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Here's Why Alibaba, Tencent Look To Tighten NFT Norms

Citizens have to register with their real name to purchase NFTs and can only via Chinese Yuan. Chinese internet giants Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) tightened specific rules on their respective NFT marketplaces to avoid further regulatory repercussions, CoinGape reports. Alibaba’s platform Jingtan looked to report users using bots or…

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Tencent Clocks 8% Revenue Growth In Q4; Looks To Focus On Core Businesses

Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) reported fourth-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 8% year-on-year to 144.2 billion yuan ($22.6 billion). Revenues from VAS increased by 7% Y/Y to 71.9 billion yuan, and Online Advertising decreased by 13% Y/Y to 21.5 billion yuan. Revenues from FinTech and Business Services increased by 25% Y/Y to 48 billion…

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Here's How Alibaba's Buyback Boost Could Win Back Investors In China's Internet Sector

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) share buyback boost&

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Here's Why Alibaba's Stock Didn't Get a Boost Despite Big Share Buyback: Bloomberg

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) shares traded 60% below the 2021 peak despite a $9 billion share buyback boost, Bloomberg reports. The boost marked the third increase since China's domestic tech crackdown started in late 2020. After the buyback announcement, Alibaba's shares jumped up to 9.8% to HK$108.80 in Hong Kong, trailing the February…

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China Orders Temporary Suspension Of Microsoft Search Engine Auto Suggest: Reuters

Chinese regulator ordered Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) search engine Bing to suspend its auto-suggest feature for a week for undisclosed reasons, Reuters reports. It marks Bing's second regulatory suspension since December. "Bing is a global search platform and remains committed to respecting the rule of law and users' right to access information," Bing said. Recently…

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Tencent Caught In Regulatory Turmoil Like Jack Ma's Ant Group

China looks to require Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) to include WeChat Pay in a newly created financial holding company, Bloomberg reports. The overhaul may mandate a new license for the universal mobile payments service subjecting it to intense regulatory scrutiny jeopardizing the one-stop-shop appeal reviving investor angst. Tencent needs to fold its banking, securities, insurance,…

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Here's Why Alibaba, Nio And Baidu Shares Are Moving

Shares of Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA), Nio Inc - ADR (NYSE: NIO) and Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:

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Why Alibaba, Nio And Other Chinese Stocks Are Surging

Shares of Chinese companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) and NIO Inc (NYSE: NIO), are trading higher Wednesday following a Chinese state media report indicating China's financial s

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Read Why Bilibili Shares Are Soaring In Premarket

Bilibili Inc's (NASDAQ:BILI) board approved the company to pursue the voluntary conversion to dual-primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Bilibili would continue to trade on both the HKSE and Nasdaq. Recently, JPMorgan analyst Alex Yao downgraded Bilibili to Underweight from Overweight with a $15 price target (20.5% downside). JPMorgan downgraded the Chinese tech sector, including Alibaba Group Holding…

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Alibaba Looks To Slash Workforce By 30% After Its MMC Division Decides To Lay off 20% Employees

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) and Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) employees saw a job cut of 30%, the Print reports as per speculation on Weibo Corp (NASDAQ:WB). Internal speculation among employees was that Alibaba looked to lay off 30% of its employees while Tencent between 10% - 30% of its employees. Tencent started layoffs within small business…

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SoftBank Founder Boosts Collateral To 33% Of Stock As Stock Prices Sink

SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) founder Masayoshi Son has raised the collateral stock to financial institutions as its shares plunged over 2021, Bloomberg reports. Son boosted the stock pledged as collateral to ~33% of his stake or 153.3 million shares in SoftBank as its shares sank 60% from their peak last year.…

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Alibaba Marks Cloud Computer Debut Outside China In Singapore; Claims It Will Cut IT Spend By ~50%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (NYSE:BABA) Alibaba Cloud launched its cloud computer in Singapore, eliminating the need for powerful desktop hardware to perform compute-intensive tasks, ComputerWeekly.com reports. Dubbed Wuying, the palm-sized machine weighed only 60g and depended on Alibaba's Elastic Desktop Service (EDS) to do the heavy lifting. The launch marked the debut…

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Alibaba Affiliate Ant Financial Divests Entire Stake In 36KR Holdings

Jack Ma's Ant Group Co divested its entire stake in the tech news firm 36KR Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:KRKR), Bloomberg reports. The Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) affiliate looked to comply with Chinese regulators by the move. Ant held an 18% stake in 36KR as of early 2021. Also Read: DiDi Had To Postpone Its IPO After Jack…

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JPMorgan Downgrades Alibaba and Other China Tech Stocks Following Selloff; Calls It "Uninvestable" For Next 6-12 Months

JPMorgan analyst Alex Yao double downgraded Alibaba Group Holding Ltd(NYSE: BABA) to Underweight

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Alibaba Looks To Trim Work Force By Up To 20%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) and Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC: TCEHY) are looking to mass layoffs,

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Why Alibaba, Nio And Baidu Shares Are Falling

Shares of multiple Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA), Nio Inc - ADR Class A (NYSE: NIO) and Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:

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Alibaba's NFT Marketplace Suspends Users Over 'Massage Gun' Purchases

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd – ADR’s (NYSE: BABA) non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Jingtan has suspended 680 user accounts for using massage guns and computer software to spam purchases on the platform.

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Here's Why Jack Ma Led Alibaba Affiliate's IPO Got Postponed Indefinitely

Jack Ma's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) affiliated fintech Ant Group's Hong Kong listing got postponed indefinitely as the bankers remained concerned over China's continued crackdown on the domestic tech sector, the Infomation reports. The weakness of publicly traded Chinese tech stocks, including Alibaba, has made it difficult for Ant and its stakeholders.…

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Here's Why Morgan Stanley Prefers JD.com Over Alibaba

Morgan Stanley analyst Eddy Wang lowered the firm's price target on JD.com Inc (NASDAQ:JD) to $85 from $98 (40.5% upside) and kept an Overweight rating on the shares. He has cut his non-GAAP net profit estimates by 10% for 2022/23 to reflect lower revenue and margin forecasts due to weak consumption. Both Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)…

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Alibaba Commences Mass Production Of EVs

Jack Ma's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) has begun mass production of smart electric vehicles,

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Tencent Follows Alibaba; To Slash Transaction Fees For SMEs

Chinese social media firm Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) looks to reduce transaction fees for small and medium-sized merchants using its WeChat payments system by 10%, Reuters reports. The reductions will apply beginning September 1, 2021, and extend to September 30, 2024. The merchants need to meet China's classification standards for small and medium-sized…

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Meituan Slashes Commissions Post Regulatory Order; Alibaba Could Be Next

Chinese food delivery firm Meituan (OTC:MPNGY) looks to lower commissions for merchants on its platform, Reuters reports. Other major food delivery platforms in China include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)-owned Ele.me. Meituan currently charges ~12% in commissions for its food delivery business, a unit accounting for more than 50% of its total revenue, according to…

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'China's Warren Buffet' Places Orders For Over $5M Tencent's Shares

A mainland billionaire investor has placed heavy orders on Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY), Bloomberg reports. Duan Yongping, a billionaire entrepreneur dubbed China's Warren Buffet by Chinese media, has placed orders for more than $5 million of Tencent's U.S. listed shares. The share prices rallied in Hong Kong, making up for some of the…

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Analysts Continue To See Sharp Upside In Alibaba Post Q3 - Read Why

Analysts remained optimistic on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) post Q3 results. JPMorgan analyst Alex Yao noted that Alibaba reported fiscal Q3 results broadly in-line with Bloomberg consensus and his estimates. Yao has an Overweight rating and a $180 price target (65.2% upside) on Alibaba. He believes a weak December quarter result was "largely expected by…

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What's Going On With Alibaba Shares Today?

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA) shares are trading lower by 3.87% at $105.53 Thursday morning after the company reported third-quarter earnings.

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