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Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 maker of computer memory chips and flat screen TVs, said net profit plummeted 72 percent in the first quarter as the global economic slump continued to suppress consumer demand.
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Samsung’s Internet TV is shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas,Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009.
