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Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it plans to invest 300 trillion Korean won ($228 billion) in a new semiconductor complex in South Korea.

U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday that the economy would no longer enter a technical recession in 2023, based on new forecasts from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.

When SVB failed last week, tech CEOs had a lot to worry about, most immediately how they would make payroll for March 15.

In China, as elsewhere, the pandemic has sparked a shift in tourist behaviors, namely a preference for outdoor destinations and domestic travel.

Career success isn't just about individual accomplishments, says Harvard professor and business expert Heidi K. Gardner. Based on 10 years of research, she says collaboration skills are the most rare and often overlooked. Here's how to get better at it.

Riyadh and Tehran agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other's countries following China-led negotiations in Beijing.

The IEA said Russia's estimated oil export revenues fell to $11.6 billion last month, down $2.7 billion from January when volumes were significantly higher.

On Jan. 1, bitcoin began trading at just over $16,500. On Wednesday, it was hovering around the $25,000 mark, thanks to a rally that began on Sunday.

The company plans to deliver 10 million fully electric vehicles by 2030.

European markets closed sharply lower Monday amid the fallout from the SVB crisis.

The firm, part of the big three rating services, said it was making the move in light of key bank failures.

The Federal Reserve will likely not raise interest rates at its March meeting as there is still a "boatload of uncertainty" said Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics. 

Ratings agency Moody's said Wednesday it maintained a "negative" outlook on China's banking sector due to a drawn out recovery from Covid controls.

Platinum prices are forecast to skyrocket in 2023 thanks to power cuts in South Africa, war in Ukraine and increased demand for hybrid cars.

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse is likely to be felt across the technology landscape globally over the coming years.

Any changes to its ultra-dovish monetary policy could be delayed by as much as a year, said Nomura Research Institute economist Takahide Kiuchi.

The data releases combine January and February figures — as is the Chinese statistics bureau's custom — to avoid distortions from the Lunar New Year.

Meta is laying off 10,000 more employees following a major round of job cuts in November.

Cathay Pacific hopes to be profitable again in 2023, but returning to its pre-pandemic capacity is going to be a challenge, its CEO told CNBC.