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Samsung Electronics’ fourth-quarter profit slumps on sluggish demand for gadgets
The world’s largest maker of smartphones projected a 35% year-over-year fall in fourth-quarter operating profit on Tuesday. Demand for consumer electronics is weak, crimped by high inflation.