Samsung Electronics beats first-quarter estimates, braces for bigger blow from coronavirus
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit likely managed to rise slightly from a slump a year earlier, as solid chip sales helped cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic on smartphones and TVs. The global leader in semiconductors is benefiting from higher demand for chips from laptop makers and data centres amid the coronavirus-driven shift to working from home.But at the same time the South Korean tech giant is also expecting a..