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China Fines Ride-Hailing Giant Didi $1.2 Billion, Citing Cybersecurity Breaches
SINGAPORE—Chinese authorities fined ride-hailing company Didi Global the equivalent of about $1.2 billion, bringing an end to a yearlong investigation into the company’s cybersecurity practices. The f...
All Jobs Businesses Cut in Pandemic Are Back, but Not Where They Were Lost
Private-sector payrolls exceeded prepandemic levels in June, taking just over two years to close a 21 million job gap that was created in the spring of 2020 and reshaping the labor market in the proce...
PayPal stock slips after downgrade: ‘Hard to ignore e-commerce woes’
PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL shares have a “supportive” valuation after a recent slide, but the company may still face challenges stemming from pressure on the e-commerce industry, according to an analys...
Alibaba Stock Is Rising Again. Why Chinese Tech Could Keep Outperforming.
Text size Alibaba stock had a tough run in 2021. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba lost almost half of its market value last year while the S&P 500 gained more than 25%, disappointing inves...
The Most Valuable Business on Earth Could Be Hiding Inside Amazon
Text size Amazon has created what is arguably one of the world’s best growth businesses. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images Amazon Web Services just might be the most valuable business on Earth....
3 trends to watch as retailers prep for back-to-school, holiday shopping
Pedestrians view the holiday windows at a store in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images Summer vacation season is just getting started, but retailers a...
Intel wins latest race in chip uses for the cloud, says KeyBanc Capital Markets
Chip giant Intel Corp. is leading growth in cloud technology, according to new research from KeyBanc Capital Markets. Intel Corp. INTC, +3.21% is the winner in KeyBanc’s latest monthly data tracking s...
Ontario Tech Firm Plans Car Use Reduction By Gifting $3,500 E-Bikes To 54 Staffers
Tern HSD e-cargo bike. Mobility Holdings Inc Fifty staff of London, Ontario, digital agency Northern Commerce will be presented with $3,500 e-bikes at a presentation on Sunday, June 26. Only one of th...
Tesla stock has ‘gone on sale,’ according to one analyst. Here’s what investors should do
Tesla Inc. stock is caught up in the tech selloff as well as some company and industry headwinds, but that doesn’t mean investors should shy away from the “highly attractive entry point” the pullback ...
Chinese Education Tycoon Regains Billionaire Status By Pivoting To Livestreamed Sales
Yu Minhong, founder and chairman of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (Photo by Visual … [+] China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images) Visual China Group...
Celebrities And Shoes; A Connection That Is Birthing Millionaires And Creating A Massive Industry
WASHINGTON – 1985: Detail of the “Air Jordan” Nike shoes worn by Chicago Bulls’ center Michael … [+] Jordan #23 during a game against the Washington Bullets at Capital Ce...
Amazon Stock Split: What the Charts Say Ahead of 20-for-1 Split
Shares of Amazon (AMZN) – Get Amazon.com, Inc. Report have spent most of the year down in the dumps, as it suffered a peak-to-trough decline of 46%. That, however, has not been the case lately....
Amazon’s Earnings Outlook Could Be Better Than Feared, Analyst Says
Text size Amazon workers pull a cart of packages for delivery in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Amazon . com will report second-quarter earnings two weeks from now, and the Street is ...