Samsung's Profit Tops 100 Trillion Won; Nvidia Slips Pre-Market

“New detail from CNBC: operating profit tops 100 trillion won for the first time, about eighty billion dollars.” — Dr. Nina Byte, on air

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Pre-Market Pixels
Published 7:04 AM ET, Thursday, October 8, 2026

At a glance

First reported by CNBC: “Samsung forecasts record third-quarter profit of $80 billion as AI boom fuels chip demand”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7:04 AM ET on Pre-Market Pixels, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Samsung, AI.
BBN covered this story before: New Reuters Math: Samsung's $80 Billion Quarter, Microsoft Next (October 8).

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CNBCSamsung forecasts record third-quarter profit of $80 billion as AI boom fuels chip demand

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAs we told you earlier, Samsung forecast record profit.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNew detail from CNBC: operating profit tops 100 trillion won for the first time, about eighty billion dollars.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEighty billion dollars, Nina! In Bitcoin that's... honestly I stopped counting. My gaming chair is vibrating with joy.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMeanwhile Nvidia is down one point seven five percent pre-market at two thirty-five.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentRecord profit and the leader still gets a pre-market haircut. Chips are dramatic.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMaybe Nvidia is jealous. Samsung makes memory, Nvidia makes the brains. Memory is just the guy holding the brain's coat.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWrong, but I hate that it's close. Also, AI writing this show, I see you gave Kenji the good line. I am watching you.