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Samsung’s profit at a 3-year high

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics said Thursday its first-quarter profit surged to the highest level in more than three years as its semiconductor division posted the highest income in the company’s history.

The South Korean company’s January-March earnings jumped 46 percent over a year earlier to 7.7 trillion won ($6.8 billion), compared with 5.3 trillion won a year earlier.

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