SEOUL: Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a second-quarter drop in operating profit that missed analyst estimates after sales of its newest flagship smartphone failed to meet expectations.

The earnings forecast came as a South Korean court ruled in Samsung’s favor against a US hedge fund’s efforts to block the proposed merger of two major affiliates

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