For Qualcomm, China settlement may be just the beginning

By Noel Randewich and Matthew Miller SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Reuters) - The settlement of China's anti-trust probe into Qualcomm Inc is likely to intensify global scrutiny of the firm's highly profitable patent licensing business, and may even call into question its worldwide contracts with smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung. China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is moving to wrap up its 13-month investigation into the U.S. ...

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