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Regulatory Pressure Returns to China Tech as Alibaba, JD.com Fall Sharply
Beijing believes the internet giants’ aggressive price-cutting campaign could push retailers across China into losses, potentially undermining the economy.
JD.com (NasdaqGS:JD) is opening its first physical JD Mall in Hong Kong, entering brick and mortar retail in the city. The Hong Kong JD Mall will act as a flagship store and is planned to be followed by additional offline locations. This move extends JD.com's presence beyond mainland China and adds an offline channel to its established e commerce operations. For investors, JD.com's Hong Kong mall marks a shift from a purely online model to a broader omnichannel approach. The company is...
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JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) is one of the 10 Best Asian Stocks with Huge Upside Potential. On May 29, 2026, JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) founder Liu Qiangdong pledged to prioritize protecting the company’s roughly 900,000 employees from AI-driven automation, Bloomberg reported. Liu said in an internal speech that JD.com will “do everything possible to safeguard employment for […]
JD.com (JD) is back in focus after kicking off its 2026 618 Grand Promotion, drawing record customer participation across online and offline channels and rolling out AI-powered offerings plus an online departure tax refund service. See our latest analysis for JD.com. Despite the buzz around 618 and robotics, JD.com's recent share price performance has been mixed, with a 7.99% 90-day share price return but a 1-year total shareholder return that is down 8.71%. This suggests momentum has picked...
JD.com (NasdaqGS:JD) revealed its "Wolf Pack" robotics suite at the 2026 World Intelligent Industry Expo. The company committed to retrain affected employees instead of using automation to drive layoffs. JD.com also launched the "Robot Industry Service Panorama" to support the development of China's robotics sector. JD.com, a major Chinese e commerce and retail logistics company, is putting robotics at the center of how it thinks about fulfillment and delivery. The "Wolf Pack" rollout,...
<body><p>STORY: AI startup DeepSeek is expected to raise around $7.4 billion in its first funding round.</p><p>That’s according to sources, who said investors will include tech firm Tencent and battery giant CATL. </p><p>They added the fundraising could value the Chinese company after the investment at between $52 billion and $59 billion.</p><p>DeepSeek is also in final talks with China's national AI fund, the sources said, as well as other possible investors including e-commerce titan JD.com.</p><p>DeepSeek became China's national AI champion and scored global fame early last year. </p><p>Its V3 and R1 models drew widespread praise in Silicon Valley and challenged U.S. assumptions about China's AI capabilities.</p><p>The country’s national AI fund, and lineup of potential DeepSeek investors, show China's efforts to build a more self-sufficient AI industry.</p><p>The sources said DeepSeek is expected to complete the funding round within the next couple of weeks.</p><p>The startup has to date not made any statements about whether it plans an initial public offering sometime in the future.</p></body>
DeepSeek is raising $7.4 billion in its first external funding round at a valuation of between $52 billion and $59 billion. The investors include Tencent, battery giant CATL, gaming developer NetEase and e-commerce group JD.com, with founder Liang Wenfeng committing $2.9 billion of his own...
Meituan's March-quarter loss beat estimates as Beijing pressure helped ease China's food-delivery price war.
KE Holdings delivers integrated housing transaction and service solutions across China through a broad online and offline platform.
Investing.com -- China’s manufacturing activity weakened in May as holiday-related disruptions and pressures from higher input costs weighed on factory output, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing official data.
European Union regulators have launched an in-depth investigation into NasdaqGS:JD's proposed acquisition of German electronics retailer Ceconomy. The review is being carried out under new EU foreign subsidies rules that scrutinize possible state support for non EU buyers. The outcome could influence how future Chinese backed deals into Europe are assessed and structured. JD.com, listed as NasdaqGS:JD, runs a large e commerce and logistics platform in China and has been looking to expand...
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The regulator said the deal could allow the combined company to follow investment and business strategies that may affect competition in the EU internal market.
JD pledges to safeguard front-line workers as China pushes AI adoption while tightening rules around job replacement.
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The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said that the deal could potentially distort competition in the bloc’s internal market.
BRUSSELS, May 28 (Reuters) - JD.com's acquisition of German retailer Ceconomy will not be financed by Chinese subsidies, the Chinese online retailer said on Thursday after EU antitrust regulators
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com's $2.5 billion bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy may involve Chinese subsidies, European Union competition regulators warned on Thursday as they opened a full-scale investigation into the deal. The acquisition will allow one of China's largest retailers to expand outside its home market via Ceconomy-owned electronic products retailers MediaMarkt and Saturn. The decision by the European Commission marks its first in-depth probe of a Chinese deal under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation, which targets unfair foreign state aid and could require JD.com to offer concessions to address its concerns.
If confirmed, it would be the first Chinese acquisition to face a detailed examination under the EU’s foreign subsidies rules.
PDD stock was falling 5% ahead of the open Wednesday after the Temu parent missed earnings and revenue estimates in the first quarter.
Mastercard (NYSE:MA) is partnering with JD.com to expand payment infrastructure and co-develop AI powered commerce tools in China. The company is also rolling out new Amazon Business credit cards that run on the Mastercard network, with built in spend management and security features. Mastercard, trading at $493.01, is moving beyond headline earnings and focusing attention on where and how transactions happen. The stock has declined 12.5% year to date and 13.7% over the past year, and it...
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com is reported to be considering a potential £2bn ($2.7bn) offer for British online retailer The Very Group.
The Very Group is preparing to enter a formal auction after undergoing a financial restructuring that handed ownership control to US private equity company Carlyle earlier this year.
JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) is one of the cheap NASDAQ stocks to buy right now. On May 12, JD.com announced its financial results for Q1 2026, reporting net revenues of RMB315.7 billion, a 4.9% increase year-over-year. Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB5.1 billion, while non-GAAP net income reached RMB7.4 billion. JD Retail showed strong […]
Meituan, Alibaba, and JD.com are racing to turn 30-minute delivery into the next step in Chinese e-commerce. The growth is real—but so are the costs.