Corporate earnings outlook slightly upgraded on Samsung, tech firms
Mar 19, 2015
South Korea's listed firms are expected to show improved earnings in the first quarter of 2015 from a year earlier, helped by the steady performance of tech firms, including Samsung Electronics Co., data showed Thursday.The combined operating profit estimate for 170 listed companies was raised by 0.2 percent to 28.47 trillion won ($25.6 billion) for the first quarter as of Wednesday from a month earlier, according to the data by financial information provider FnGuide."Some companies are expected