Samsung Electronics expects continued chip boom after record second-quarter profit

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Thursday said it expected the memory chip boom to continue in the current quarter, after reporting a record operating profit for the three months through June. The world’s biggest maker of memory...

How Trump Could Oust Sessions if He Declines to Quit

By CHARLIE SAVAGE July 26, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions yet again on Wednesday, extending a campaign against Mr. Sessions with what has become near-daily insults and criticism, both in private and in public....

Asia markets to open after Fed decision to hold rates steady; corporate earnings awaited

Back in Asia, futures pointed to a slightly lower open for Japanese equities. Nikkei futures traded in Chicago were off 0.1 percent at 20,030 and Osaka futures were 0.15 percent lower compared to the benchmark index’s last close of 20,050.16. In Australia, SPI...