Alibaba, Tencent, lead Hong Kong tech stocks higher after upbeat China online retail sales data

Shares of Chinese internet giants jumped in Hong Kong, after official data showed better-than-expected October retail sales in the world’s second-largest economy. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA, +0.7...

Antitrust battle over Apple’s app store goes to appeals court

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is heading into a courtroom faceoff against the company behind the popular Fortnite video game, reviving a high-stakes antitrust battle over whether the digital fortress shieldin...

Why Zelle moves twice as much money as Venmo and the Cash App combined

Zelle may not have its own clothing line or suggest emojis when you pay your friend, but the peer-to-peer payment service is moving serious money, and that seems to be raising eyebrows these days. Sen...

Elon Musk says Twitter will eventually be part of ‘X, the everything app’

Elon Musk has a new plan for Twitter Inc. after giving up a legal battle and agreeing to pay $44 billion for the company Tuesday. ““Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app”” ...

Unity Stock Tumbles After Board Rejects AppLovin’s $17.5 Billion Buyout Bid

Text size Unity Software doesn’t think AppLovin’s offer was in the best interests of its shareholders. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Videogaming company Unity Software  on Monday rejected Ap...

Unity Board Opposes AppLovin’s $17.5 Billion Buyout Offer

Updated Aug. 15, 2022 10:48 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Unity Software board has unanimously agreed that the $17.5 billion buyout offer from AppLovin isn’t in the best interests of shareholder...

Unity loses less than feared, trims outlook as Applovin makes $20 billion bid for software company

On the same day it received an offer to acquire the company for roughly $20 billion, Unity Software Inc. reported a loss that was less than feared and pulled back on its guidance for the year, and sha...

Alibaba, Bilibili, and China Tech Stocks Slide on Livestreaming Crackdown

Text size DiDi headquarters in Beijing. AFP via Getty Images Chinese technology stocks stumbled Tuesday in Hong Kong amid tighter regulations from Beijing on the country’s livestreaming sector, and on...

Weekend reads: Robinhood’s bad news — and a bit of good news

It’s been a year since Robinhood Markets Inc. HOOD, +9.65% briefly suspended “buy” orders for GameStop Corp. GME, +4.69%, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. AMC, +3.72% and other meme stocks. The brokera...