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Chinese tech giant Alibaba has filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department for designating it a military-linked firm.

Alibaba Group is seeking to be removed from a list of companies with alleged ties to China’s military.

Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba sued ‌the U.S. Department of ‌Defense for designations including saying it was ​a "Chinese military company," according to a court filing on Tuesday. "The determinations have no basis in ‌fact or law," ⁠Alibaba said in its lawsuit. "Alibaba is governed by ⁠an independent board, none of whom has any military affiliation."

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment on SPY and QQQ has remained ‘bearish’ despite the recent rally.

Investing.com -- The Pentagon added Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., BYD Co. and Baidu Inc. to its list of companies that support the Chinese military on Monday. The announcement was posted to the Federal Register and updates the Defense Department’s roster of companies believed to aid the People’s Liberation Army.

The U.S. on Monday issued an updated list of Chinese companies it believes are aiding Beijing's military, including e-commerce group Alibaba, Internet search provider Baidu and automaker BYD. The long-awaited update supersedes ‌a list from early 2025, and comes less than a month after President Donald Trump met China's Xi Jinping on a ‌visit to Beijing, where the two leaders maintained a delicate trade war truce. In February, when Trump's trip to China had been pending, the Pentagon briefly posted an updated list, known ​as the 1260H or CMC list, but then quickly withdrew it with little explanation.

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President Trump’s posture toward China has whipsawed markets for over a year, with prediction markets confirming tariffs escalated from 10% to 40% to 100% between February and June of last year. Any thaw in that relationship, whether through tariff relief, eased chip export rules, or restored market access, would flow straight into the income statements ... 5 Companies Are Betting on Trump’s China Pivot. Here’s Who’s Best Positioned.

Headline PPI month over month pole-vaulted to +1.4%, nearly 3x the +0.5% anticipated.

Micron, Nvidia, and Qualcomm rise as investors pile back into chip stocks, while EchoStar surges after the FCC approves a spectrum sale.

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Tuesday. U.S. stocks settled mixed on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 falling from a record high during the session after a hotter-than-expected April inflation report consolidated worries that the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates this year. Headline Consumer Price Index accelerated to 3.8% year-over-year in April from 3.3% prior, the highest reading si

After Tuesday’s inflation report, focus turns to President Trump’s long-awaited visit to China, with the Iran war and tariffs likely to be central topics. Meanwhile, the OpenAI-Elon Musk trial continues in California and earnings are expected from companies including Cisco Systems.

Although Wall Street is sitting at fresh record highs, with the benchmark S&P 500 up 8% year to date and the technology-packed NASDAQ Composite riding a relentless AI capex wave, the bond market is telling a very different story this week. Per CME FedWatch as of late Monday, market-implied odds of a Federal Reserve rate ... Rate Cut Odds Just Collapsed to 5%. History Says This Is When Record Highs Get Tested.

Market Domination Overtime host Josh Lipton takes a look at the top stories for investors to watch on Wednesday, May 13, including President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi, Alibaba (BABA) and Cisco (CSCO) earnings, April's Producer Price Index (PPI) data, and commentary from Federal Reserve officials.

Alibaba earnings are expected to show falling profit as it invests in artificial intelligence and food delivery.

Markets Await Key Inflation Data This Week.

We'll see new inflation data the same week the Senate is likely to confirm Kevin Warsh - an advocate of cutting interest rates - as Fed Chair.

The major indexes stretched their winning streak to six weeks, the longest since October 2024. This week nine S&P 500 companies report results, including Constellation Energy on Monday, Cisco Systems on Wednesday, and Applied Materials on Thursday. The highlight of the economic calendar is the consumer price index, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday.

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Stock futures were falling Monday, putting a record-breaking rally for the and in jeopardy as Iran state media reported that the country struck a U.S. warship in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military’s Central Command denied the report. Shares of eBay jumped 8.1% to $112.40.