Samsung moves up the release date for its next smartphones to beat Apple.
Brian Blair, managing director at Rosenblatt Securities, says Apple is one of the highest-quality names in the U.S. technology space, adding that he has a price target of $140 for the stock.
Samsung indicates weaker-than-expected Q2 earnings.
Brad Gastwirth, CEO of ABR Investment Strategy, outlines his concerns about Samsung's smartphone business.
Bob O'Donnell, founder & chief analyst at Technalysis Research, attributes the weaker-than-expected sales to factors such as a slowdown in the smartphone market.
Samsung Electronics expects its operating profit at 6.9 trillion won during the second quarter, below Reuters' forecasts of 7.2 trillion won.
Michael Na, Korea strategist for Nomura, says the merger ratio of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries seems "a bit disadvantageous" for the former's minority shareholders.
Mark Newman, senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, discusses U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott's campaign to block a proposed merger between two subsidiaries of Samsung Group.
Elliott Associates is engaged in a dispute with South Korea's Samsung C&T over the construction firm's planned merger with Cheil Industries.