challenges Samsung Electronics faces are internal. He sees great momentum for the company going forward and gives his price target for its stock.
Marc Einstein, Industry Manager, Frost & Sullivan thinks that the 4G rollout in Asia will benefit Samsung in the long term even though he is still bullish on Apple.
Daniel Kim, Analyst, Macquarie Equities Research, discusses his take on Samsung's record earnings. He adds that more than half of the company's profits came from the handset division.
Ben Collett, Head of Japanese Equities, Louis Capital Markets, says U.S. GDP numbers will disappoint. He adds that the data coming out of the U.S. and Japan are "backward looking."
Discussing extreme deflations in the the television market, with Molly Wood, Cnet.com executive editor. "I think manufacturers have a pretty good opportunity now if they can make some content deals," she says.