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Samsung to invest $356 billion over five years in strategic sectors

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SEOUL, May 24 (Reuters) – Samsung Group will invest 450 trillion won ($356 billion) in the next five years to accelerate growth in semiconductors, biopharmaceutical and other next-generation technologies, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said. South Korea’s top conglomerate said on Tuesday the investments through 2026 are expected to help Samsung drive......
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Wall Street ends mixed, Tesla falls

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A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Ross Stores plunges after cutting 2022 forecast May 20 (Reuters) – Wall Street ended mixed on......
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Computer chip giant ASML places big bets on a tiny future

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VELDHOVEN, Netherlands, May 20 (Reuters) – ASML (ASML.AS), a semiconductor industry and stock market giant, has to think smaller. Or maybe bigger. It is building machines the size of double-decker buses, weighing over 200 tonnes, in its quest to produce beams of focused light that create the microscopic circuitry on......
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Biden arrives in S.Korea with first stop at Samsung

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OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea, May 20 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first stop on his first trip to Asia as president, where his attempts to counter China’s influence and build economic ties are likely to be overshadowed by North Korean threats. Biden......
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Tesla cut from S&P 500 ESG Index, and Elon Musk tweets his fury

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May 18 (Reuters) – An S&P Dow Jones Indices executive told Reuters on Wednesday it has removed electric carmaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) from the widely followed S&P 500 ESG Index (.SPXESUP)because of issues including claims of racial discrimination and crashes linked to its autopilot vehicles, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk......
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U.S. Treasury’s Yellen presses Poland on global minimum tax

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress,” in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.,U.S., May 10, 2022. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WARSAW,......
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Kicking the China habit: South Korea hunts tungsten treasure

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S.Korean tungsten mine gets $100 million makeover Dozens of new mineral projects launched globally Green, digital booms fuel demand for rare minerals China is pre-eminent in critical minerals supply GRAPHIC-S.Korea’s reliance on China: SANGDONG, South Korea, May 9 (Reuters) – Blue tungsten winking from the walls of abandoned mine shafts,......
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Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over mobile payments technology

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An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar//File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRUSSELS, May 2 (Reuters) – Apple faces a possible hefty fine and may......
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China COVID hard line eats into everything from Teslas to tacos

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SHANGHAI, May 2 (Reuters) – When Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Shanghai plant and other auto factories were shut over the last two months by emergency measures to control China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak, the burning question was how quickly they could restart to meet surging demand. But with the Shanghai lockdown grinding into......
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Berkshire bought $51 billion in stock as Buffett combats supply chain

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OMAHA, Neb., April 30 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) dove into equity markets in the first quarter, spending more than $51 billion on stocks including a much larger stake in Chevron Corp (CVX.N). Berkshire, which Buffett has run since 1965, also said on Saturday quarterly operating profit......
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Buffett’s Berkshire says operating profit nearly unchanged

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Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register OMAHA, Neb., April 30 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N)......
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire all-day meeting to kick off in Omaha

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OMAHA, Neb., April 30 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) holds its hotly-anticipated annual shareholder meeting in person on Saturday for the first time since before the pandemic, where shareholders will have the chance to quiz the so-called ‘Oracle of Omaha’ on everything from corporate governance, potential new......
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Wall Street drops as investors dump Amazon following report

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Amazon tumbles after results and outlook fall short Apple slips after flagging supply problems Monthly inflation surged by......
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Amazon results and outlook fall short as warehouse, fuel costs soar

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April 28 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) delivered a disappointing quarter and outlook on Thursday as the e-commerce giant was swamped by higher costs to run its warehouses and deliver packages to customers. Shares fell 9% in after-hours trade. After a long-running surge in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon......
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Apple sees growing supply problems, says demand in China affected

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OAKLAND, Calif., April 28 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O)executives on Thursday gave a disappointing forecast, citing rising supply constraints, problems with demand in China and deceleration in services, which the company sees as its growth engine. Shares were down 4.4% after the comments were made on a conference call, outweighing......
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Samsung Elec sees component shortages persisting in H2, solid server chip demand

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Reports record quarterly server chip sales in Q1 Smartphone market to continue to grow in H2 To increase portion of cutting-edge chip products SEOUL, April 28 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Thursday it expects firm data centre demand for high-margin memory chips to continue in the......
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Exxon declares force majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 operations

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The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said on April 26, 2016, it had cut Exxon Mobil Corp’s corporate credit rating to “AA+” from “AAA,” citing......
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Your phone number on Google? Search giant now takes removal demands

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OAKLAND, Calif., April 27 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has begun entertaining people’s requests to remove search results containing their home addresses, phone numbers and email accounts, the latest shift in its stance between personal privacy and access to information. The world’s most used internet search tool said on......
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Alphabet misses sales estimates; shares sink

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April 26 (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday reported first-quarter revenue below expectations as ad sales amid supply-chain and inflation concerns and the war in Ukraine failed to make up for slower-than-anticipated growth in other units. The world’s largest provider of search and video ads said first-quarter......
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Economic fears hit global equities, commods; Twitter lifts Wall St

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WASHINGTON/LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – European stocks slid to a one-month low and commodity prices dropped on Monday on renewed concerns about rising interest rates and China’s sputtering economy, while Wall Street shares rose, reversing losses after Twitter agreed to be bought by billionaire Elon Musk. Fears over China’s COVID-19......
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