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Baidu posts 3% drop in third-quarter revenues, beating market expectations
Key Points Chinese tech company Baidu on Thursday reported better-than-expected revenue and profit for the third quarter. Baidu noted a 12% surge in its non-online marketing revenue to the equivalent of $1.1 billion, mainly driven by its artificial intelligence cloud business. Source
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Alibaba shares rise 3% in premarket after Chinese tech giant posts 58% jump in profit
Alibaba Offices In Beijing Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba on Friday beat profit expectations in its September quarter, citing an acceleration in growth in its cloud business unit. Net income came in 43.9 billion Chinese yuan ($6.07 billion), compared with a LSEG outlook of 25.83 billion yuan. Revenue reached 236.5 […]
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‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry reshuffles portfolio, adds hedges on China holdings
Michael Burry, best known for calling the subprime mortgage crisis, made a slew of changes in his portfolio last quarter, including what appears to be a hedge on his sizable bet on Chinese internet stocks. Burry, who now manages hedge fund Scion Asset Management, boosted his stakes in a few Chinese internet companies’ ADRs, according to […]
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Alibaba and more: Fund manager gets bullish on 3 China tech stocks — expecting one to double
Shares of e-commerce giants in China look attractive as Beijing attempts to stimulate domestic consumption, according to investor Jason Hsu. Hsu, founder and chairman of Rayliant Global Advisors, told CNBC’s Pro Talks that Alibaba , JD.com , and Pinduoduo are among his top picks. He also revealed a more cautious stance toward Baidu over company […]
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Chinese smartphone companies tout AI features ahead of Apple Intelligence launch
Key Points Honor, a spinoff from Huawei that focuses on higher-end devices, revealed Wednesday the latest version of its Android-based Magic operating system would focus on AI as an assistant. Telecommunications giant Huawei on Tuesday launched an upgrade to its HarmonyOS system that uses in-house AI to allow users to translate text, take notes and […]
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Hyper-local vs. hyper-focused: Two China ETFs go on different paths
Two exchange-traded funds are looking for profits in China with two different strategies. While the Rayliant Quantamental China Equity ETF dives into specific regions, the newly launched Roundhill China Dragons ETF buys the country’s biggest stocks. “[It’s] focused just on nine companies, and these companies are the companies that we identified as having similar characteristics […]
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Baidu’s robotaxi unit is exploring expansion into global markets in the ‘near future’
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu‘s robotaxi unit, Apollo Go, is in talks with several firms to expand into overseas markets in the “near future,” according to a source familiar with the matter. No details […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Humana, Nike, JD.com and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Humana – Shares plunged more than 22% after the healthcare company announced dire preliminary Medicare Advantage data for 2025. The company said in an 8-K filing that 25% of its members are currently enrolled in plans rated 4 stars and above for next year, which is […]
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Alibaba, Tencent rally as Beijing stimulus plans push China’s tech stocks to 13-month high
The Alibaba office building is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Aug 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese tech stocks, including beaten-down names like Alibaba, rallied this week, hitting highs not seen in more than a year after China’s central bank announced measures to stimulate the world’s second-largest economy. The Hang […]
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