Samsung hits $1 trillion valuation as AI rally lifts shares over 10%

Close-up of logo for Samsung on research building in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Shares of Samsung Electronics surged more than 10% Wednesday, pushing the chip giant's market capitalization past the $1 trillion mark as investors continued to pile into artificial intelligence-linked stocks. Samsung became the second Asian company to cross the $1 trillion mark, after TSMC. …