South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its operating profits soared 277 percent on-year to $6.6 billion but missed expectations as it struggled to leverage demand for chips used in artificial intelligence servers. The world's largest memory chip maker posted an operating profit of 9.18 trillion won ($6.6 billion) "largely due to one-off costs".

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its operating profits soared 277 percent on-year to $6.6 billion but missed expectations as it struggled to leverage demand for chips used in artificial intelligence servers. The world's largest memory chip maker posted an operating profit of 9.18 trillion won ($6.6 billion) "largely due to one-off costs".

Samsung Electronics reported a 277% increase in operating profits to $6.6 billion, but still fell short of expectations due to challenges in leveraging AI chip demand and the strong Korean won. The semiconductor division saw a sharp 40% decline in profit.

Swiss banking giant UBS said Wednesday it earned a net profit of $1.4 billion in the third quarter, beating analyst expectations. Analysts polled by Swiss agency AWP expected profit of $758 million on revenue of $11.5 billion.

Swiss banking titan UBS on Wednesday posted a large profit beat, after completing its first wave of client migrations following its integration of collapsed domestic rival Credit Suisse.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. reported a third-quarter profit of $2.27 billion, down from $2.34 billion in the same quarter last year.

UBS posted better-than-expected quarterly numbers on Wednesday, after the Swiss bank benefited from a strong performance in the Americas and Asia and an ongoing cost-cutting programme.