China’s Baidu Plans a ChatGPT Rival. The Internet Giant’s Stock Could Reap the Returns.

Talk about buying the rumor. Baidu China’s leading internet search provider, let it be known on Jan. 30 that it will launch a so-called chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, akin to the ChatGPT ...

Alibaba and Other Chinese Stocks Are Soaring as Clampdown Eases

Chinese stocks are soaring this month with Hong Kong-listed shares in e-commerce giant Alibaba up 31% amid signs China’s regulatory crackdown is thawing and strict Covid-19 controls are being relaxed....

Alibaba, JD, Baidu, and NIO Sink as China Tech Stocks Follow U.S. Selloff

Chinese technology stocks fell on Friday driving the Hang Seng Index to new lows. They seemed to be following U.S. investors who have fled from the sector after a string of disappointing earnings repo...

Hong Kong Shares Hit 11-Year Low. Alibaba and Tencent Lead Decline.

Text size Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell more than 3% on the week to reach its lowest level since October 2011. Bloomberg Hong Kong stocks ended a bleak week down more than 1% Friday, pushing ...

Alibaba, JD.com Rising on Report of Resolution to SEC Delisting Issue

Text size Alibaba stock rose more than 8% following the report. AFP/Getty Images Stock in Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings took off on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that security r...

China Stocks Are No Longer a Sure Thing. Where to Invest Now.

For decades, China has been synonymous with fast growth. Multinational companies invested billions in supply chains and production hubs, and catered to the millions of Chinese who climbed out of pover...

Alibaba, JD.com, and Bilibili Fall on Report Tencent to Sell Meituan Stake

Text size Tencent holds a 17% stake in food delivery company Meituan. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba,   JD.com and some of China’s biggest companies saw billions wiped off their value Tuesday...

Alibaba Plans to Move Its Stock to Hong Kong. Others Will Follow.

Text size Alibaba says it has filed to change its primary stock listing to Hong Kong rather than the U.S. AFP via Getty Images Alibaba Group Holding on Tuesday said it has filed to change its primary ...

Tech Stocks Worth Buying as Earnings Kick Off

There are lots of good reasons not to buy tech stocks right now. And, amid a difficult economic environment, the coming earnings season is likely to signal more trouble. But as experienced investors k...

Alibaba Stock Rises on Report About Ant’s Holding Company Bid

Text size A Reuters report says that China has accepted the application of Ant Group, which is an affiliate of Alibaba, to form a financial holding company. Here: Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangz...

Alibaba Stock Headed for Highest Close Since February. Thank Videogames.

Text size Alibaba and other Chinese tech stocks have been beaten down amid regulatory pressures. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba and other Chinese tech stocks roared higher on Wednesday as a w...

Alibaba Leads Chinese Tech Stocks Into Another Slump. Why More Pain Could Come.

Text size Alibaba stock is down almost 30% this year. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Chinese tech stocks can’t catch a break. Overseas markets have followed Wall Street lower on Thursday after the ug...

J.P. Morgan Says Buy Tencent and Alibaba. Why They’re Now Positive on Chinese Tech Stocks.

Text size Regulatory change had come sooner than the analysts had anticipated. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group saw their stock jump Tuesday after catching an upgrade...

China’s Big Tech Firms Are Axing Thousands of Workers

BEIJING—China’s biggest tech companies are conducting large-scale layoffs this year as they deal with an economic slowdown and Beijing’s regulatory pressure. Tencent Holdings Ltd. TCEHY -7.14% , opera...

China Gives Alibaba, Other Stocks a Lifeline. Can It Last?

Text size China said it would roll out market-friendly policies to help boost the stock market. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images With a handful of vague comments about rolling out market-friendly poli...

Alibaba Stock Is Really Hurting. Why It Might Not Bounce Back Any Time Soon.

Text size Shares of Alibaba have notched massive declines. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Investors in Alibaba are used to pain. But the stock is really hurting this time, with it on track for a 27% ...

Tencent Stock Sinks on Report of Record Money-Laundering Fine

Text size Tencent headquarters in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, in Guangdong province. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images Tencent Holdings dropped almost 10% after The Wall Street Journal report...

Baidu Stock Jumps Even as Earnings Miss Estimates. Here’s What to Like.

Text size Like its peers in the Chinese tech sector, Baidu faces macroeconomic headwinds. Liu Jin/AFP via Getty Images A growing cloud computing and artificial intelligence business at Baidu helped th...

Stock Market Today: Overseas Stocks Fall as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Simmer

Text size Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden have agreed in principle to a summit in Europe. AFP via Getty Images Global stocks fell on Monday as tensions remained high over the Russian military buildup on ...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Snaps Up Sea Stock After Reports India Bans Game

Text size Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of ARK Investment Management LLC Alex Flynn/Bloomberg Sea Ltd. shares were rebounding Tuesday, after plunging on Monday foll...

Cryptos Could Be a ‘Speculative Mania,’ Economist Eswar Prasad Says

Discussions with central bankers at a conference a couple of years ago prompted economist Eswar Prasad to start writing what he anticipated would be a slim volume on how digital currencies could affec...

Beaten-Down Emerging Market Tech Stocks That Look Like Bargains

Emerging market tech stocks have taken a beating. MercadoLibre might be worth a look for investors looking to buy the dip. Dreamstime Text size If you’re inclined to buy the dip in U.S. tech shares, y...