영어 뉴스 공부하기: Samsung profits fall to 8-year low on demand slump

* profit 영업이익 = operating profit

* fall to 떨어져서 그렇게 되었다

* fall sth : sth만큼 떨어졌다

* on : ~ 때문에, 덕분에 

* demand slump 수요 감소

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# Samsung Electronics' quarterly profit tumbled by two thirds to an eight year low in weaker than expected preliminary results on Friday, as a flagging global economy hammered memory chip prices and curbed
demand for electronic devices. It was Samsung's smallest quarterly profit since the third quarter of 2014.
The dismal estimate is a bellwether for global consumer demand.
Samsung's profits are expected to shrink again in the current quarter, analysts said, with a glut driving a further drop in memory chip prices.

 

* tumble 대폭하락

* tumble (by) sth 하락폭

* result 실적

* preliminary : 예비 => 잠정

coming before the main or most important part of something

a preliminary hearing/discussion/analysis/proposal/agreement

* flagging : flag - signal (깃발로써 뭔가 보여줌 / 알려줌) / being loose 힘없이 늘어진

* hammer 망치로 세게 때리다 => 피해를 입히다, 타격을 힘히다

* curb 말 고삐 => 제약 

* estimate : 추정(잠정발표)

* dismal 부정적, 회의적, 우울한

making you feel unhappy and without hope or enthusiasm

dismal living conditions

* bellwether = a sign 뭔가를 보여주는 것

something that is considered to be a sign of what is likely to happen

The performance of the banking sector is a good bellwether of the economy generally.

* shrink 줄어들다 

* glut : 초과공급 oversupply <-> being tight 공급부족

an available amount of something that is more than people want or need

glut of: 

a glut of cars on the market

When all the fruit ripens in September we get a glut.

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# The South Korean company the world's largest memory chip, smartphone and TV maker announced its October December operating profit likely fell 69% to 4.3 trillion won, or $3.37 billion, from 13.87 trillion
won a year earlier.
Rising global interest rates and the cost of living have not only dampened demand for smartphones and other devices but also for the semiconductors Samsung supplies to rivals such as Apple. The firm said in the statement the fall in demand was greater than expected.

 

* dampen : 축축하다 => 찬물을 끼얹다 (hit, damage, hammer)

dampen

 or 

dampen down

to make something such as a feeling or hope less strong

Not even defeat could dampen the enthusiasm of his supporters.

* statement : 발표문

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# Despite that, Samsung shares closed 1.4% higher on Friday.
One analyst said that was because investors hoped Samsung would have to reduce production, which would help the memory industry overall. Industry watchers also say the firm can use its deep pockets during this downturn to maintain its investment plans and expand market share.

 

* close = end, finish

* deep pockets : 돈이 많다