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Baidu Appoints Haijian He As New CFO As It Seeks To Accelerate AI Strategy Amid US Sanctions
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 3:27am | 605Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) has appointed Haijian He as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately What Happened: According to Reuters' report, Baidu, a major player in China’s tech industry, has named Haijian He as successor of Junjie He, who has been serving as the interim...
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Are Chinese Tech Stocks At A 'Serious Risk' Amid Escalating Trade War? 'Delisting Is Moving Up In The List Of Retaliatory Options,' Says Analyst
Friday, April 11, 2025 - 9:32am | 700China’s tech stocks are grappling with potential challenges that could have a more significant impact than President Donald Trump‘s tariffs. What Happened: The Hang Seng Tech Index, which has lost over $350 billion in market value since March, is now under the shadow of geopolitical...
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US-China Tech Race: Huawei's 5G New Chip Presents Challenge To Apple's Dominance
Friday, September 29, 2023 - 9:01am | 665Huawei Technologies Co. has thrown down the gauntlet in the world of smartphones with its Kirin 9000s processor, showcasing its capability to support lightning-fast 5G wireless speeds. Bloomberg reported Friday that the Mate 60 smartphone series, equipped with the Chinese-made Kirin chip, stormed...
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Ryan Cohen Takes Stake In Alibaba — Nudges Board To Boost Share Buybacks By Another $20B: WSJ
Monday, January 16, 2023 - 9:18pm | 424Activist investor Ryan Cohen has reportedly acquired a stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) worth hundreds of millions of dollars and is privately nudging the company to hasten its share-repurchase program. Cohen and others built...
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Alibaba Up 2%, Nio Down 4%: Hong Kong Stocks Mixed As Investors Brace For Fed Minutes, JOLTS Data
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 - 10:18pm | 704Hong Kong stocks opened mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Hang Seng gaining over 1%, as investors and traders braced for the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting. Market participants are also awaiting the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data from the U.S. Hong Kong...
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Alibaba, Nio Slip: Hang Seng Marks Weak Start To 2023 After Gloomy China Factory Activity Data
Monday, January 2, 2023 - 10:35pm | 719Hong Kong stocks opened mixed on the first trading day of 2023, with the benchmark Hang Seng losing 0.36% in morning trade. The market seems to be taking into account the fact that China's factory activity narrowed at a faster pace in December dragged by rising COVID-19 infections. Hong Kong...
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Alibaba, Nio Down Nearly 1%: Hang Seng Mirrors Wall Street Weakness Amid Red-Hot Japan Inflation
Thursday, December 22, 2022 - 10:35pm | 690Hong Kong stocks opened in the red on Friday, with the benchmark Hang Seng losing 0.39%, after U.S. markets witnessed a sell-off overnight as worries of a recession reduced hopes for a "Santa Claus" rally. Japan’s core consumer inflation hit a 40-year high, ...
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Alibaba, Nio Soar: Hang Seng Jumps Over 2% As Wall Street Cheers Upbeat Consumer Confidence Reading
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - 10:24pm | 710Hong Kong stocks soared in early morning trade on Thursday, with the benchmark Hang Seng rising over 2%, as investors and traders cheered U.S. consumer confidence data surging to an eight-month high in December following a drop in inflation and the labor market remaining strong. Twelve-month...
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Alibaba, Nio Rise: Hang Seng Rises On Wall Street Cues, City Chief John Lee Gears Up For Beijing Visit
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 10:37pm | 780Hong Kong shares opened in the green on Wednesday, with the benchmark Hang Seng trading 0.3% higher. The city’s Chief Executive John Lee is set to travel to Beijing from Dec. 21 to Dec. 24 as part of his annual visit to brief state leaders on Hong Kong’s economic, social and...
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Alibaba, Nio Drop Over 2%: Hang Seng Opens Weaker As Wall Street 'Santa Claus' Rally Remains Elusive
Monday, December 19, 2022 - 10:18pm | 700Hong Kong stocks opened in the red on Tuesday morning with the benchmark Hang Seng losing 0.93% in morning trade as mounting fears of a recession are overshadowing hopes of a "Santa Claus" rally, generally seen during the end of the year. EV peers fell with Nio and Xpeng...
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Alibaba Up 3%, Nio Down 2%: Hang Seng Opens Higher As China Economic Optimism Outweighs COVID-19 Surge
Sunday, December 18, 2022 - 10:24pm | 687Hong Kong stocks opened in the green on Monday, with the benchmark Hang Seng rising 0.5% in morning trade on the back of China’s top leaders commenting they will focus on boosting the economy next year. Alibaba shares rose over 2% in morning trade while Nio stock lost over 2%. Meituan shares...
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Alibaba, JD, Tech Peers Fall: Hang Seng Opens Lower On Weak Wall Street Cues As Recession Fears Grow
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 10:16pm | 729Hong Kong stocks opened weaker on Friday, with the benchmark Hang Seng losing 1% on overnight cues from Wall Street. Fears over recession gained momentum after U.S. November retail sales recorded their steepest drop in close to a year, suggesting consumers are reining in spending around the...
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Alibaba, Nio Fall Over 2%: Hang Seng Weakens After Fed Sees Rate Hikes Through Next Year
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 10:18pm | 725Hong Kong stocks witnessed a sell-off on Thursday despite the Federal Reserve’s 50 basis points rate hike being on anticipated lines as central bank officials projected rate increases through next year with no cuts until 2024. The benchmark Hang Seng traded over 2% lower. Alibaba, Nio,...
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Alibaba Up Nearly 2%, Nio Down 1%: What's Weighing On Hong Kong Stocks Today
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 10:21pm | 814Hong Kong stocks opened mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark Hang Seng gaining 0.9% in opening trade after softer-than-expected consumer price inflation in the U.S. took major Wall Street indices higher. EV shares traded in the red, with Nio and Li Auto losing over 1...
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Alibaba Falls, Nio Flat: Hang Seng Tiptoes Up As US Inflation Data, Fed Meet Keeps Investors On Sidelines
Monday, December 12, 2022 - 10:15pm | 756Hong Kong stocks opened mixed on Tuesday as investors and traders await the crucial U.S. consumer price inflation data set to be released on Tuesday followed by the outcome of the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. Hong Kong Stocks Today Stock Movement Alibaba Group Holding Ltd...