Samsung reports preliminary Q4 operating profit of ~$4.5B, vs. est. of ~$6.2B, and revenue of ~$51.7B, below est., due to hefty R&D and capacity expansion costs (Bloomberg)
Tencent's stock drops 6%+ after the US DoD added it to a blacklist of companies with alleged ties to China's military; it may face delisting or index removals (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Apple scraps plans to offer iPhone hardware subscription service
Bloomberg: Apple ‘investigating’ bringing cellular to the Mac for the first time