Samsung Eyes Major Shareholder Payout as SK hynix Raises the Bar

Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. (Yonhap) Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are preparing shareholder-return programs of unprecedented scale, drawing renewed attention from investors as the semiconductor boom strengthens their cash generation. Combined shareholder returns by the two companies could reach as much as 300 trillion won (approximately $217.2 billion),…