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These Stocks Moved the Most Today: Deere, Foot Locker, Morgan Stanley, Catalent, Applied Materials, and More
Deere's fiscal second-quarter earnings and sales beat Wall Street estimates, while Foot Locker slashed its fiscal-year outlook, sending the stock sharply lower. Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said he'll be stepping down within the next 12 months.
Alibaba reports 2 per cent revenue growth for fourth quarter, board approves separate listings for Cloud, Cainiao units
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding reported a 2 per cent increase in revenue for its fourth quarter, while also approving a full spin-off of its Cloud Intelligence Group, as well as external financing for multiple business units, in its first earnings report since the company announced a major restructuring earlier this year. The cloud business, one of the company's most important growth engines, will be listed in 12 months, said Alibaba Group chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang Yong. In t
DeSantis Vs. Disney, Alibaba Spinoffs Cloud Business, Apple Bans Internal ChatGPT Use: Today's Top Stories
Bloomberg Alibaba's Cloud Business Spinoff - What's Going On With Alibaba Stock Friday Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE: BABA) move to fully spin out a potentially transformative $12 billion cloud business has fueled speculation of it succumbing to market or political realities. Analysts value the cloud business at upwards of $30 billion, a prime beneficiary of a post-ChatGPT frenzy mirroring the success of Amazon.Com Inc's (NASDAQ: AMZN) cloud unit Amazon Web Services. Alibaba splurged ten
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) Stock Forecasts
Find the latest Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) stock forecast based on top analyst's estimates, plus more investing and trading data from Yahoo Finance
Alibaba Makes Another Step Towards Unlocking Value - Walmart (NYSE:WMT)
On May 18th, following Walmart (NYSE: WMT) who topped estimates due to resilient customers, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) showed it has made significant progress on the profitability front, despite quarterly revenue missing expectations.
China’s Tech Giants Signal the First Steps in a Bumpy Recovery
The economy is open again, helping Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent claw back in the first quarter from a miserable 2022, though they are likely to face continuing skepticism from investors.
1 in 5 Young Chinese Is Jobless, and Millions More Are About to Graduate
The youth unemployment rate, which spiked during the pandemic, reached a record high this week, showing the perils of China’s uneven economic recovery.
Alibaba's Cloud Business Spinoff - What's Going On With Alibaba Stock Friday - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA)
Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE: BABA) move to fully spin out&nbs
US Home Prices Fall By Most In 11 Years - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Americans are NOT paying off their credit card debt. Over 36% of U.S. adults owe more money in credit card debt than they have saved. And some are turning to credit cards to pay their mortgages. I don’t need a PhD in economics to know this doesn’t end well.
Long-time Jack Ma associates take top seats in units being freed up by Alibaba
Board directors have been named for each of the six units being given greater independence, with a number of Alibaba’s founders taking top seats.
JD's Boardroom Shuffle Ignites Talk Of Founder's Return - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), JD.com (NASDAQ:JD)
Key Takeaways: The founder of JD.com, Richard Liu, stepped down as CEO last April. His successor, Xu Lei, has said that the boss never really left, suggesting the CEO title conferred limited power JD.com’s first-quarter adjusted net profit rose 88% to 7.59 billion yuan, and some analysts are upbeat about the outlook
Alibaba Options Traders Bet On Stock Surging This Much By September Expiration - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA)
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) shares dropped on Thursday following the release of fourth-quarter financial results.
Russian PM to visit Beijing as China renews criticism of Western arms sales to Ukraine
China says Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Beijing next week for talks, marking the latest exchange in a relationship in which Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on China for economic and diplomatic support. Meanwhile, one of Beijing's top diplomats at the U.N. again criticized Western arms sales to Ukraine, saying it would only lead to escalation, more civilian casualties and displacement, and make it harder to obtain a ceasefire and start peace negotiations. China says it is neutral in the 15-month-old conflict, but has refused to criticize the invasion and blamed the West for provoking Moscow.
B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Alibaba Group Holding, Lowers Price Target to $132 - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA)
B of A Securities analyst Eddie Leung maintains Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $144 to $132.
Beijing unveils ‘battle plan’ to supercharge tech hub, lure foreign talent
Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Centre, to be overseen by China’s president, is set to be completed by 2025.
Alibaba spins off cloud unit, plans Cainiao, Hema IPOs · TechNode
The move follows the Chinese tech giant's announcement in late March that it was splitting the company into six standalone units.
HSBC Maintains Buy on Alibaba Group Holding, Lowers Price Target to $140 - Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA)
HSBC analyst Carson Lo maintains Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $143 to $140.
Talk like a Chinese shopper on Singles Day
November 11 — a.k.a., Singles Day — is China’s annual consumer holiday, when billions of dollars gets spent on everything from everyday items to luxury goods.
Overseas gaming a rare bright spot in Tencent’s weak Q3 report
Tencent has its slowest revenue growth in 17 years, but overseas gaming may be a lifeboat. This story is from the The China Project A.M. newsletter — sign up for free here.
What just happened with Evergrande?
Evergrande seems to avoid default, though some outlets claim otherwise.
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Xi Jinping’s greatest hits, so far
Bloomberg, a news service owned by a New York billionaire, ranks Xi Jinping, chairman of everything.
Chinese grad student in Chicago killed in shooting
According to the University of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department (CPD), a 24-year-old graduate Chinese student Shaoxiong Zheng from Chengdu was shot and killed in what seems to have been a robbery on Tuesday afternoon.
China brings little to the table at COP26
At the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, climate activists have been disappointed with China’s unchanged long-term carbon reduction pledges and Beijing’s decision to boost coal production to cope with an immediate energy crisis. However, some analysts see increased momentum to transition China’s energy mix away from coal in the medium-term.
Luo Jialing, a.k.a. Liza Hardoon, and the height of global Shanghai
Shanghai is unlike any other Chinese city, with strands of Japan, Britain, America, and a dozen other places woven into its fabric. This Week in China’s History looks back to a moment when Shanghai was quintessentially global: the funeral of Luo Jialing.
‘We will not stop’: Students of Nanjing University protest school’s handling of sexual harassment case
At one of China’s leading universities, students are finding ways to protest inaction against sexual harassment despite the authorities trying to shut them down.
Chinese fans leave behind government’s video game bashing to celebrate esports team’s world title
Coming just months after the Chinese government made strict new rules limiting under 18s from playing computer games more than three hours a week, a Chinese esports team won the League of Legends World Championship. Fans celebrated in the streets and even state-owned media offered congratulations.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 9, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Evergrande enters another payment grace period as Fed warns of China real estate risk
China’s highly indebted property developer Evergrande continues to hop from one grace period to another on payments for various bonds, narrowly avoiding default. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve has raised concerns about risks from “highly indebted corporations, especially in the real estate sector” in China.
Er Housheng, who had his eyes gouged out, dies at 58
No matter how wonderful socialist spiritual civilization was or is, the hunger for songs about hunger and heartache is universal. Enter Er Housheng, who connected with audiences by singing about suffering — most notably his own.
Fast-fashion seller Shein wants to dominate more than clothes
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After crackdowns, Beijing to issue licenses to resume after-school tutoring
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Editor’s note for Monday, November 8, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: The China Project’s crowdfunding campaign; Chinese activists’ mobile health codes are showing red alerts, according to Hong Kong’s Stand News; recommendation for the Slow Chinese newsletter.
China prepares to write Xi Jinping into history
The sixth plenum, a top Communist Party leadership meeting that started in Beijing today, is expected to approve a resolution that codifies General Secretary Xi Jinping’s image as an indispensable figure in Chinese history and governance, and set the stage for his “third term” that would begin at the 2022 Party Congress.
Chinese sportswear brands: the vanguard of the “domestic turn”
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Top Chinese executives offload shares before crunchtime
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Zhang Weili falls in split decision at UFC 268
Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili 2 went very differently than the first fight, when Namajunas surprised Zhang with an early knockout.
A historic plenum — and what it means for U.S.-China relations
Each Central Committee of China’s Communist Party holds seven plenary sessions over its five-year term, with the sixth plenum of any given Central Committee usually focusing on ideology and party-building. The meeting this year will be no different, but is notable for a resolution on Party history.
