Samsung’s AI cash pile fuels special dividend hopes

Samsung Electronics’ swelling artificial intelligence memory profits and cash pile are fueling expectations of its first special dividend in six years, shifting investor attention to how much the tech giant could return under its next shareholder-return program. Park Soon-cheol, Samsung Electronics’ chief financial officer, confirmed during the company’s second-quarter earnings call on July 30 that the board and management were discussing the next program. “We are discussing specific implementat