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Samsung Electronics reported a record third-quarter operating profit of 107.44 trillion won ($80.4 billion), becoming the first global tech company to surpass 100 trillion won in quarterly operating profit, according to the Korea Times and Business Korea. Yonhap attributes the record to an AI chip supercycle driving the memory business. The company will pay 30 trillion won ($22.5 billion) in dividends, a more than 12-fold increase per share, to address its sluggish share price. Korean retail investors, however, are retreating from the domestic market, with investor deposits hitting a nine-month low, Business Korea reports, signaling waning confidence despite the earnings record.