Samsung's stock price hits a new high but underperforms SK Hynix by 25%, with an 18-day strike countdown by the union, and chip profit-sharing talks falling apart.

Samsung shares rose 4.8% to a record high on April 23, 2024, but the company underperformed rival SK Hynix by more than 25 percentage points as a union threatened an 18-day strike starting May 21, according to Bloomberg. The union is demanding 15% of the chip division's operating profit, rejecting m