Samsung Posts Record Profit but Investors Question Sustainability of AI Spending
THE SO WHAT
Record profits from AI-driven demand are colliding with investor skepticism about how long hyperscaler capex can run at this pace. If you’re planning multi-year bets on memory, accelerators, or AI infra, build scenarios where spend growth normalizes sharply — and stress-test your payback periods against that curve.
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