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Investing.com -- China’s producer price inflation eased more sharply than expected in July, while consumer inflation also slowed as weaker energy prices and soft domestic demand reduced price pressures, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing official data.

EU regulators will issue formal ‌charges against Chinese e-commerce ‌giant JD.com over its $2.5 billion bid ​for German electronics retailer Ceconomy, underlining their concerns of unfair subsidies, people familiar with the ‌matter said. The ⁠charges, known as a statement of grounds under ⁠the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, are similar to a statement ​of objections ​or ​charge sheet under ‌EU merger rules where regulators outline specific concerns, which must be addressed by companies or risk a veto on ‌the deal. JD.com said ​the statement of ​grounds is ​a normal procedural ‌step and that it ​continues ​to expect a positive conclusion of the process in ​the second ‌half of 2026.

Nike will shift online sales to its official website and app, as well as its flagship stores on e-commerce platforms Tmall, JD.com and Douyin from January.

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Burry says Hong Kong offers cheap stocks as AI-driven markets outperform and chip selloff deepens.

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Alibaba’s applying a uniquely Chinese playbook in its efforts to win the world’s AI-ttention, and its flagship model is now number one.

Chinese regulators have summoned JD.com over alleged false advertising during the recent 618 shopping festival. The scrutiny centers on how promotional offers and discounts were presented during one of China's key mid year sales events. Law firm Pomerantz LLP has launched a securities fraud investigation linked to this regulatory action on behalf of JD.com investors. JD.com, listed on the NasdaqGS under the ticker NasdaqGS:JD, now sits in the spotlight as regulators and investors assess the...

JD.com (JD) unit JD Property-backed group is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public

Shares of Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) are up 9% to $106 and change in early Wednesday trading, leading a broad rally in Chinese internet and e-commerce names. Alibaba stock closed at $98.14 on Tuesday, and even after this morning’s pop the shares remain down 28% year to date. The move extends well beyond Alibaba. Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) shares ... Alibaba Surges 9% Ahead of Earnings, Baidu Gains 5% as Chinese E-Commerce and Tech Stocks Rally

U.S.-listed Alibaba Group (BABA) stock jumped nearly 10% in early trading Wednesday, leading a broader rally for China tech and AI stocks. Alibaba stock gained more than 8% to 106 in premarket trades on the stock market today. China search-engine leader Baidu (BIDU) is ahead nearly 5% at 117.38 while Alibaba' e-commerce rival JD.com (JD) climbed 3% to 27.33. Wednesday's...

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Michael Burry is not a name the market ignores. The investor behind the "Big Short" trade that predicted the 2008 financial crisis has made his bearish stance on Palantir Technologies one of the more talked-about positions on Wall Street. Now, something has shifted. According to GuruFocus: Burry's ...

The man who predicted the 2008 housing crash is making another contrarian call, and this time his sights are set on China. Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, who became famous after the film "The Big Short" chronicled his bet against subprime mortgages, revealed on Thursday, June 25, that he added ...

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By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI, June 18 (Reuters) - China's second-biggest shopping festival is drawing to a subdued close, underscoring weak consumer confidence and government pressure on e-

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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.

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Nvidia stock gapped higher on Thursday on a report that Chinese firms are lining up to buy its AI chips if they can secure China's approval.

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Thursday, as investors monitor news

Nvidia stock surged 4% on Thursday.

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AI heavyweight Nvidia (NVDA) will report its first quarter results on May 20, in what is easily one of the most anticipated announcements of the earnings season.