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New robot models target real-world AI tasks

Pupu runs a direct-sales model centred on fresh produce, using fulfilment centres that are reportedly around three times the size of the industry average, housed in lower-cost locations.

Alibaba’s announcement places it among a growing list of companies seeking leadership positions in next-generation AI technologies.

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

If you are wondering whether Alibaba Group Holding's current share price offers value or risk, the next sections break down what the market is actually pricing into the stock. The stock last closed at US$112.55, with returns declining 6.3% over the past week, 15.1% over the past month and 27.7% year to date, while the 1 year return is down 2.1%, up 29.7% over 3 years and down 43.4% over 5 years. Recent market attention has focused on how Alibaba is positioned within global e commerce, cloud...

Washington ordered Anthropic to block foreign access after concerns emerged over Fable 5 jailbreak risks.

Chinese regulators publicly rebuked Alibaba Group and JD.com for misleading discount practices and overstated subsidies during the 618 shopping festival, accusing the platforms of showing inflated savings to consumers.

Voice Prompts Could Turn Super App Into Assistant

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Michael Burry increased his Alibaba stake at $111.90, citing its AI leadership and buybacks.

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The country offers a different way to play the boom, with relative bargains to be found, but volatile geopolitics are a challenge.

SpaceX’s (SPCX) historic IPO kicked off with a valuation few companies ever touch. Consequently, it also left investors wondering how much upside is left, or whether profit-taking is about to begin. SpaceX's stock, priced at $135, raised $75 billion, opening a brand new chapter for Elon Musk’s ...

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Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) is reportedly bidding about $1.5b to acquire Chinese grocery delivery firm Pupu. The offer is said to be ahead of rival bids, potentially intensifying competition with Meituan and JD.com in online grocery and local commerce. If completed, the deal would expand Alibaba's reach in high frequency grocery and food delivery services across China. At a share price of $112.82, Alibaba enters this reported bid after a period of pressure on the stock, with the price...

Chinese AI blacklisted by the White House has been used by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), The Telegraph can reveal.

BEIJING, June 13 (Reuters) - China is "strongly dissatisfied" with a U.S. move to add several large Chinese companies to the Pentagon's list of firms it says are aiding China's military, the commerce

A Citigroup sentiment indicator hasn’t shown this much market euphoria since the post-Covid rally of 2021. How long can it last?

Alibaba's $1.5B bid for Pupu intensifies its instant retail push, but regulatory scrutiny and falling profits raise questions about the payoff.

Alibaba's offer more than doubles Sun Art's bid as China's grocery delivery consolidation accelerates.

The reported $1.5 billion offer would sharpen Alibaba's fight with Meituan.

SpaceX executives are set to ring the Nasdaq’s opening bell in New York City, but shares in buzzy initial public offerings don’t usually start trading until later in the day. Bankers leading an IPO typically want to match buyers and sellers for about 10% of the shares sold before opening trading to lessen volatility. Because pre-IPO investors are restricted from selling shares for a while, it can take time to find willing sellers among those who bought shares in a high-demand IPO.

SpaceX is going public, and its shares are expected to go to the moon. Will it stay up there? Should you go along for the ride?

The hotly anticipated IPO is set to be the largest in stock market history, and is more than 7.5 times Alibaba's IPO, in second place.

Stock is facing pressure from regulatory scrutiny, intense e-commerce competition, and heavy AI spending.

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Tracey looks at the big IPOs from Facebook, Tesla, and Alibaba. How'd investors do?

Today, June 11, 2026, investors are weighing a record privacy penalty against surging sales, AI logistics, and new market expansion.

Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) has replaced the head of its Dingtalk unit, reflecting an internal reset around the company’s approach to artificial intelligence. Chinese regulators recently reprimanded Alibaba over alleged misleading promotions tied to its 618 shopping festival marketing campaigns. These developments touch both Alibaba’s enterprise collaboration ambitions through Dingtalk and its core e commerce operations. For investors tracking NYSE:BABA, these updates come after a...

Is VNET a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on VNET Group, Inc. on Coughlin Cap’s Substack by Brian Coughlin and P14 Capital. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on VNET. VNET Group, Inc.’s share was trading at $9.28 as of June 9th. VNET’s forward P/E was 24.39 according to […]