Samsung Electronics shares surged 6.5% after a tentative wage deal averted a strike by nearly 48,000 workers that could have cost up to $2 billion per day.

SEOUL — Samsung Electronics and its labor union started talks on Monday in a last-ditch bid to avert the biggest strike in the tech giant's history, amid concerns that a walkout…

Samsung Electronics and its labor union are in crucial government-led talks. The aim is to resolve a dispute over pay and bonuses. A strike by 45,000 workers could disrupt global…

Samsung Electronics management and its labour union resumed negotiations on Wednesday ahead of a threatened 18-day strike by nearly 48,000 workers starting Thursday.

Samsung faces an 18-day strike after failed wage negotiations, threatening global semiconductor supply and the South Korean economy.

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